Speech 1315 Unit 1 Exam
Which one of the following citations during a speech is inadequate?
"I got my information from the Yahoo search engine on the Internet."
A book or magazine published before ________ is no longer protected by copyright and may be reproduced and distributed by anyone without violating the law.
1923
Two days after listening to a 10-minute oral presentation, the average person comprehends and retains ________ % of the information.
25
In most speeches, listeners can process information at about ________ words per minute, whereas most speakers talk at 125 to 150 words a minute.
500
When you are a speaker, which of the following is the key question to constantly ask yourself?
Am I getting through to my listeners?
In brainstorming, you should
B. produce a flurry of ideas without any initial criticism.
In working with an interpreter, which of the following is not recommended by the text?
D. talking directly to a interpreter instead of to the audience
"Contrast" is just another word for "comparison."
False
"I got my information from the Internet" is an acceptable way to assure audiences that the information in your speech is valid.
False
A good speaker tries very hard to eliminate all fear and nervousness.
False
A narrative in a speech must always be factual.
False
A shy person's shyness will block that person from giving a good, dynamic speech.
False
A speaker should work harder to communicate to an audience of 500 people than to an audience of 5 people.
False
Abstract words usually mean the same thing to all listeners.
False
Almost all people are honest when they reply anonymously to questions posed by pollsters.
False
Brainstorming means doing thorough research in the library.
False
For blind or visually impaired listeners with service dogs, it is a good idea for a speaker to be friendly with the dogs before the speech by talking to them in a soft voice.
False
If good listening skills are used, listening to a complex lecture should require no more mental effort than listening to a comedian tell jokes.
False
If we show that two sets of data are correlated, we prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
False
If you feel yourself approaching panic (your heart is beating furiously and so on), you should leave the room or ask to be excused from speaking.
False
If you make changes to copyrighted material, it is no longer protected under copyright law.
False
If, while giving a speech, you observe that some of your listeners seem confused by your last remark, you should wait until the end of the speech to explain yourself better.
False
In filling your mind with images before a speech, you should picture yourself speaking with confidence, poise, and completely without nervousness.
False
In giving a speaker an evaluation of a speech, you should always note any indications of the speaker's nervousness.
False
In preparation for a speech, you should read over your notes rather than actually rehearse the speech.
False
In taking notes, a listener should try to record the speaker's exact words.
False
In the informative speech, your overriding concern is to win the listeners to your way of thinking.
False
In your research, you should try to avoid taking more notes than you will probably need.
False
Jokes are necessary in an entertaining speech.
False
Listening occurs when your ears pick up sound waves being transmitted by a speaker.
False
Researchers can trust claims that are based on testimonials.
False
Support materials always constitute proof of an assertion.
False
The best topics for a speech are ones that require the speaker to do a great deal of research.
False
The golden rule of listening is "Listen wisely and well."
False
The speaker's message consists entirely of what the speaker says with words.
False
To paraphrase means to quote someone's words exactly.
False
While advising you to set up a lifetime filing system, the text recommends using only digital files on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.
False
If a blind listener brings a guide dog into the room where a speech will be delivered, what should the speaker do?
It is acceptable to tell a joke about a certain ethnic group if no one from that ethnic group is present in the audience.
In what country do listeners sometimes close their eyes to show respect for the speaker's ideas?
Japan
A good way to find speech topics is to explore the Internet.
True
A key advantage of e-books is that you can quickly search an entire book for words and phrases.
True
A speaker can cause interference in the speech communication process.
True
According to the text, e-mail is a good tool for interviewing experts.
True
Everything that a speaker expresses in a message is in the form of symbols.
True
Field research means gathering information first-hand, for example, by observing an event.
True
If speakers send nonverbal signals that contradict their verbal message, listeners will typically accept the nonverbal behavior as the true message.
True
If you cannot persuade skeptical listeners to adopt your views, you should at least try to move them closer to your position.
True
If your audience knows little or nothing about your topic, you should limit the number of new ideas you discuss.
True
In Japan, listeners who close their eyes during a speech might be showing respect.
True
In a speech, you should round off long numbers.
True
Listeners might get upset if your speech topic varies from what they had anticipated.
True
Memorizing a speech is a bad technique for handling nervousness.
True
Some research apps are available only at college or public libraries.
True
Television is an example of a channel of communication.
True
The "Find" feature in documents involves holding down the Control or Command key and pressing the letter "F."
True
The most understood form of nonverbal communication in the world is the smile.
True
The specific purpose statement should be limited to one major idea.
True
Time of day plays a part in how receptive an audience is to a speech.
True
To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit to the sources of your information.
