Speech Communication Test Questions - Flashcards

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This is the discomfort we feel when evidence is presented that is contrary to what we believe.

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B. Cognitive Dissonance

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Listeners supply meaning to messages

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C. Interpret Stage

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How people process information and use it to explain the behaviors of others and self.

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A. Attribution Theory

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In this stage, listeners react to the information they receive.

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B. Receive Stage

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In this stage, listeners determine speaker credibility and message importance.

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A. Evaluate Stage

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A person or object outside of the listener that triggers an idea.

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D. External Stimulus

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Listeners hear what is important to them.

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C. Interpret Stage

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In this stage listeners retain parts of the message in memory.

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D. Memory Stage

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A thought generated by the listener that triggers additional thought or action.

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D. Internal Stimulus

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This is the persuasiveness of a speaker.

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A. Credibility

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Never give up! Never give up! Never give up!-Winston Churchill.

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C. Repetition

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To sit in solemn silence on a dull dark dock.

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C. Metaphor

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She has a smile like a sunbeam.

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D. Simile

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The bee buzzed as the snake hissed at the swishing fish.

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A. Onomatopoeia

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Love is a red rose.

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C. Metaphor

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Let us never fear to surrender, but never surrender to fear.

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A. Hyperbole B. Antithesis C. Repetition

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Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam . . .

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A. Assonance

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The chair sat dejectedly in the corner as though moping about its sorry state.

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C. Personification

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If you don't support my bid for President, this country will fall apart and self destruct!

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A. Hyperbole

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Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock . . .

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B. Alliteration

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Identify which of the following remarks is a metaphor.

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C. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

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A rough-draft outline is especially helpful because:

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A. It saves research time by indicating which areas need research

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The stylistic device that uses the repetition of consonants(usually in the first or last letter in a word) is called:

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C. Simile

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The behaviors a speaker uses to promote a sense of closeness and personal interaction with audience members are known as the speaker's:

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C. Immediacy behaviors

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Numbers that are used to show relationships between items are called:

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A. Statistics

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Aaron claims that there are three actions that need to be done to reduce student fees. He then provides three solutions to match the problems he presented in the first half of his speech. He is using this pattern:

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A. Criteria Satisfaction C. Claim D. Comparative Advantage

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Using an outline format increases the speaker's:

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C. Flexibility

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These are behaviors used to maximize speaker credibility and audience connections:

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A. Immediacy behaviors B. Recency behaviors D. Intensive behaviors

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These are words that evoke an emotional response within the receiver:

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B. Trigger Words

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The highness or lowness of a person's voice is known as:

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A. Pitch

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This is the study of orderly thinking and how thoughts relate to one another.

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B. Logic

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This is a condition in which there is some sort of deficiency.

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A. Ad populum B. Ad ignoratum C. Need

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The use of inaccurate articulation , vocalized pauses and the unnecessary repetition of word.

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B. Analogical Reasoning

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This fallacy asserts that something is because it is.

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D. Begging the Question

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This fallacy attacks the person and not the argument.

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A. Ad hominem

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This fallacy is the claim that since no one can prove a belief false it must be true.

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B. Ad ignoratum

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This fallacy claims that one step will automatically lead to an undesirable second step.

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D. Slippery Slope

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This is reasoning by metaphor and is used to explain or clarify.

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B. Analogical Reasoning

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This reasoning is where you proceed from a specific case to a general conclusion.

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D. Inductive Reasoning

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This fallacy claims a causal relationship simply because one event followed another.

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C. Post hoc

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Identify which of the following remarks is a metaphor.

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C. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

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A rough-draft outline is especially helpful because:

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A. It saves research time by indicating which areas need research

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The stylistic device that uses the repetition of consonants(usually in the first or last letter in a word) is called

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D. Alliteration

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The behaviors a speaker uses to promote a sense of closeness and personal interaction with audience members are known as the speaker's:

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C. Immediacy behaviors

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Numbers that are used to show relationships between items are called:

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A. Statistics

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Aaron claims that there are three actions that need to be done to reduce student fees. He then provides three solutions to match the problems he presented in the first half of his speech. He is using this pattern:

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A. Criteria Satisfaction C. Claim D. Comparative Advantage

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Using an outline format increases the speaker's:

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C. Flexibility

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These are behaviors used to maximize speaker credibility and audience connections:

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A. Immediacy behaviors B. Recency behaviors D. Intensive behaviors

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These are words that evoke an emotional response within the receiver:

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B. Trigger Words

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The highness or lowness of a person's voice is known as:

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A. Pitch

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Which of these speeches would best use the topical pattern:

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C. A speech about your birthday

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Arranging your main points from front to back, left to right or north to south is:

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C. The spatial pattern

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___________ show similarities of differences between two or more items that are basically different.

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A. Figurative comparisons

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Michael Jordan getting paid to endorse Gatorade is an example of:

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C. Opinion Testimony

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When a speaker says "Omina show ya allah the things yer gonna be needin' to buy," the speaker is using poor:

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B. Articulation

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The comparative advantages pattern can be used when:

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C. The audience agrees with the problem, but not the solution

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The audience's first impression comes more from what they see than from what they hear.

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A. true

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Which speech requires you to discuss a problem of condition and then follow with the result of the problem or condition?

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A. A cause-effect speech

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The stylist device that makes direct comparisons using words such as " like" or "as" is called:

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C. Simile

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This organization pattern is used in persuasive speeches when the main points are the particular reasons for believing a particular fact, holding a particular value or advocating a particular plan.

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C. The claim pattern

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of symbols using standard numbering for outlines?

