Ch3 Your First Speech. An Overview Of Verified Test Bank

CHAPTER 3 Test Bank

Multiple-Choice Questions

3.1. The first step in preparing a speech is to _____.

a. organize your ideas and materials

b. practice, practice, practice

c. consider how you will engage your audience

d. find and focus your topic

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.2. In his presentation, Jalen cited the words of his grandmother reflecting on the experience of voting for the first time. What type of supporting material does this represent?

a. example

b. testimony

c. statistics

d. epilogue

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.3. What kind of supporting material refers to facts that are measured mathematically?

a. statistics

b. denotations

c. testimony

d. connotations

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.4. What type of speech design is based upon a story?

a. category

b. narrative

c. cause-effect

d. spatial

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.5. Which part of a narrative speech design sets the scene for an unfolding story?

a. dialogue

b. epilogue

c. prologue

d. plot

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.6. The final part of a narrative is called the _____.

a. dialogue

b. epilogue

c. prologue

d. plot

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.7. In which part of a speech would you find the main ideas and supporting materials?

a. transitions

b. epilogue

c. introduction

d. body

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.8. Which part of the speech should the speaker prepare first?

a. introduction

b. body

c. conclusion

d. supporting materials

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.9. In a _____ design, the elements are described in the order in which they occurred.

a. categorical

b. problem-solution

c. persuasive

d. chronological

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.10. What planned strategies do speakers use to let their audiences know they are through with one point or part of their speech, and moving onto the next?

a. narratives

b. transitions

c. examples

d. conclusions

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.11. Mary wants to present a speech on three important symptoms for the early detection of breast cancer. What would be her best option for choosing a speech design?

a. sequential

b. chronological

c. categorical

d. spatial

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.12. An extemporaneous speech should be _____.

a. carefully prepared and practiced but not written out or memorized

b. memorized word-for-word for elegance and brevity

c. read from a printed manuscript for exact wording and timing

d. presented spontaneously or “off the cuff”

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.13. What is characteristic of an extemporaneous speech?

a. emphasizes audience interaction

b. memorized to come across as natural

c. based on chronological order

d. only used in small groups

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.14. How should you practice an extemporaneous speech?

a. from a key-word outline

b. from a manuscript

c. from a full-sentence outline

d. from memory

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.15. Ethos includes the audience’s perceptions of _____.

a. competence, attractiveness, good will, and dynamism

b. competence, power, good will, and attractiveness

c. competence, integrity, good will, and dynamism

d. truth, justice, and the American way

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.16. Which of the following attributes of ethos is enhanced by citing authoritative sources?

a. dynamism

b. comfort

c. competence

d. pitch

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.17. What element of ethos can a speaker most enhance simply by smiling?

a. integrity

b. good will

c. competence

d. power

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.18. What characteristic does a speaker who demonstrates ethical, honest, and dependable behavior convey?

a. good will

b. dynamism

c. integrity

d. identification

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.19. Aristotle notes that effective speakers demonstrate both intelligence and good moral character to earn high _____.

a. ethos

b. pathos

c. logos

d. mythos

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.20. Maddi’s listeners were very impressed by her use of quality information from reputable sources. What quality of ethos did she mostly likely enhance?

a. good will

b. competence

c. integrity

d. perfectionism

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

3.21. Many of the audience members were upset when it became apparent to them that Conrad was more concerned with his own interests than those of his listeners. Which aspect of Conrad’s ethos was likely diminished by this?

a. good will

b. dynamism

c. perfectionism

d. pitch

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

3.22. The professor reminded her students that speeches are almost always more effective when presented with enthusiasm and confidence. Which aspect of ethos is the professor talking about?

a. good will

b. integrity

c. perfectionism

d. dynamism

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

3.23. While Selena knew that many of her listeners would disagree with her speech on health care reform, she made a positive impression on them by honestly acknowledging that her convictions differed from theirs rather than evading that fact. Which aspect of ethos is Selena demonstrating?

a. integrity

b. charisma

c. perfectionism

d. dynamism

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

3.24. All of the following are true of introductory speeches EXCEPT _____.

a. they promote familiarity and a supportive classroom atmosphere

b. they have little practical value beyond the classroom

c. they are generally more effective when focused rather than telling your entire life story in brief

d. they often make use of narrative

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.3

Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Construct a strong speech introducing yourself or others.

Topic: Speeches of Introduction

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.25. Which of the following questions would be appropriate for a self-awareness inventory?

a. How many people will I be speaking to?

b. How many other people have talked about this topic?

c. What type of setting will the speech take place in?

d. What activity brings meaning to my life?

Module: 3.3

Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Construct a strong speech introducing yourself or others.

Topic: Speeches of Introduction

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

True-False Questions

3.26. A well-developed speech contains a variety of supporting materials.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.27. Testimony refers to stories that illustrate the ideas or themes of a speech.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.28. The categorical design organizes main points by topics.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.29. When speakers use transitions, they reflect on important moments or experiences that shaped their lives.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.30. Extemporaneous presentations are usually more effective when you read from your notes.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.31. Quoting experts enhances perceptions of competence.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.32. The best strategy for enhancing perceptions of good will while speaking is to cite authoritative sources of information.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.33. Presenting only one side of an issue helps to demonstrate integrity.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.34. Face, voice, and gestures are all crucial to convey impressions of dynamism.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.35. The self-awareness inventory helps a speaker stimulate the creative, inventive process of speech topic exploration.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.3

Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Construct a strong speech introducing yourself or others.

Topic: Speeches of Introduction

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

FILL-IN-THE BLANK Questions

3.36. Descriptive statements that can be verified as true by observation or by experts are called _____.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.37. The central idea of a speech that is written as a simple declarative sentence is called a(n) _____ statement.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.38. Sherri decides to arrange her speech topic chronologically. She has determined the ____ of her main points.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.39. The _____ refers to the body of a narrative that unfolds in a sequence of scenes designed to build suspense.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.40. When a speaker says “in conclusion” he or she is signaling the end of the speech by using a(n) _____.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.41. A(n) _____ outline provides a brief listing of words and phrases for use while presenting a speech.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.42. A speaker can enhance his or her ethos by demonstrating integrity, good will, dynamism, and _____.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Easy

Skill: Remember the Facts

3.43. A speaker who uses inclusive terms and emphasizes shared values and experiences with the audience will likely enhance the aspect of ethos known as _____.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.44. Speakers who demonstrate energy and excitement will likely enhance the _____ aspect of ethos.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.45. A(n) _____ inventory is a method for a speaker to ask questions of themselves in order to determine main points for a speech of self-introduction.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.3

Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Construct a strong speech introducing yourself or others.

Topic: Speeches of Introduction

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

Short-Answer/Essay Questions

3.46. Outline the first four steps in the process of putting a speech together.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.47. Describe the three components of an effective narrative design. Provide examples.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.1

Learning Objective: LO 3.1 Design and develop your first speech for a successful presentation.

Topic: Preparing and Presenting Your First Speech

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.48. Discuss three ways to establish impressions of competency during your presentation. Provide examples.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Apply What You Know

3.49. What is integrity? What are some ways a speaker can demonstrate integrity during a presentation?

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.2

Learning Objective: LO 3.2 Create favorable impressions of yourself with your audience.

Topic: Influencing the Impressions You Make

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts

3.50. What is the value of a self-awareness inventory? Discuss four questions to ask yourself when preparing one.

Chapter: 03

Module: 3.3

Learning Objective: LO 3.3 Construct a strong speech introducing yourself or others.

Topic: Speeches of Introduction

Difficulty: Moderate

Skill: Understand the Concepts