True
When an applicant seeks a job, employers place heavier emphasis on oral communication skills (speaking and listening) than on the person's technical knowledge.
True
Which one of the following can be reprinted without getting permission?
a U.S. Department of Agriculture booklet on how to raise bees
Which one of the following citations during a speech is inadequate?
a. "I got my information from the Yahoo search engine on the Internet."
Sites at which Internet domain tend to be the least objective?
a. .com
Which of the following recommendations was mentioned in the text as a way to manage nervousness?
a. Act as if you are already poised and confident.
A verb form beginning with "to" is called
a. an infinitive.
If, during a speech, your mind goes blank and you forget where you are in the speech, the text recommends that you
a. ask the audience, "Where was I?"
"Air fresheners, candles, and incense can contain organic compounds that cause health problems for some people." This is an example of a
a. central idea.
To gain rapport with their audiences, some comedians
a. deliberately make mistakes.
If you want to ask dog experts on the Internet about their experiences with electronic fences, your best strategy is to post a query via
a. groups and forums.
"How to make a home burglar-proof" is an example of which kind of speech?
a. informative
For a speech, your own personal experiences and observations
a. might provide valuable material that can be used in a speech.
Skepticism, as defined by the text, is equivalent to
a. open-minded inquiry.
For hard-to-find information, use
a. several different search engines.
In preparing for a speech next week, you discover that one member of the audience has a vision impairment. To find out how to meet her needs, whom should you consult?
a. the woman herself
Which one of the following is a synonym for central idea?
a. thesis sentence
The specific purpose "to explain to my listeners the chemical composition of vegetable oils" is ________ for a classroom speech.
a. too technical
In a survey of major mistakes in presentations today, which one of the following was cited?
a. using PowerPoint slides ineffectively
An open-ended question on a questionnaire involves
a. writing out a sentence or paragraph.
The main disadvantage of interlibrary loan is that
a. you cannot be certain of a book arriving quickly.
If there are discrepancies between the verbal and nonverbal components of a speech, listeners will probably
accept the nonverbal as the true message.
Paraphrasing a quotation is
acceptable
To confront listeners who are immersed in their electronic devices, speakers are advised by the text to try using ________ to capture audience interest.
an attention-getting introduction
"The college's course catalog resembles a gigantic buffet table." The speaker is using which type of support material?
analogy
The textbook says that a central idea should be phrased as an
assertion
In a survey of American attitudes, the American Jewish Committee found that a large number of respondents had a low opinion of
b. Wisians.
A taboo is
b. a prohibition.
In most libraries, the person who is best able to help you with your research is called ________ librarian.
b. a reference
In research, which of the following resources is likeliest to yield the most up-to-date information?
b. an interview with an expert
If you want to reproduce a U.S. Weather Bureau pamphlet on how to protect oneself in a tornado, you are required to
b. do nothing except cite the source.
A high correlation between two sets of data ________ a cause-and-effect relationship.
b. does not prove
According to advice given in the text, a speaker who is addressing hearing-impaired listeners does not need to
b. exaggerate words.
To reassure an audience that his information is accurate, a speaker says, "I got my information from Google." The speaker is
b. giving a vague reference.
In the opening words of a speech, you should
b. grab the attention and interest of your listeners.
According to the text, shyness
b. is a characteristic of some successful people in show business.v
The Internet address "www.etw.org" indicates a
b. non-profit entity.
If you flub a sentence or mangle an idea during a speech, you should
b. pause and correct yourself without apologizing.
The term used by the text to describe "a zesty, enthusiastic, lively feeling with a slight edge to it" is
b. positive nervousness.
To avoid memory lapses during a speech,
b. prepare a card with key information on it.
If you make changes in copyrighted material, the material
b. retains its copyright status.
For listeners who are deaf or hearing-impaired, the text recommends which of the following?
b. slowing your rate of speech slightly
Ed's objective for his speech is to get listeners to stop a certain behavior. What is his general purpose?
b. to persuade
Reading background material on a speaker's topic is something the listener should do ________ the speech.
before
Which question is the major concern of the audience-centered speaker?
c. "Am I getting my message across to the listeners?"
In a speech, which is the best use of statistics?
c. "In the last election, more than 96 million Americans voted."
Which one of the following can be reprinted without getting permission?
c. a U.S. Department of Agriculture booklet on how to raise bees
"A feast is a meal that is rich and abundant and includes many guests." This sentence is
c. a definition.
A conclusion or judgment that remains open to dispute but seems true to one's own mind is
c. an opinion.
The Internet domain suffix ".com" is the least objective of all domains.
c. an oral footnote.
