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Public Speaking Midterm Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   – Fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons

2.

(a)   is the nervousness that speakers feel before and during the presentation of their speeches.

3.

What are 3 things you should remember about stage fright?

4 lines
4.

Why do people experience stage fright?

a)

They are afraid of being judged.

b)

They are afraid of people.

c)

They are afraid of receiving a bad grade.

d)

They are afraid of making mistakes.

5.

Body of speech arrangement: Main points are delivered in the order they happened in time.

a)

Chronological

b)

Topical

c)

Spatial

d)

Causal

6.

Arrange the body of the speech in the following manner:

Main points are delivered in order of most interesting or importance.

a)

Comparative

b)

Topical

c)

Spatial

d)

Causal

7.

Body of speech arrangement:

Main points are delivered in order of most interesting or importance.

a)

Comparative

b)

Topical

c)

Spatial

d)

Causal

8.

Body of speech arrangement:

Main points are delivered according to their physical location.

a)

Comparative

b)

Topical

c)

Spatial

d)

Causal

9.

Body of speech arrangement:

Main points are delivered by comparing two objects.

a)

Comparative

b)

Topical

c)

Spatial

d)

Causal

10.

Body of speech arrangement:

Main points are delivered based on cause and effect relationships.

a)

Comparative

b)

Topical

c)

Spatial

d)

Causal

11.

How many seconds do you have to grab your audience's attention?

a)

5 seconds

b)

30 seconds

c)

2 seconds

d)

10 seconds

12.

Which part of the speech is considered the MEAT?

4 lines
13.

Which part of a speech is considered the most important?

a)

Body

b)

Conclusion

c)

Middle

d)

Introduction

14.

What are the 6 attention grabbers?

4 lines
15.

When should you use silence as an attention grabber?

4 lines
16.

Which part of the speech should you prepare FIRST?

a)

Introduction

b)

Body

c)

Conclusion

d)

Attention Grabber

17.

Your audience will always notice if you're nervous.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Feeling nervous before a speech is normal.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Is there a cure for stage fright?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the best way to prepare for a presentation?

a)

Practice

b)

Procrastinate until the last minute

c)

Inform everyone that you're nervous

d)

Refuse to present

21.

What are the three parts of a speech introduction? Write them in order.

4 lines
22.

What are the following?

Asking a question

Telling a story

Using a fact or statistic

Using humor

Quoting someone

(a)  

23.

What do you call the statement where the main idea of your speech is expressed?

a)

Body

b)

Thesis

c)

Attention Grabber

d)

Roadmap

24.

What is a brief preview of your body of speech called?

a)

Attention Grabber

b)

Thesis Statement

c)

Roadmap

d)

Conclusion

25.

What does the acronym PREP stand for?

4 lines
26.

When concluding an impromptu speech, you should always:

a)

Remind the audience of the topic

b)

Repeat

c)

Take a deep breath

d)

End the speech

27.

How long should an impromptu speech be?

a)

1-3 minutes long

b)

30 seconds

c)

As long as you want it to be

d)

Forever

28.

What should you do if you can't remember the rest of your impromptu speech?

a)

Give up

b)

Conclude your speech

c)

Repeat your speech again

d)

Start all over

29.

The literal definition of a word.

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

30.

The emotional or imaginative definition of a word

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation