Speech Vocab Quiz

Giving undivided attention to a speaker in a genuine effort to understand the speaker’s point of view is what type of listening?

• active

• appreciative

• comprehensive

• critical

When listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it, what type of listening is occurring?

• active

• appreciative

• comprehensive

• critical

Empathetic listening is defined as . . .

• listening to provide emotional support for a speaker

• listening to understand the message of a speaker

• listening for pleasure or enjoyment

• none of these options

Select all that apply. What are examples of "channel"?

• face-to-face presentation

• radio

• television

• visual

• Common Lit.

Skilled speakers show respect for the culture of the people whom they address, regardless if it aligns with their own beliefs. Which of the following terms refers to a speaker that does not make such considerations?

• ethics

• ethical decisions

• ethnocentrism

• empathetic

Which of the following terms provides an example for how a listener can effectively take notes on the speaker's main ideas of their message?

• frame of reference

• key-word outline

• listening

• situation

Select all that apply. Which of the following are a type of plagiarism?

• global

• incremental

• interference

• patchwork

• ethical

Morals, a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do, is synonymous with which vocab. term?

• ethics

• ethnocentrism

• frame of reference

• name calling

Which communication process term describes a disruption that may be internal, or external?

• interference

• listening

• message

• situation

Which of the following is an example of "situation" as it refers to the communication process?

• The civil rights movement in the 1960s

• Face-to-face presentation

• Nelson Mandela

• A person's religion being superior to that of another individual