Speech Unit 4 Test

Which of the following is discussed in your textbook as a basic criterion for the effective use of language in public speaking? -Use language accurately. -Use language clearly. -Use language vividly. -All of these are correct

All Answers are correct

According to your textbook, which of the following is an advantage of using visual aids in a speech? - Using visual aids can increase the audience's retention of a speaker's message. - Using visual aids can increase the clarity of a speaker's message. - Using visual aids can increase the persuasiveness of a speaker's message. - All of these answers are correct

All of these

Which of the following does your textbook say you should do when preparing PowerPoint slides? - All of these answers are correct - Use images strategically. - Both use a limited amount of text and use colors consistently. - Use a limited amount of text. - Use colors consistently.

All of these

__________ are especially valuable for showing an audience statistical trends and patterns. - Models - Graphs - Diagrams - Blueprints

Graphs

Nonverbal communication includes a speaker's - gestures - eye contact. - posture. - all answers are correct

all answers are correct

In his speech on the importance of regular exercise, Aymil stated, "Taking the first step toward a healthier lifestyle requires three commitments: discipline, determination, and desire." In this statement, Aymil used - antithesis. - repetition. - simile - alliteration

alliteration

A __________ graph is best suited for showing comparisons between two or more items. - bar - picture - ratio - parallel

bar

A(n) __________ is a visual aid that summarizes a large block of information, usually in list form. - pictogram - graph - chart - diagram

chart

As your textbook explains, if you plan to use a photograph as a visual aid in a speech, you should usually - use a photograph in an oversize book and hold it where it can be seen. - All the answers are correct. - display the photograph using presentation technology such as PowerPoint. - pass the photograph among the audience so everyone can look at it.

display the photograph using presentation technology such as PowerPoint.

As your textbook explains, connotative meaning gives words their __________ power. - emotional - logical - definitional - rhythmical

emotional

The __________ speaker uses only brief notes or a speaking outline to jog the memory. - declamatory. - impromptu. - manuscript. - extemporaneous

extemporaneous

Language helps to shape our sense of reality by - mirroring events. - communicating events. - causing events. - giving meaning to events

giving meaning to events

It is the __________ of your voice that reveals whether you are asking a question or making a statement, whether you are being sincere or sarcastic. - resonance - variety - rate - inflection

inflection

Which of the following does your textbook mention as an advantage of extemporaneous delivery? - it allows greater spontaneity than does speaking from a manuscript - It requires only a minimal amount of gesturing by the speaker. - It requires little or no preparation before the speech is delivered. - It reduces the likelihood of a speaker making vocalized pauses.

it allows greater spontaneity than does speaking from a manuscript

The denotative meaning of a word is - based on the audience's sense of appropriateness. - usually more abstract than its connotative meaning. - often too technical to be used in a speech. - its literal or dictionary meaning.

its literal or dictionary meaning.

The study of bodily motion and gestures is part of a subject called - cryonics - kinesics - cryogenics - cybernetics

kinesics

If you wanted to show the increase in the cost of commercials during the Super Bowl over the past 40 years, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a - diagram - wave graph - pie graph - line graph

line graph

Communication based on a speaker's body and voice, rather than on the use of words, is called - nonverbal communication - implicit communication - instinctive communication - unintentional communication

nonverbal communication

"Our mission is to right wrong, to do justice, and to serve humanity" is an example of - simile - parallelism - antithesis - metaphor

parallelism

A __________ graph is best suited to illustrating the relationship among parts of a whole. - pie - bar - ratio - parallel

pie

Your textbook recommends using repetition and parallelism to enhance the __________ of your speeches. - cliche - imagery - credibility - rhythm

rhythm

"Memories are like fingerprints—no two sets are ever the same" is an example of - metaphor. - repetition. - antithesis. - simile

simile

"When Serena Williams got her first tennis racquet, it was like Picasso getting his first paint brush." - reversal - metaphor - antithesis - similie

simile

. When using a visual aid in a speech, you should display the aid - on the left side of the lectern. - so everyone in the room can see it. - All the answers are correct. - throughout only half of the speech.

so everyone in the room can see it

Good speech delivery... - is best achieved by reading from a manuscript. - draws the attention of the audience away from the message. -sounds conversational even though it has been rehearsed. - requires that the speaker have a controversial voice.

sounds conversational even though it has been rehearsed.

"Conversational quality" in speech delivery means that the speech - Support free speech. - All the answers are correct. - sounds spontaneous even though it has been rehearsed. - is being presented from memory.

sounds spontaneous even though it has been rehearsed.

If you hoped to convey to your audience the excitement of steering a kayak through river rapids, you should probably - speak at a faster rate - break eye contact with your audience - avoid using dialect - gestures less frequently

speak at a faster rate

Changes in a speaker's rate, pitch, and volume are referred to as - vocal credibility. - vocal pronunciation. - vocal variety - vocal eye contact

vocal variety

The connotative meaning of a word is - its dictionary definition. - what the word suggests or implies. - determined by the speaker. - usually too technical for a general audience.

what the word suggest