Speech Final Exam Review

The general purpose of a speech can be to ________.

• inform
• persuade
• entertain
• all of the available

Beginning a specific purpose statement for a speech with the words "I want to explain" indicates that the general purpose of the speech is to ________.

• entertain
• persuade
• inform
• none of the available

"I want to explain how to choose a suitable topic for a speech" is a __________.

• general purpose statement
• specific purpose statement
• thesis statement
• none of the available

Expert opinion differs from personal opinion in that _______.

• none of the available

• expert opinion is fact; personal opinion is not

• personal opinion is fact; expert opinion is not

• expert opinion is from a recognized authority; personal opinion is not

A speaker quoting a math teacher discussing how students learn mathematical concepts is using information called a(n) _________.

• fact
• opinion
• quotation
• anecdote

"One thousand cars were towed to junkyards last month" is a fact expressed as a(n) _____.

• statistic
• illustration
• comparison
• anecdote

Demographic information includes information about the audience's _____.

• age
• educational background
• cultural heritage
• all of the available

Adapting a speech topic to the occasion includes _____.

• considering the time limit for the speech
• considering the time of the day of the speech
• considering the location of the speech
• all of the available

Comparisons in a speech are used to _______.

• show similarities between things

• help listeners relate new ideas that are more familiar to them

• express facts but not opinions

Quotations are best used in a speech _____.

• often

• sparingly

• to make an idea interesting