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Speech Patterns

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most people get their points across in ______________ ways.

a)

original

b)

remarkable

c)

unique

2.

______________________ are considered important elements when describing speech patterns.

a)

Inflection, speech rate, clarity, brevity, and emotive mood

b)

Word stress, intonation, and clarity

c)

Speech rate, clarity, mood, and brevity

3.

______________________ is the speed at which someone chats.

a)

Speech rate

b)

Speech delivery

c)

Speech tone

4.

People who want to be understood commonly _____________________, the different sounds in words using an exaggerated manner.

a)

speaks slowly and their mouth is wide open

b)

articulate, or clearly pronounce

c)

places stress in the correct syllable

5.

The term “Gaelic”, as a language, applies only to the language of

a)

Welsh

b)

Scotland

c)

Irish

6.

Someone’s _______________ can be a part of their speech pattern.

a)

emotive mood

b)

personality

c)

place of birth

7.

This is part of what makes listening to people fun

a)

jokes

b)

inflection

c)

clarity

8.

Brevity represents the speaker's ability to

a)

make pauses

b)

keep quiet when necessary

c)

express a lot in a few words

9.

Describing a speech pattern can be

a)

tricky

b)

troublesome

c)

challenging

10.

Individuals pick the speech patterns that seem the most ___________________.

a)

efficient and authentic

b)

easy and catchy

c)

comfortable and efficient