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WorksheetsCommunication Final #2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
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Class
Date
1.
In his report about the past presidencies of the University of Texas, Kyle is hoping to cite articles written by the Daily Texan. But during his presentation, he gets too nervous while talking and forgets to say where he found his information. According to Chapter 9: Speaking to Inform, what part of "reporting evidence" did Kyle fail to do?
a)
Failing to present evidence strategically
b)
Failing to present information as more than a factoid
c)
Failing to cite his sources
d)
Failing to consider his audience
2.
In her speech delivery outline, Rosalind writes an attention getter in her introduction, three body points, and a review of the main points in the conclusion. But when she gets her outline back, she notices that a massive amount of points have been taken off. According to Chapter 10: Organizing a Successful Presentation, what did she do wrong?
a)
She forgot to include her purpose statement
b)
She forgot to include her thesis
c)
She forgot to include her transitions
d)
She forgot to include her sources
3.
After reading the news about the recent Republican tax bill, Anne is hoping to convince her class to call their senator with her Persuasive speech. She ends her speech with a powerful visualization and a great call to action. According to Chapter 10: Organizing a Successful Presentation, which type of persuasive speech outline did she use?
a)
Problem-cause situation
b)
Monroe's Motivated Sequence
c)
Refutation outline
d)
Familiarity/acceptance outline
4.
Reagan has been put in charge of designing the PowerPoint for her presentation on why college students should go vegan. After she finishes, she wants to have one clip art of vegetables and fruits fly on the screen. According to Chapter 11: Creating and Using Visual Aids, which one of these visual aid techniques should she use?
a)
On-slide animation
b)
Slide transitions
c)
Moving effects
d)
Group items
5.
Eleanor has an upcoming speech coming up about the growing opioid crisis in the United States. She is a Statistics major and would like to include some graphs and charts in her presentation. Which of the following are two of the things she should consider when putting numerical clarifiers in her presentation?
a)
Providing a descriptive title & labeling in large letters
b)
Limiting the amount of information presented & creating a consistent look and feel
c)
Considering copyright protections & presenting the data accurately
d)
Sizing the graph appropriately & adding effective animations
6.
After working for hours on a speech about the racial divide at Texas universities to present at the Texas Leadership Summit, Bryan recites the whole thing off his manuscript. A couple of weeks later, he watches the video of himself in horror, because his speaking is so unnatural and too formal for the occasion. What one of the delivery pitfalls mentioned in Chapter 12: Delivery: Bringing your Words to Life did Bryan engage in?
a)
Filler words
b)
Speech voice
c)
Tag questions
d)
Vocalics
7.
Due his passion for waffle fries and Chick-n-Minis, Spencer is presenting a speech to his class about why Chick-fil-A is clearly the best fast food restaurant. According to Chapter 13: Speaking to Persuade, which category should Spencer's speech be labeled as?
a)
Question of fact
b)
Question of policy
c)
Question of belief
d)
Question of value
8.
After learning about Eastern-Asian Relations in the Department Of Asian Studies, Ezra is planning to give an informative speech about a potential North Korean intervention. He describes what would happen in the event of the Army invading the northern peninsula. According to Chapter 14: Supporting your Claims, what type of example did he give?
a)
Anecdote
b)
Factual report
c)
Personal narrative
d)
Hypothetical example
9.
Joey is taking a Professional Communications class to satisfy her speech credit for medical school. She is planning on doing a speech on lung carcinoma (lung cancer), and after debating for a while, she decides to include "lay testimony" in her presentation. From what kind of person will she be collecting her testimony from?
a)
A lung doctor at the Mayo Clinic
b)
A patient with lung cancer
c)
A high-ranking medical lobbyist
d)
A nurse who works on the general surgery floor
10.
During presentation day, Juan, a freshman, is presenting to the College Republicans at Texas about the death penalty. He is trying to convince them to support it, which is a commonly held belief among Republicans. According to Chapter 13: which principle of persuasion is he engaging in?
a)
Reciprocation
b)
Consistency
c)
Authority
d)
Scarcity
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