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WorksheetsComm 1020 Chapters 9 & 10 Topic Selection and Outlining
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is a good recommendation for writing a specific-purpose statement?
Your specific-purpose statement should be as broad as possible.
Your specific-purpose statement should be an entire paragraph in length.
Your specific-purpose statement should not change as you do research and develop your speech.
Your specific-purpose statement should be declarative in nature.
You've been asked to deliver a commemorative speech at graduation. At this point, you've determined the
Thesis statement
Specific purpose statement
General purpose statement
Goals statement
Your informative speech is due in a few weeks and it's time to get it started. The first thing you'll need to do in the speech-making process is to select the topic
True
False
Jonas decides that he is going to give a speech about microlending. "Microlending" is Jonas's
Thesis
General purpose
Topic
Goal
A general-purpose statement includes the goal of your speech and the general topic.
True
False
When outlining, the process of creating a hierarchy of ideas in which the most general ideas appear first followed by more specific ideas is called
Subordination
Coordination
Division
Parallelism
When Tong is preparing her outline, she makes sure that all three of her main points have the same amount of significance. Which tenet of outlining is Tong following?
Subordination
Organization
Coordination
Division
Which of the following would NOT be included in a preparation outline (like the one you submit)?
Complete sentences that correspond with each outline symbol.
Key words and phrases next to each outline symbol.
Source citations written the way that you plan to say them in your speech.
Language and sentences that are less complex than in an essay.
Which speaking tool scrolls slowly through the text of your speech as you speak, allowing you to read it word for word while looking at your audience or a camera?
PowerPoint
Teleprompter
Manuscript
Video feed
Which of the following is true of a preparation outline?
It is written using exactly the same type of language, grammar, sentence structure, and sentence length as an essay.
It is written in paragraphs.
It does not need to include outline symbols.
It should include complete source citations.
