Chapter 9 Verified Test Bank Outlining Your Speech

Test Bank

Chapter 9: Outlining Your Speech

Multiple Choice

1. Which type of outline is more detailed than the others?

a. preliminary

b. extemporaneous

c. bulleted

d. full-sentence

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Which type of outline do you use to create speaker’s notes?

a. preliminary

b. extemporaneous

c. bulleted

d. full-sentence

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Which of the following criteria should your outline fulfill?

a. It reveals a division of the whole.

b. It provides detailed information.

c. It excludes the thesis and summarizes your ideas.

d. It leaves out the works cited and provides select sources instead.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. An outline also functions as a ______ for your presentation.

a. roadmap

b. compass

c. symbol

b. metaphor

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. The ______ outline is a sparse outline containing a few words to identify the key points of your speech.

a. preliminary

b. working

c. basic

d. incomplete

Learning Objective: 9.2: Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. The second stage of creating an outline for your speech is to create the full ______ outline.

a. sentence

b. word

c. idea

d. theme

Learning Objective: 9.2: Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Which of the following is a name for what you create during the final stage of outline preparation?

a. working outline

b. idea outline

c. full-sentence outline

d. extemporaneous outline

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. The ______ ideas of your speech are the subtopics of your speech that directly support your thesis.

a. primary

b. main

c. subordinate

d. secondary

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. The ______ ideas of your speech are those ideas that function as support or amplification for your main ideas or subtopics.

a. primary

b. main

c. subordinate

d. secondary

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. ______ are the key ideas or central themes of the speech.

a. Topics

b. Arguments

c. Main points

d. Key issues

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1a. Identify Your Main Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. Which of the following is not accurate regarding main points?

a. The order of main points should flow logically.

b. They should be easily identifiable as main points.

c. They have specific guidelines for order.

d. They should be clear.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1a. Identify Your Main Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. ______ ideas are the foundation on which larger ideas are constructed.

a. Secondary

b. Building

c. Subordinate

d. Coordinate

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline. | 9.2. Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1b. Support Main Points With Subordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. Items that support the subpoints begin directly underneath the ______.

a. first letter of each subpoint

b. second letter of each subpoint

c. first letter of each main point

d. second letter of each main point

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline. | 9.2. Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1b. Support Main Points With Subordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. In your outline, your main points will be represented with ______.

a. Roman numerals I, II, III, etc.

b. lowercase letters a, b, c, etc.

c. capital letters A, B, C, etc.

d. Arabic numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline. | 9.2. Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1b. Support Main Points With Subordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. The idea that all the main points you discuss should be of equal weight or substance, means that your outline should consist of ______.

a. harmonize points

b. coordinate points

c. consistency points

d. equal points

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline. | 9.2. Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1c. Use Coordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. If you discuss one main point for 15 minutes, while only focusing for another main point for 3, you do not have ______.

a. harmonize points

b. coordinate points

c. consistency points

d. equal points

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline. | 9.2. Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1c. Use Coordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. A good outline must be devised in such a way that the concepts in it exhibit ______.

a. parallelism

b. synchronicity

c. divergence

d. polarity

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline. | 9.2. Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1d. Exhibit Parallelism

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. Which of the following are true about a good outline?

a. every entry is subdivided into two or more points

b. the entries use different grammatical patterns

c. the entries are sentence fragments

d. the entries include all evidence used in the speech

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline. | 9.2. Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1d. Exhibit Parallelism

Difficulty Level: Medium

19. In public speaking, ______ work as bridges from idea to idea.

a. facts

b. words

c. transitions

d. sentences

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline. | 9.2. Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.2a. Use Transitions

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. Words and phrases such as “before,” “after,” “later,” “at the same time,” “while,” and “finally” are ______ transitions.

a. chronological

b. contrasting

c. causal

d. complementary

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2a. Use Transitions

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. ______ transitions use words that show how the idea that follows differs from the ones that precede it.

a. Chronological

b. Contrasting

c. Causal

d. Complementary

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.2a. Use Transitions

Difficulty Level: Easy

22. ______ transitions help show the cause-and-effect relationships between the ideas.

a. Chronological

b. Contrasting

c. Causal

d. Complementary

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2a. Use Transitions

Difficulty Level: Medium

23. Words and phrases such as “also,” “next,” “in addition to,” and “likewise” are ______ transitions.

a. chronological

b. contrasting

c. causal

d. complementary

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2a. Use Transitions

Difficulty Level: Medium

24. Which of the following statements is true regarding internal previews?

a. They do not serve as transitions in the speech.

b. Internal previews are generally longer than transitions.

c. Internal previews are generally shorter than transitions.

d. They do not prepare audience members for what is coming next.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2b. Use Internal Previews

Difficulty Level: Medium

25. If an internal ______ is combined with an internal preview, a bridge to the next section of the speech is created.

a. wrap

b. summary

c. transition

d. phrase

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2c. Use Internal Summaries

Difficulty Level: Medium

26. “Above all else, remember this,” is an example of ______.