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A. I, A, 1

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What edition of the Hamilton book are we using in class?

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C. 5th

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In her speech, Kelley and her audience agree about the problem of student parking being difficult on campus. She then provides three solutions and then tells why No. 2 is best. She is using this pattern:

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D. Comparative Advantage

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When you arrange points in a step-by-step order of by dates, you are using:

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D. The chronological pattern

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Using information from respected sources:

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C. Will add credibility to your presentation

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These are words that have more than one meaning, and the tone usually makes the difference. OK?

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B. Equivocal Terms C. High level abstractions D. Low level abstractions

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All of the following are examples of verbal behaviors which promote immediacy EXPECT:

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A. Referring to the groups a "you" or "your"

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The stylist device that uses a repetition of vowel sounds is called:

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A. Assonance

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Effective speakers search for supporting materials that will clarify their ideas, prove their points, and add interest to their speeches.

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A. true

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Before you speak, you should write your speech out word for word so that you can refer to it while speaking.

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B. False

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An effective conclusion should use no more than ________ of the total speaking time:

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A. 10-15%

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Another word for credibility is:

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A. Believability

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This is a profession's specialized vocabulary:

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D. Jargon

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The clear and distinct production of speech sounds is called:

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B. Articulation

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Susan gives a speech explaining chocolate addiction and uses a graph to show the correlation between consumption and stress. She is using a(n):

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D. Statistic

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This organizational pattern is used for informative speeches when each main point is one of several aspects of the topic arranged in a logical format.

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B. Topical

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Which pattern requires citation of evidence and strong supporting material to prove the existence of a relationship?

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B. The casual pattern

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A question designed to make the audience think, and for which no answer is expected is known as a(n):

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C. Rhetorical question

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Kitka tells the story of Cinderella and how in Russia it is used to teach girls morals. She is using a:

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C. Fable

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Which of the following is the best source for information on current topics?

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A. Newspapers

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This is done in the conclusion where you restate your points so your audience knows what they were supposed to have learned.

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D. Review

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Demonstration speeches usually take longer than speeches that just talk about a process without demonstrating it.

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B. false

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During the topic selection and research stage, a speaker will use a:

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A. Rough draft outline

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Referring to a specific event in the speech introduction is essential in this kind of speech:

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D. special occasion

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Pithy expressions of truth or wisdom, usually from an unknown source, are called:

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B. Sayings C. Foibles D. Fantasies

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This type of logic is used to search for terms on the internet:

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B. Aristotelian C. Boolean D. Moldavian

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The stylist device that uses words that sound like their meanings is called:

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B. Onomatopoeia

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Statistics are easier to understand and remember when shown in graphic form.

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A. true

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Todd is asked at the last minute to offer a wedding toast. This is an example of:

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D. Impromptu Speaking

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Varying volume, pitch, emphasis, rate, and pauses in a natural manner is called:

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B. Vocal fillers C. Vocal volume D. Vocal technique

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Topics that are ideal for a demonstration speech will work just as well as an informational speech.

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B. False

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When Ginger gives her claim speech, she presents her conclusion first and then provides evidence to back up her points. In this way she is using:

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B. Deductive Reasoning

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A hypothetical instance is something that is made up but could possibly happen.

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A. True

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The introduction should take no more than:

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A. 10-15% of your total speaking time

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A good speech topic should interest you and your audience, and should also:

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A. Be valuable to your audience.

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When rehearsing your speech, you should:

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D. All of the above

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These are abstract words with positive overtones substituted for specific words with negative overtones. Ex. Wardrobe Malfunction

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C. Euphemisms

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There is nothing that will make your audience lose interest in the speech like too much explanation.

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A. True

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Speaking notes can include suggestions for delivery or vocal variety.

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A. True

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If Alice gives her speech about CPR and uses a dummy to show the appropriate techniques, she would be giving a:

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A. Demonstration

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When giving a speech, it is best to pick a topic that you know nothing about so that you can improve your research skills.

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B. False

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Writing your speech in manuscript from helps you to spot problems with your speech.

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B. False

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When using statistics, it is best to:

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B. Eliminate any that are not absolutely necessary

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A supporting material that allows you to define or give more information about a term or topic or gives instructions on how to do something is called:

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A statistic B. A brief instance D. An explanation

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A relaxed, but straight posture makes you look confident, friendly, and energetic.

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A. True

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John tells a story about how his brother won the lottery after playing fortune cookie numbers. What type of instance is this?

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A. Business C. Family D. Funny

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To search as many websites as possible you should use the following:

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D. Metasearch engine

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The body of your speech should take approximately ___________ of your total speaking time.

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C. 70-80%

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This step in Monroe's Motivated Sequence provides the audience with the solution to the problem at hand.

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B. Satisfaction

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When Sam gives his claim speech, he presents his evidence first then presents his conclusions. In this way he is using:

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A. Inductive Reasoning C. Illogical Reasoning D. Socratic Reasoning

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____________ show similarities or differences between two of more items of the same class or category.

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B. Literal comparisons

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In outlines, capitalize the first word:

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B. In every level

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Language that is specific and describes tangible things that the audience can picture is called:

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B. Ambiguous C. Euphemism D. Concrete

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Eric gives a speech in class about the history of Star Wars with note cards filled with key words and phrases. This is an example of:

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B. Extemporaneous Speaking

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We use supporting materials for:

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D. All of the above

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When Sam gives his claim speech, he presents his evidence first then presents his conclusions. In this way he is using:

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B. Deductive Reasoning

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Arranging your main points from front to back, left to right or north to south is,

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C. The spatial pattern

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