Test Unit 6 - Organizing and Outlining Your Speech

Edward is delivering a biographical speech on Ronald Reagan. He decides to organize his main points as: his political career, his acting career, his legacy. What organizational structure did Edward use?

• Paired Sequences
• Spatial
• Topical

Which one of these central ideas uses a topical organizational pattern?

• Procrastination is a major problem that students face. One of the best ways to overcome procrastination is through journaling.
• Tiny Free Libraries are fun to build and add a bit of interest and joy to a boring sidewalk. You can build your own Tiny Free Library in four easy steps.
• In recent years there has been a tendency to blame video games for all sorts of social ills. These attacks are unfair because video games actually promote teamwork and communication, appeal to a diverse group of consumers, and have not been shown to lead to violent or aggressive behavior.

Ambaya is leading a class for middle schoolers about how to set up a multiplayer Minecraft server from their home computer. Which presentation pattern might work best for this topic?

• Step by step
• Chronological
• Spatial

Which of the following is an example of a paired-sequence organizational pattern?

• An informative speech about gene sequencing.
• A speech about the advantages and disadvantages of organic agriculture.
• A speech about the advantages of crop pairing in gardening.

Lisa wants to ensure that her speech is logical. How can her outline help Lisa determine how logically she has organized her ideas?

• She can rearrange her main points to create suspense.
• She can ensure that each subpoint directly supports the main point under which it is assigned, and that each sub-sub point directly supports the subpoint under which it is assigned, and so forth.

Patricia is nervous about speaking too quickly. What characteristic of her speaking outline can Patricia use to remind herself to speak slowly?

• Visually easy to follow
• Personal notes
• Keywords only

Rebecca is allowed no more than three 4x6 note cards to use during her speech. She knows that she will need more than those three. What can Rebecca do to only use her three cards effectively?

• Only use key words
• Write her outline in very small font
• Use both sides of the notecards

A preliminary bibliography serves what purpose?

• It is used to track the variety and number of sources used in your speech.
• It is a rough draft of your Works Cited page.
• It provides a summary of each source used in your speech.

Identify the error in the following MLA citation: Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin. Remediation: Understanding New Media. MIT Press, 1999.

• There is nothing wrong with this citation.
• Understanding New Media should be underlined.
• The word order of the author's name should be "Bolter, Jay David."

What is the correct revision of the following incorrect citation in MLA style? David Beer, Roger Burrows. (Sept. 2007) Sociology and, of, and in Web 2.0.: Some Initial Considerations. Vol. 12 "Sociological Research Online," issue 5.

• Beed, David & Roger Burrons." (2007). "Sociology and, of, and in Web 2.0: Some Initial Considerations." Sociological Research Online, vol. 12, issue 5, n.p.
• Beer, D. and Burrows, R. "Sociology and, of, and in Web 2.0: Some Initial Considerations." Sociological Research Online, vol. 12, issue 5, September 2007, n.p.
• Beer, David and Roger Burrows. "Sociology and, of, and in Web 2.0: Some Initial Considerations." Sociological Research Online, vol. 12, issue 5, September 2007.