a. transition

b. internal summary

c. signpost

d. internal preview

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2d. Use Signposts

Difficulty Level: Medium

27. The “essential ingredients” you’ll need when practicing your speech are which of the following?

a. your speech notes

b. an audience

c. a clock or wristwatch

d. a and c

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2d. Use Signposts

Difficulty Level: Medium

28. A ______ approach is useful in making revisions.

a. modular

b. chunking

c. rewind

d. critical

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

29. The best outlines often consist of ______ points which are of equal substance.

a. harmony

b. coordinate

c. consistency

d. equal

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1c. Use Coordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

30. A/an ______ outline is an outline with brief notes that remind you of the key parts of your speech and references.

a. manuscript

b. brief

c. extemporaneous

d. preliminary

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3a. Prepare Your Extemporaneous or Presentation Outline, Also Known as Speaker’s Notes

Difficulty Level: Easy

31. An example of ______ transitions are words like because, therefore, and consequently, because they help show the cause-and-effect relationships between the ideas.

a. moderate

b. causal

c. complementary

d. brief

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.2a. Use Transitions

Difficulty Level: Easy

32. ______ also signal the end of a speech. When a speaker says something like “Finally,” or “To sum up,” the speaker is signaling the receiver that the speech is about to end.

a. Signposts

b. Supporting material

c. Extemporaneous outlines

d. Internal previews

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.2d. Use Signposts

Difficulty Level: Medium

33. The basic structure of an outline begins with what?

a. conclusion

b. reference material

c. main points

d. statistics

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1a. Identify Your Main Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

34. Subordinate points are also referred to as ______.

a. subpoints

b. secondary points

c. reference points

d. main points

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1a. Identify Your Main Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

35. After your speech is refined to what you want to present, you should then prepare ______ speaking notes.

a. improvised

b. manuscript

c. full-sentence

d. extemporaneous

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3. Practice Speaking with Your Outline

Difficulty Level: Medium

Fill-in-the-Blank

1. An outline helps ______ and clarify your ideas.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. During the first stage of speechwriting you should create a ______ outline composed of a few words to identify key points.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. The ______ of main points should flow logically so receivers can follow the presentation easily.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1a. Identify Your Main Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. An outline also functions as a ______ for your presentation.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. In the speechmaking process, the basic structure of an outline begins with ______.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1a. Identify Your Main Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. According to traditional rules of outlining, that at least ______ subpoint(s) must support every main point.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1b. Support Main Points With Subordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. The best outlines use ______ points which are of equal weight or substance.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1c. Use Coordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. ______ refers to when words, phrases, or sentences parallel each other or balance with one another, often mirroring each other the pattern used.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1d. Exhibit Parallelism

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. “Above everything, remember that…” is an example of a ______.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2d. Use Signposts

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. A/an ______ approach is useful in making revisions.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. ______ work as bridges from idea to idea.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2a. Use Transitions

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. ______ transitions are words like because, therefore, and consequently; they help show the cause-and-effect relationships between the ideas.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.2a. Use Transitions

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. The internal preview precedes the information you are discussing and the internal ______ follows it.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2c. Use Internal Summaries

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. A/an ______ outline is an outline with brief notes that remind you of the key parts of your speech and references to the support you will use to develop each point.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3a. Prepare Your Extemporaneous or Presentation Outline, Also Known as Speaker’s Notes

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. ______, or subpoints, are considered to be the foundation on which larger ideas are constructed.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline. | 9.2. Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1b. Support Main Points With Subordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. If an internal summary is combined with an internal ______, a bridge to the next section of the speech is created.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2c. Use Internal Summaries

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. Effective outlines clearly ______ all parts, which eventually will include the body, together with the introduction, the conclusion, transitional tools, and the works cited list.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1e. Label All Parts

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. Words or phrases such as “before,” “after,” “later,” “at the same time,” “while,” and “finally” are known as ______ transitions.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2a. Use Transitions

Difficulty Level: Medium

19. A ______ speech is acts as an oral rough draft of your presentation.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.3a. Prepare Your Extemporaneous or Presentation Outline, Also Known as Speaker’s Notes

Difficulty Level: Easy

20. A speaker’s full-sentence outline should be transformed into an ______ or ________ outline.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Easy

21. Your extemporaneous outline is also called your ______.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3a. Prepare Your Extemporaneous or Presentation Outline, Also Known as Speaker’s Notes

Difficulty Level: Medium

22. After your speech is refined to what you want to present, you should then prepare ______ speaking notes.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3. Practice Speaking with Your Outline

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. You shouldn’t create your outline until after you have gathered your research and constructed your main points.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. If your listeners do not retain your main points, there is little purpose in them listening to the speech.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline. | 9.2. Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1a. Identify Your Main Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. A working outline is more detailed than a full-sentence outline.

