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Public Speaking
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Subject
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to get interest?
intrapersonal appeal
Chest
they think of a speech as a performance
passive audience
2. Life experiences which affect a person's perception - is ultimately the place from which Context is constructed
out loud
causal reasoning
internal preview
fields of experience
3. Aristotle did not feel a speaker needed to have...
organized audience
intrapersonal appeal
interpersonal
transition order
4. To find good speech ideas - you must sometimes break the rules and look for ideas in...
causal audience
unusual places
intrapersonal appeal
diminished ending
5. This speech pattern conveys ideas through the medium of a story with characters - setting - and a plot
stereotyping
crescendo ending
narrative
they think of a speech as a performance
6. The strongest argument is when speakers use all four appeals effectively - they are...
Heart rate
deductive reasoning
causal reasoning
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
7. Since the ________ is not part of the outline - you do not need to write it on the outline page.
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
causal audience
crescendo ending
purpose statement
8. To practice effectively - you should practice as if...
visualization
self-actualization
you were giving the speech before an audience
audience's attitudes
9. Maslow's hierarchy: _________ - things required for human survival: food - water - shelter - sleep
Chest
Heart rate
physiological
safety
10. An audience is more likely to pay attention if a speech has a...
chronological
pattern
internal summaries
attention
11. We pay more attention to ______ than to audio suggestions.
informative speaking
visual
satisfaction
facts and statistics
12. This speech pattern is useful for recounting the history of a subject - a sequence of events - or a step by step procedure
chronological
lighter
transition order
concerted audience
13. A good speech has _____ main parts.
organizes a speech's content
three
topical
personal
14. Concisely tells audience what the main points of the speech will be and what will be addressed
internal preview
safety
need
action
15. Anecdotes that describe events in a dramatic way - appealing to our emotions
narratives
literacy
impressive sources
claims
16. Arguing from a general principle to a specific case
chronological
literacy
selective audience
deductive reasoning
17. _______ breathers are short of breath and weak in volume.
Chest
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
diminished ending
causal audience
18. Maslow's hierarchy: ______ - security of body - employment - resources - morality - health - family
bandwagon appeal
attention
you were giving the speech before an audience
safety
19. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - there is a problem
chronological
need
topical
intrapersonal appeal
20. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - simple and easy things the audience can do to enact the solution - answers= how? what? when?
action
personal
chronological
value
21. End with big impact on audience (idea - revelation - solution)
crescendo ending
logos - ethos - pathos - and mythos
internal summaries
testimony
22. A note card is often used in __________ speaking
values
diminished ending
extemporaneous
lighter
23. Which is communication apprehension?
informative speaking
personal
Afraid to speak in public situations
intrapersonal appeal
24. Monroe motivated sequence: ________ - after solution - speaker's solution
stage fright
satisfaction
psychographic information
reasoning
25. Relying on an individual's opinions or experiences related to a particular topic
analogical reasoning
circular ending
testimony
Afraid to speak in public situations
26. Not a way to build a speech with solid content
relying on humor so the audience will like you
persuasive conclusion
diminished ending
problem solution
27. Answers the question 'How are my supporting materials and assertions linked together?'
reasoning
organizes a speech's content
value
bandwagon appeal
28. Vocalized _______ tend to distract your audience.
Chest
impressive sources
pauses
audience's attitudes
29. What are the purposes for communicating?
attention
self-actualization
inform - persuade - and entertain
extemporaneous
30. A good speaker shows enthusiasm physically and ...
visual
verbally
they think of a speech as a performance
causal reasoning
31. Reiterate main points of speech
testimony
impression
impressive sources
informative conclusion
32. Make a topic meaningful - make topic accurate by using sources - make topic clear and easy to follow
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
informative conclusion
informative speaking
fields of experience
33. Make a solid first...
impression
circular ending
safety
analogical reasoning
34. Use a notecard as a security net to...
satisfaction
jog your memory
physiological
diminished ending
35. What is the general purpose for chronological speech pattern?
inform
pauses
self-esteem
audience's attitudes
36. Use ________________ to move from the intro to body - from point to the next - and from the body to conclusion
facts and statistics
topical
transition word - phrase sentences - or paragraphs
Rhetoric
37. What percentang of what others think of you is determined before you ever open your mouth?
demographic information
intrapersonal appeal
more than half
analogical reasoning
38. Illustrations or cases that represent a larger group or class of things
Chest
examples
value
impression
39. The power source for a speaker is the...
definitions
causal reasoning
vocal process
chronological
40. An example of intrapersonal communication is...
target audience
impressive sources
need
thinking over the future
41. What is the audience level of interest when the speaker's primary responsibility to make an impression on listeners?
selective audience
pattern
lighter
demographic information
42. Leave audience with something to think about (rhetorical question)
internal preview
selective audience
informative conclusion
diminished ending
43. You should practice a speech _______ rather than silently.
out loud
inform
extemporaneous
analogical reasoning
44. This speech pattern demonstrates a causal link between two or more events - demonstrate a topic in terms of its underlying causes and effects
self-esteem
attention
visual
causal
45. Some of the most effective quotations are...
lighter
Afraid to speak in public situations
policy
unusual places
46. Speaking from _______ experience is usually a good idea.
causal
jog your memory
personal
organized audience
47. Comparing 2 things that share similarities
satisfaction
literacy
analogical reasoning
values
48. Call to action
psychographic information
testimony
persuasive conclusion
evidence
49. This speech pattern provides explaining the elements that make up a topic
topical
out loud
value
lead clearly
50. Observations you make based on experiences and numerical data/information
causal reasoning
love/belonging
Rhetoric
facts and statistics