Pub Speaking midterm ch. 1,2,3 &
15/4&6/5&11questions with solutions
When you are listening to understand and gain knowledge from Professor Davis'
lecture, you are engaged in (blank) listening - answersComprehensive
Wow! That speaker's voice is so irritatingly high. Before windows start cracking, the
speaker needs to work on lowering their (blank) - answersPitch
A quality speaker does not read word for word. This type of Outline should provide cues
to yourself to "slow down", "pause" or "change slides". This type of Outline consists of
key words and reminders. - answersSpeaking
(T/F) The General Purpose of your speech involves the overall goal and clearly indicate
precisely what the goal of a given speech is. - answersFalse. A Specific (not General)
Purpose clearly indicates precisely what the goal of a given speech is.
When a speaker states "Let me tell you how your life will be better if you vote for this
candidate" is an example of what? This is when the speaker describes the advantages
or benefits of choosing the suggested course of action, which provides the motivation
for taking this step. - answersVisualization
Listening to neo-soul brings pleasure or enjoyment to some people. This is referring to
(blank) listening. - answersAppreciative
The following is NOT a General Purpose in a speech - answersAll are correct, as all
involve a General Purpose in a speech
The following is true about a Speaking Outline, except: - answersIt may or may not help
a speaker remember what to say
When I hear the words, "summer vacation", I associate it with positive emotions and it
triggers thoughts of family/good times/good food. Per the textbook, this refers to (blank)
meaning. - answersConnotative
Which of the following is NOT a Type of Plagiarism - answersSummarizing
The following are the best ways to deal with nervousness when speaking in public,
except: - answersAvoid preparation so that it will not sound rehearsed
, You decide to give a speech on "The Lakes of Georgia" and you organize your speech
from the smallest to biggest lakes. What "Organization Pattern" are you using? -
answersSpatial
(T/F) When encountering a website that you are not familiar with, Purpose deals with
"do you know who is behind the site?" Is it a reputable organization or individual? -
answersFalse
In delivering your conclusion of your Informative Speech, you should summarize your
speech in (blank) sentence(s) by restating the (blank) - answers2; Thesis
Rather than letting listeners know what is coming up next (blank) let the listeners know
that the current thing being discussed is wrapped up and over. - answersInternal
Summaries
Based on the Informative Speech you are preparing (particularly the rough draft essay -
Assignment #7), the thesis statement is located in the (blank). - answersLast sentence
in the speech introduction
The following is NOT an influential Greek or Roman scholars who had significant
influence on the idea of ethical speaking. - answersRaumus
(T/F) Per the 30/70 rule, 70% of the time should be spent introducing a new concept
and 30 % of the tie should be spent fully explaining it. - answersFalse
This type of credibility is the amount of trust a person gets while the speaker is in the
middle of his lecture. - answersDerived
Strongly listening involves the vibration of sound waves on the eardrum while Hearing
involves paying close attention to, sense of, what we hear. - answersFalse
Here in the Deep South, we often have the bad habit or slurring our words, dropping
letters when we talk. We say things like "wanna", "gonna", etc. Based specifically on the
verbiage above, we should therefore focus and improve this (blank) -
answersArticulation
What two set of words has the most similar meaning? - answersDenotative and
Concrete
(T/F) Denotative Meaning refers to meaning suggested by the associations or emotions
triggered by a words or phrase. - answersFalse
(T/F) Glossophobia a mental fear of public speaking, however your body does not react
as if you are in real danger - answersFalse
15/4&6/5&11questions with solutions
When you are listening to understand and gain knowledge from Professor Davis'
lecture, you are engaged in (blank) listening - answersComprehensive
Wow! That speaker's voice is so irritatingly high. Before windows start cracking, the
speaker needs to work on lowering their (blank) - answersPitch
A quality speaker does not read word for word. This type of Outline should provide cues
to yourself to "slow down", "pause" or "change slides". This type of Outline consists of
key words and reminders. - answersSpeaking
(T/F) The General Purpose of your speech involves the overall goal and clearly indicate
precisely what the goal of a given speech is. - answersFalse. A Specific (not General)
Purpose clearly indicates precisely what the goal of a given speech is.
When a speaker states "Let me tell you how your life will be better if you vote for this
candidate" is an example of what? This is when the speaker describes the advantages
or benefits of choosing the suggested course of action, which provides the motivation
for taking this step. - answersVisualization
Listening to neo-soul brings pleasure or enjoyment to some people. This is referring to
(blank) listening. - answersAppreciative
The following is NOT a General Purpose in a speech - answersAll are correct, as all
involve a General Purpose in a speech
The following is true about a Speaking Outline, except: - answersIt may or may not help
a speaker remember what to say
When I hear the words, "summer vacation", I associate it with positive emotions and it
triggers thoughts of family/good times/good food. Per the textbook, this refers to (blank)
meaning. - answersConnotative
Which of the following is NOT a Type of Plagiarism - answersSummarizing
The following are the best ways to deal with nervousness when speaking in public,
except: - answersAvoid preparation so that it will not sound rehearsed
, You decide to give a speech on "The Lakes of Georgia" and you organize your speech
from the smallest to biggest lakes. What "Organization Pattern" are you using? -
answersSpatial
(T/F) When encountering a website that you are not familiar with, Purpose deals with
"do you know who is behind the site?" Is it a reputable organization or individual? -
answersFalse
In delivering your conclusion of your Informative Speech, you should summarize your
speech in (blank) sentence(s) by restating the (blank) - answers2; Thesis
Rather than letting listeners know what is coming up next (blank) let the listeners know
that the current thing being discussed is wrapped up and over. - answersInternal
Summaries
Based on the Informative Speech you are preparing (particularly the rough draft essay -
Assignment #7), the thesis statement is located in the (blank). - answersLast sentence
in the speech introduction
The following is NOT an influential Greek or Roman scholars who had significant
influence on the idea of ethical speaking. - answersRaumus
(T/F) Per the 30/70 rule, 70% of the time should be spent introducing a new concept
and 30 % of the tie should be spent fully explaining it. - answersFalse
This type of credibility is the amount of trust a person gets while the speaker is in the
middle of his lecture. - answersDerived
Strongly listening involves the vibration of sound waves on the eardrum while Hearing
involves paying close attention to, sense of, what we hear. - answersFalse
Here in the Deep South, we often have the bad habit or slurring our words, dropping
letters when we talk. We say things like "wanna", "gonna", etc. Based specifically on the
verbiage above, we should therefore focus and improve this (blank) -
answersArticulation
What two set of words has the most similar meaning? - answersDenotative and
Concrete
(T/F) Denotative Meaning refers to meaning suggested by the associations or emotions
triggered by a words or phrase. - answersFalse
(T/F) Glossophobia a mental fear of public speaking, however your body does not react
as if you are in real danger - answersFalse