Learning Objective: 9.2: Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. An outline also functions as a metaphor for your presentation.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. There is a clear order your main points need to follow.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1a. Identify Your Main Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. In the speechmaking process, the basic structure of an outline begins with references.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1a. Identify Your Main Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Not every speech has to follow one format, but no matter how you deliver it, you should always plan and outline first.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1a. Identify Your Main Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Your subpoints will be indicated with capital letters A, B, C, and so on in your outline.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1b. Support Main Points With Subordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Items that support the subpoints should appear before the main point on an outline.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1b. Support Main Points With Subordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Subordinate points, or subpoints, are the foundation on which larger ideas are constructed.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1b. Support Main Points With Subordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. Coordinate points means that all the main points you discuss are of equal weight or substance.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1c. Use Coordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. Chronological transitions help the listener understand the time relationship between the first main point and the one that follows.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.2a. Use Transitions

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. Transitions serve as the glue that binds your ideas into a completed presentation.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.2a. Use Transitions

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. Causal transitions help show the cause-and-effect relationships between the ideas.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.2a. Use Transitions

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. The most effective outlines clearly label all parts.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1e. Label All Parts

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. A modular outline is an outline with brief notes that remind you of the key parts of your speech and references to the support you will use to develop each point.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3a. Prepare Your Extemporaneous or Presentation Outline, Also Known as Speaker’s Notes

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. A preliminary outline is an outline with brief notes that remind you of the key parts of your speech and references.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3a. Prepare Your Extemporaneous or Presentation Outline, Also Known as Speaker’s Notes

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. A full-sentence outline should only be developed after the speaker has researched and fully fleshed out the ideas in the working outline.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3a. Prepare Your Extemporaneous or Presentation Outline, Also Known as Speaker’s Notes

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. You should use your extemporaneous outline the first time you practice your speech.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3a. Prepare Your Extemporaneous or Presentation Outline, Also Known as Speaker’s Notes

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. Internal summaries, combined with an internal preview, are a bridge to the next section of the speech.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2c. Use Internal Summaries

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. After your speech is refined to what you want to present, you should then prepare extemporaneous speaking notes.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3. Practice Speaking with Your Outline

Difficulty Level: Medium

22. A practice speech is necessary; it acts as an oral rough draft of your presentation.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.3a. Prepare Your Extemporaneous or Presentation Outline, Also Known as Speaker’s Notes

Difficulty Level: Easy

23. Your extemporaneous outline is also called your speaker’s notes.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3a. Prepare an Extemporaneous or Presentation Outline also known as Speaker’s Notes

Difficulty Level: Medium

24. Students should not use any notes during the presentation. Their presentation outline should only be available if they lose their place.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3. Practice Speaking with Your Outline

Difficulty Level: Medium

Short Answer/Essay

1. How is an outline similar to a roadmap?

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. What are the three stages of outline development? Give a description of each.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Why is an outline important in helping you decide what information to include?

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Why you should begin the organizational process by arranging your materials into clusters of main and subordinate ideas?

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline. | 9.2. Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: 9.1b. Support Main Points With Subordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Where should items that support the subpoints appear on the outline?

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1b. Support Main Points With Subordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Why should a speaker label all parts of their outline?

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: 9.1e. Label All Parts

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. What criteria should a full-sentence outline include?

Learning Objective: 9.2: Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. What is the purpose of making a full-sentence outline?

Learning Objective: 9.2: Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: 9.1. Create an Outline That Works for You

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. How should main points be organized in a speech? Give an example.

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.1a. Identify Your Main Points

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. What are coordinate points?

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: 9.1b. Support Main Points With Subordinate Points

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. What is the difference between an internal summary and an internal preview?

Learning Objective: 9.2: Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2. Facilitate Speech Flow

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. What are signposts? Give examples.

Learning Objective: 9.2: Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.2d. Use Signposts

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. Why do effective outlines label all parts?

Learning Objective: 9.1: Identify the parts of an outline. | 9.2. Develop a full-sentence outline, adhering to appropriate form and structure.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: 9.1e. Label All Parts

Difficulty Level: Hard

14. How should you format your extemporaneous outline or speakers notes?

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: 9.3a. Prepare an Extemporaneous or Presentation Outline also known as Speaker’s Notes

Difficulty Level: Hard

15. What should you do to prepare to practice speaking with your outline?

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3. Practice Speaking with Your Outline

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. What are steps a speaker can take to make a successful outline? Make a checklist.

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3. Practice Speaking with Your Outline

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. What is the purpose of using extemporaneous or presentation outlines?

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3. Practice Speaking with Your Outline

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. What should a speaker use during their presentation?

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: 9.3. Practice Speaking with Your Outline

Difficulty Level: Medium

19. What should a speaker be aware of or look for when practicing their speech?

Learning Objective: 9.3: Prepare an extemporaneous or presentation outline also known as speaker’s notes.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: 9.3. Practice Speaking with Your Outline

Difficulty Level: Hard