TExES Speech 7-12 (129) TEA
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Connie is attending a lecture by a well-known speaker. However, Connie is having trouble
focusing on the lecture because she keeps thinking about an exam for which she must study.
From the perspective of communication theory, which of the following best describes what
Connie is experiencing? ✔✔Noise
Bill has accepted an engagement to speak at a local service organization. He searches the local
newspaper's archives for articles about the organization in order to better understand its beliefs
and goals. Bill is engaging in which of the following? ✔✔Audience Analysis
Carlos is listening to Sally explain why she is upset about an exam she has just taken. Carlos
wants to provide emotional support for Sally. In which of the following is Carlos engaged?
✔✔Empathic listening
Which of the following is an effective nonverbal communication technique that a group leader
can use to indicate a desire to share authority within the group? ✔✔Sitting in a circle with the
group
, Henry believes that foul language is used only by people who have little or no education. He is
surprised that a classmate in his graduate class, Marla, Often uses profanity in casual speech.
Henry's interpretation of Marla is influenced by Henry's ✔✔World view
A political candidate is speaking to an organization that represents a specific group within the
society. The candidate does not know that a certain phrase has been used by the majority
population in a derogatory manner about the group. In the speech the candidate uses the phrase
without realizing its offensive nature. In which of the following areas has the candidate failed to
be thorough? ✔✔Audience Analysis
Which of the following aspects of credibility is most directly related to a speaker's expertise in
the subject matter of a speech? ✔✔Competence
A student who is searching Internet sources while preparing a speech chooses to use only blogs
that support the student's predetermined view of the topic. This approach fails to provide which
of the following in the student's research? ✔✔Objectivity
A student is giving a speech on the Jurassic period and uses a real fossilized bone to illustrate
some traits of the dinosaurs that lived at the time. The student is using which of the following
types of sources? ✔✔Primary
Preparation for Test Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Connie is attending a lecture by a well-known speaker. However, Connie is having trouble
focusing on the lecture because she keeps thinking about an exam for which she must study.
From the perspective of communication theory, which of the following best describes what
Connie is experiencing? ✔✔Noise
Bill has accepted an engagement to speak at a local service organization. He searches the local
newspaper's archives for articles about the organization in order to better understand its beliefs
and goals. Bill is engaging in which of the following? ✔✔Audience Analysis
Carlos is listening to Sally explain why she is upset about an exam she has just taken. Carlos
wants to provide emotional support for Sally. In which of the following is Carlos engaged?
✔✔Empathic listening
Which of the following is an effective nonverbal communication technique that a group leader
can use to indicate a desire to share authority within the group? ✔✔Sitting in a circle with the
group
, Henry believes that foul language is used only by people who have little or no education. He is
surprised that a classmate in his graduate class, Marla, Often uses profanity in casual speech.
Henry's interpretation of Marla is influenced by Henry's ✔✔World view
A political candidate is speaking to an organization that represents a specific group within the
society. The candidate does not know that a certain phrase has been used by the majority
population in a derogatory manner about the group. In the speech the candidate uses the phrase
without realizing its offensive nature. In which of the following areas has the candidate failed to
be thorough? ✔✔Audience Analysis
Which of the following aspects of credibility is most directly related to a speaker's expertise in
the subject matter of a speech? ✔✔Competence
A student who is searching Internet sources while preparing a speech chooses to use only blogs
that support the student's predetermined view of the topic. This approach fails to provide which
of the following in the student's research? ✔✔Objectivity
A student is giving a speech on the Jurassic period and uses a real fossilized bone to illustrate
some traits of the dinosaurs that lived at the time. The student is using which of the following
types of sources? ✔✔Primary
