Semester Final College Speech Multiple Choice Review

When searching for vivid words, which resource is most appropriate?

• Rhyming guide

• Encyclopedia

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Research indicates that about ___ percent of the population feels anxious when they speak to an audience.

• 80%

• 40%

• 100%

• 60%

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following is NOT a technique to manage speaker anxiety?

• Take advantage of opportunities to speak

• Focus on your anxiety

• Focus on your message

• Focus on your audience

Research indicates that speakers with less than 50 percent eye contact are considered...

• focused

• professional

• unfriendly

• powerful

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Most speakers average between ________ words per minute.

• 200-300

• 120-180

• 100-200

• 80-100

If your audience is dressed in business attire, wear...

• informal clothes to show your confidence.

• "Friday casual."

• informal clothes to differentiate yourself.

• business attire to help them relate to you.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which kind of graph is most useful for making comparisons?

• Line

• Photo

• Bar

• Pie

Which speaking style is taught in most public speaking classes?

• Extemporaneous

• Impromptu

• Manuscript

• Memorized

To prepare for your presentation, you see yourself giving it in your mind. This is called...

• systematic desensitization.

• performance visualization.

• mind control.

• internal practice.

Your stance, or the way you hold yourself during a presentation, is referred to as your...

• gesture.

• physical delivery.

• posture.

• appearance.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7