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Mr. C's Speech Midterm 2018 - Spring Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ is a speech that is not planned out, and there are no notes.

a)

Memorized

b)

Impromptu

c)

Extemporaneous

d)

Manuscript

2.

A _____ speech is a speech that is recited from one's memory.

a)

Extemporaneous

b)

Memorized

c)

Impromptu

d)

Manuscript

3.

A ____ speech is a speech that is recited using prepared notes.

a)

Manuscript

b)

Memorized

c)

Extemporarneous

d)

Impromptu

4.

A ____ speech is a speech that is entirely written out.

a)

Manuscript

b)

Memorized

c)

Impromptu

d)

Extemporaneous

5.

____ is making specific letter sounds.

a)

Pronunciation

b)

Articulation

c)

Enunciation

d)

Fluency

6.

______ is the physical process of your mouth making sounds.

a)

Enunciation

b)

Pronunciation

c)

Articulation

d)

Fluency

7.

______ is the combination of Articulation and Pronunciation.

a)

Enunciation

b)

Fluency

c)

Movement

d)

Gestures

8.

The five canons of rhetoric are:

a)

Invention, System, Disposition, Myth, Dynamics

b)

Inversion, Sayings, Dynamics, Memorization, Delivery

c)

Invention, Style, Disposition, Memory, Delivery

d)

Intuition, Sensitivity, Disposition, Memories, Discussion

9.

According to the public speaking model, what is A?

a)

Feedback

b)

Message

c)

Channel

d)

Listener

10.

According to the public speaking model, what is B?

a)

Message

b)

Channel

c)

Interference

d)

Feedback

11.

According to the public speaking model, what is C?

(C is that red zigzag line in the middle)

a)

Interferance

b)

Message

c)

Channel

d)

Feedback

12.

According to the public speaking model, what is D?

a)

Message

b)

Channel

c)

Interference

d)

Listener

13.

According to the public speaking model, what is E? (E is that white box "surrounding" both people.)

a)

Feedback

b)

Setting/Situation

c)

Interference

d)

Listener

14.

According to the public speaking model, what is F?

(Assume F is the person talking.)

a)

Listener

b)

Message

c)

Channel

d)

Speaker

15.

According to the public speaking model, who is G? (Assume that G is not talking.)

a)

Speaker

b)

Listener

c)

Channel

d)

Message

16.

_____ is placing the most important info in point one. (Often used in informational speeches.)

a)

Primacy

b)

Recency

c)

Infancy

d)

Regency

17.

____ is placing the main point late in the speech. (Often used in pursuasive speeches.)

a)

Rarity

b)

Regency

c)

Recency

d)

Primacy

18.

____ is smoothly delivering words.

a)

Fluency

b)

Frequency

c)

Articulation

d)

Pronunciation

19.

____ is a delivery aspect that helps with connecting to your audience.

a)

Looking down at your notes

b)

Telling a bad joke

c)

Eye contact

d)

Using dramatic hand gestures to illustrate a point.

20.

____ are a delivery aspect that can help provide emphasis.

a)

Enunciation

b)

Hand Gestures

c)

Movement

d)

Articulation

21.

____ is how slow or fast you deliver your speech.

a)

Rate

b)

Race

c)

Words Per Minute

d)

Duration

22.

______ for effect can allow your audience to catch up with you, help emphasize a point, or give you a chance to regroup.

a)

Pausing

b)

Dancing

c)

Singing

d)

Writing

23.

True/False: Personal ideas/stories are not allowed in informational speeches.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

True/False: You can assume your audience already knows about the topic you're giving your informational speech on.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True/False: You should relate your topic to your audience.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The purpose of an informational speech is to...

a)

Share information about yourself

b)

Get a grade in Mr. C's class

c)

Convince the audience to do something

d)

Convey knowledge and understanding about a topic

27.

_____ is giving thoughtful attention to what is being said.

a)

Understanding

b)

Listening

c)

Hearing

d)

Knowing

28.

____ is language used by a specific group of people. (Ex: Teachers, Scientists, Soldiers)

a)

Jargon

b)

Slang

c)

Euphemism

d)

Colloquialism

29.

_____ is shortened language.

a)

Jargon

b)

Slang

c)

Colloquialism

d)

Eupemism

30.

____ is regional dialect.

a)

Jargon

b)

Slang

c)

Colloquialism

d)

Euphemism

31.

____ is an agreeable expression for something not so agreeable. (Ex: He kicked the bucket. She passed away.)

a)

Jargon

b)

Slang

c)

Colloquialism

d)

Euphemism

32.

