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WorksheetsExtemporaneous Speaking: Ch. 2 Delivering Your Speech
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What are the types of questions
Predict the outcome of a situation.
Prescribe the best course of action in a given scenario
Evaluate the actions some person or group has taken.
General questions
opinion questions
Predictive questions often focus which of the following
who will win an election
“What should Congress do to ensure the long term viability of Social Security?”
“What should Congress do to ensure the long term viability of Social Security?”
In predicting an outcome, it is necessary to
include comparative analysis.
True
False
Which one is an prescriptive questions
“Should Congress secure the country’s borders before extending citizenship to undocumented immigrants?”
“How should Congress reform immigration policy?”
“Is China doing enough to reduce economic inequalities among its citizens?”
Evaluative questions can be specific as well as more open-ended.
True
False
Which one should you not do
choose deeply controversial topics.
Consider your familiarity with the topic.
Know what you have research on – and
what you don’t.
Assess the wording of the question.
How do tournaments divide up questions
thematically
Random
Strategical
for fun
What will hinder your performance
having to much evidence
having to little evidence
having evidence that is related to the topic
The more you know about a subject, the easier it will be to speak intelligently on it.
True
False
What question should you pick
“Should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade?”
“Is the Supreme Court likely to overturn Roe v. Wade?”
