Chapter 14 quiz

Visual aids can be very useful to a speaker because they

• often take the place of statistics.

• enhance the clarity of a speaker's ideas.

• can be passed among members of the audience.

• do not require a great deal of explanation.

If the object you want to use as a visual aid is not available, the next best option ideally is a

• model.

• chart.

• slide.

• photograph.

• drawing.

As your textbook explains, if you plan to use a photograph as a visual aid in a speech, you should usually

• display the photograph using presentation technology such as PowerPoint.

• pass the photograph among the audience so everyone can look at it.

• use a photograph in an oversize book and hold it where it can be seen.

• All the answers are correct.

• both pass the photograph among the audience so everyone can look at it and use a photograph in an oversize book and hold it where it can be seen.

If you wanted to show the changes over the last 10 years in the number of people who get their news from newspapers and the number of people who get their news from the Internet, the best kind of visual aid would probably be a

• pie graph.

• diagram.

• chart.

• line graph.

• wave graph.

Which of the following would probably be the best kind of visual aid to show the proportion of deaths last year that resulted from accidents, illnesses, natural causes, and homicides?

• a line graph

• a chart

• a photograph

• a pie graph

• a diagram

If you wanted to demonstrate the comparative spending of the United States and Canada on four different kinds of social services, which type of visual aid would be most effective?

• a bar graph

• a drawing

• a chart

• a pie graph

A(n) ________ is a visual aid that summarizes a large block of information, usually in list form.

• diagram

• chart

• illustration

• graph

Which of the following does your textbook present as a guideline for preparing visual aids?

• Keep visual aids simple.

• Use a minimum of three fonts on each slide.

• Write words in all capital letters.

• Both keep visual aids simple and write words in all capital letters.

Xiaodan plans to show a video of an explosion in her speech. According to your textbook, she should

• make sure the video is sharp enough for a large screen or monitor.

• cue the video to start exactly where she wants it.

• wait until the end of her speech to show the video.

• both make sure the video is sharp enough for a large screen or monitor and cue the video to start exactly where she wants it.

If you were giving a speech about how to execute basic karate moves, the best kind of visual aid to use would probably be

• yourself.

• a photograph.

• a chart.

• a drawing.

• a painting.