Your speech should always center on the _______.

a)

Body

b)

Topic

c)

Audience

d)

Speaker

33.

_______ examples actually happened.

a)

Factual

b)

Statistical

c)

Hypothetical

d)

Casual

34.

______ examples haven't happened, but COULD happen.

a)

Hypochondrial

b)

Hypothetical

c)

Factual

d)

Hypothermal

35.

Which of these sources should you use when researching?

a)

Books

b)

Periodicals

c)

Wikapedia

d)

Trustworthy Websites

e)

Interviews

36.

What are the three types of testimonies?

a)

Lay

b)

Expert

c)

Celebrity

d)

Imaginary

e)

Provided

37.

When your speech is _____ in organization, one topic is broken down into subtopics.

a)

Chronological

b)

Topical

c)

Spatial

d)

Causal

e)

Pro/Con

38.

When a speech is ______ is organization, the speech is organized by the time sequence of the event.

a)

Causal

b)

Problem/Soultion

c)

Spatial

d)

Chronological

39.

When a speech has _____ organization, it's normally talking about the geographic features of a physical place.

a)

Spatial

b)

Causal

c)

Topical

d)

Chronological

e)

Pro/Con

40.

When a speech has _____ organization, it normally talks about the cause/effect of a situation.

a)

Pro/Con

b)

Causal

c)

Problem/Solution

d)

Topical

41.

When a speech has _____ organization, it contains for/against arguments.

a)

Causal

b)

Problem/Solution

c)

Pro/Con

d)

Topical

42.

When a speech has _____ organization, it talks about something that is wrong, and what should be done to fix it.

a)

Problem/Solution

b)

Pro/Con

c)

Causal

d)

Topical

43.

_____ are bridges between parts of your speech.

a)

Transformations

b)

Transitions

c)

Transportations

d)

Transfigurations

44.

When you talk about what you're going to speak on in the next point you are giving your audience an...

a)

Internal Preview

b)

Internal Review

c)

External Preview

d)

External Preview

45.

When you review the last point you spoke on, you are doing an...

a)

External Review

b)

Internal Review

c)

Internal Preview

d)

External Preview

46.

You hook in your audience with an....

a)

Attention-Getter

b)

Fishing Pole

c)

Net

d)

Show-Stopping First Line!

47.

You should use ____ versus "I".

a)

We

b)

You

c)

Me

d)

Her

e)

Him

48.

Which of these methods is appropriate for searching for a topic?

a)

Brainstorming

b)

Categorical Brainstorming

c)

Personal Inventory

d)

Current Events/Topics

e)

The Internet

49.

____ highlights what you intend to do. (Ex: To inform, to persuade)

a)

General Purpose Statement

b)

Specific Purpose Statement

c)

Slightly-Specific Purpose Statement

d)

Overly-General Purpose Statement

50.

When you highlight your speech's purpose as specifically as possible you are making a ______.

a)

General Purpose Statement

b)

Specific Purpose Statement

c)

Glorious Porpoise Statement

d)

Specific Porpoise Statement

51.

Tell me what a thesis statement is.

Just do it.

a)

One complete sentence that describes the content of a speech/paper.

b)

One complete sentence

c)

One sentence that every professor wants.

d)

One complete sentence that describes something.

52.

____ is learning about an audience in order to communicate better.

a)

Audience Analysis

b)

Audience Participation

c)

Audience Annoyance

d)

Audience Ability

53.

_____ is holding onto sounds in words.

a)

Duration

b)

Durability

c)

Determination

d)

Exaggeration

54.

Demographics include which of the following?

a)

Gender

b)

Age

c)

Ethnicity

d)

Economic Status/Occupation

e)

Education

55.

Which of the following are types of supporting materials?

a)

Examples

b)

Surveys

c)

Testimonies/Stories

d)

Stats

e)

Definitions

56.

Which of the following are types of connectives?

a)

Signposts

b)

Transitions

c)

Internal Previews

d)

Internal Reviews

e)

Thesis Statements

57.

_____ reveal where a speaker is going.

a)

Goalposts

b)

Signposts

c)

Road Maps

d)

Stop Signs

58.

Which of the following are functions of the introduction?

a)

To introduce the topic

b)

To preview the speech

c)

To help get the audience's attention

d)

To establish credibility

e)

To begin your speech

59.

Which of the following are the functions of the body of the speech?

a)

To share your main points

b)

To organize your thoughts

c)

To tell a story

d)

To state the importance of the topic

60.

Which of the following are the functions of the conclusion...?

a)

To signal the end of the speech

b)

To review what was talked about

c)

To add one last point to your speech

d)

To convince the audience they should save the whales