Q. Which of the following steps is not one of the six steps in the listening process provided by your book?
A. Inferring - Page Ref: 49–51
Q. Carly listens to Mitch's speech on a new type of chemotherapy treatment and begins thinking about her grandma, who died recently of cancer. Carly wonders if this new treatment would have benefitted her grandma. Which listening activity describes Carly's behavior?
A. Evaluating - Page Ref: 49–51
Q. Which one of the following is not identified as a listening barrier?
A. Psychological distraction - Page Ref: 51–53
Q. Listening that requires you to retain the information for a future use is known as
A. comprehensive listening. - Page Ref: 53–55
Q. Ayasha tried talking to her dad about a problem she was having at school. The entire time she talked, he was busy flipping through a magazine. She got upset and stormed off to her room.
Which of the following types of listening did Ayasha need from her dad?
A. Empathetic listening - Page Ref: 53–55
Q. Katrina enjoys selling items on eBay and would like to discuss this for her informative speech. Which of the following questions would be most important to consider when she plans her speech?
A. How much time will you have to present, and what are the requirements of the assignment? - Page Ref: 66
Q. Tasha was brainstorming for her upcoming speech by creating categories: people, books, pets, current events, and hobbies. Then, she thought of topics under each category. She ended up choosing a topic under her pet category, the goldendoodle, for her topic. What strategy did Tasha use to generate ideas for her topic?
A. Personal inventory - Page Ref: 66–69
Q. Which of the following is a general purpose statement?
A. To inform - Page Ref: 70–71
Q. Which describes the role of the informative speaker?
A. Teacher - Page Ref: 71–73
Q. Which of the following is the most effective specific purpose statement?
A. To inform my audience about music therapy - Page Ref: 74–75
Q. Read the following thesis statement and choose a critique that matches it. In the upcoming election, it important for the candidates to understand the issues, provide ethical rationale for everything they speak about, and to have money.
A. This thesis statement does not use parallel language. - Page Ref: 76–79
Q. Marsha's informative classroom speech topic is on three neurological differences between left-handed and right-handed people. Which organizational pattern would be best for her topic?
A. Topical - Page Ref: 117–121
Q. Which of the following topics would best fit the chronological organizational pattern?
A. How to build and race a remote control airplane - Page Ref: 117–121
Q. “The first step in preparing for a marathon is to be comfortable and appropriate shoes.”
This is an example of which transitional device?
A. Signpost - Page Ref: 122–126
Q. Which is the function of a transition?
A. To review the last point and preview the next point - Page Ref: 122–126
Q. The book mentions several advantages of outlining your presentation. Which of the following is not a proposed advantage?
A. Outlining helps you in memorizing your speech verbatim. - Page Ref: 130
Q. When constructing a preparation outline, you should do all the following, except
A. use brief sentences. - Page Ref: 130–133
Q. What is the difference between a preparation and speaking outline?
A. A speaking outline is a brief outline that aids you in delivery, whereas the preparation outline is a full-sentence outline that helps you develop and organize your ideas prior to the speech. - Page Ref: 130–140
Q. When writing a preparation outline, sources should be cited
A. in the speech outline and on the reference page. - Page Ref: 130–138
Q. Before Amy gave her speech, she looked down at her outline and saw some important notes, which included “SMILE!” and “GESTURE!” and “PAUSE!” These notes are called _____.
A. delivery notes - Page Ref: 138–139