Test your basic knowledge |

DSST The Art Of Public Speaking

Subjects : dsst, soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. A speech that is written out word for word and is read to the audience.






2. A person who is elected or appointed as leader when the group is formed.






3. The loudness or softness of a speaker's voice.






4. A group member who emerges as leader during the group's deliberations.






5. A statement in the body of the speech that lets the audience know what the speaker is going to discuss next.






6. A conclusion that generates emotional appeal by fading step be step to a dramatic final statement.






7. A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his speech.






8. A speech that pays tribute to a person - a group of people - an institution - or an idea.






9. A list of all the sources used in preparing the speech.






10. Audience analysis that focuses on demographic factors such as age - gender - religious orientation - group membership - and racial - ethnic - or cultural background.






11. Quotations or paraphrases used to support a point.






12. A very brief statement that indicates where a speaker is in the speech or that focuses attention on key ideas.






13. The credibility of a speaker before he or she starts to speak.






14. Presenting another person's language or ideas as one's own.






15. A question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.






16. Uttered clearly in distinct syllables.






17. The credibility of a speaker at the end of the speech.






18. A speech presenting the findings - conclusions - decisions - etc. of a small group.






19. Words that refer to ideas or concepts.






20. Numerical data.






21. A speech that introduces the main speaker to the audience.






22. Questions that offer a fixed choice between two or more alternatives.






23. Routine 'housekeeping' actions necessary for the efficient conduct of business in a small group.






24. A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people - ideas - conditions - experiences - or the like.






25. A frame of mind in favor of or opposed to a person - policy - belief - institution - etc.






26. The messages - usually nonverbal - sent from the listener to the speaker.






27. An error in reasoning.






28. Direct visual contact with the eyes of another person.






29. Words that refer to tangible objects.






30. A set of unstated individual goals that may conflict with the goals of the group as a whole.






31. The subject of a speech.






32. The average value of a group of numbers.






33. Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive causes or sentences.






34. A group decision that is acceptable to all members of the group.






35. Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it.






36. Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one's own.






37. Mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself giving a successful presentation.






38. A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes.






39. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.






40. To restate or summarize an author's ideas in one's own words.






41. The major points developed in the body of a speech. Most speeches contain from two to five main points.






42. A speech that gives thanks for a gift - an award - or some other form of public recognition.






43. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion.






44. Reasoning in which a speaker compares two similar cases and infers that which is true for the first case is also true for the second.






45. Listening to understand the message of a speaker.






46. A variety of a language distinguished by variations or accent - grammar - or vocabulary.






47. An implicit comparison - not introduced with the word 'like' or 'as' - between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.






48. Reasoning that seeks to establish the relationship between causes and effects.






49. A small group formed to solve a particular problem.






50. Communicative actions necessary to maintain interpersonal relations in a small group.