Who bears the responsibility for communication actually taking place?
c. both the speaker and the listener
The textbook notes that many ________ persons prefer to think of their condition as a cultural difference rather than a disability.
c. deaf or hearing impaired
The three major research options are libraries, the Internet, and
c. field research.
In analyzing an audience, which one of the following variables should not be considered?
c. personal appearance
Striving for perfection
c. places unnecessary pressure on yourself.
The term used by the text for visualizing successful actions is
c. positive imagery.
Which one of the following is not listed by the text as part of overall speech design?
c. question-and-answer period
According to the text, we should eliminate hidden purposes that
c. sabotage our true goal.
For a presentation, which approach do most international audiences prefer?
c. serious
For a classroom speech, "prisons in America" would be a topic that is
c. too broad.
"Parrots as pets" is an example of a
c. topic.
Which of the following can cause a speech to be dull?
c. unenthusiastic delivery
A vlog specializes in
c. video files.
Basic bibliographical facts about a source, such as title and date, are contained in the
citation
"Sleet is harsh and icy, whereas snow is soft and fluffy" is an example of a
contrast
A speaker says, "Fresh pizza and store-bought frozen pizza are so different that I think the only thing they have in common is the name 'pizza.' Fresh pizza is tangy, tasty, and easy to chew, whereas store-bought pizza is flat, bland, and hard to chew." This speaker is using
contrast
Horace noticed some listeners looking confused when he used a certain term in his speech, so he backed up and explained the term in greater detail. Horace
d. adapted during his speech.
"Punctuation marks are like traffic signs." This sentence is
d. an analogy.
Some audience members know a lot about your speech topic; others know nothing. Your best approach is to
d. begin simply and add complexity throughout the presentation.
The formats of MLA and APA are designed to help you to
d. cite sources.
If a meeting lasts a long time, be sure to
d. give periodic breaks.
To find out if patients using a new headache remedy are pleased with the drug, your best approach is to use
d. online groups and forums.
When hiring, employers are most likely to be influenced by an applicant's
d. oral communication skills (speaking and listening).
Feeling awkward, uneasy, or apprehensive in public because of your genetic makeup or temperament is called
d. social anxiety.
Acting as if you are poised and confident
d. sometimes leads to actually becoming poised and confident.
Which is the most reliable type of material?
evidence
"Companies such as Canon, Nikon, and Sony make expensive camera lenses." This sentence illustrates the use of
examples
Which method of public speaking involves looking at the audience most of the time, while occasionally glancing at brief notes?
extemporaneous
Hermina listened politely to a speech on zoos, but she became angry when the speaker argued for abolition of all zoos. For the rest of the speech, she tuned him out and planned counter-arguments to throw at him during the question-and-answer period. What listening mistake is she making?
failing to control emotions
The note-taking system suggested by the text has three columns with headings for main ideas, support material, and
follow-up.
A spoken acknowledgment of the source of one's material is known as an oral
footnote
To reassure an audience that his information is accurate, a speaker says, "I got my information from Google." The speaker is
giving a vague reference.
"To explain how thermometers work" is an example of a ________ written specific purpose.
incorrectly
In the speech communication process, anything that blocks or hinders the communication of a message is called
interference
The greatest amount of anxiety in a speech is usually experienced during the
introduction
When practicing your speech, devote extra time to the
introduction
Taking notes while engaged in a one-on-one discussion with your supervisor
is a compliment to the superior.
Listeners who multitask (perform a variety of activities) usually retain ________ listeners who focus on just the speaker.
less information than
Imagine five people of the following ages: 32, 28, 20, 18, and 17. The 20-year-old has the ________ age.
median
Imagine five people of the following ages: 45, 37, 26, 20, and 18. The 26-year-old has the ________ age.
median
What is the maximum number of major ideas that can be included in a specific purpose statement?
one
The statistical device that identifies a portion of 100 is called the
percentage
A headache causes which type of distraction?
physical
In giving a speaker an evaluation of a speech, which should be presented first?
positive comments
During research, you can sometimes get key information from a book by using an online
preview
Two groups of students at Cornell University listened to the same lecture, with one group allowed to use laptops to browse the Internet and the other group required to keep laptops closed. When tested, the group with Internet access remembered
significantly less information than the other group.
A speaker who says, "France is 212,000 square miles-roughly the size of Texas," is using
statistics
An oversimplified mental picture is known as a
stereotype
An abstract is a
summary
A speaker says, "Former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir said, 'To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.'" This sentence illustrates the use of
testimony
Taking notes on a laptop computer during a speech is discouraged unless
the listener gets permission from the speaker beforehand.
The text says that worrying about yourself and your image in a speech is a kind of
vanity
A speaker who asks listeners to turn off electronic devices is
wisely improving the odds that the audience will listen to the message.
