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Speech and Presentation Concepts Quiz

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the element of the rhetorical situation synonymous with setting?

a)

Occasion

b)

Purpose

c)

Audience

d)

Speaker

2.

What is the purpose of a persuasive speech?

a)

To inform

b)

To entertain

c)

To persuade

d)

To demonstrate

3.

What is a speech done with little to no preparation called?

a)

Manuscript Speech

b)

Memorized Speech

c)

Impromptu Speech

d)

Extemporaneous Speech

4.

In the public speaking industry, what is another term for speaking anxiety?

a)

Stage Fright

b)

Communication Apprehension

c)

Performance Anxiety

d)

Public Speaking Fear

5.

What is the spotlight effect?

a)

Focusing on the speaker

b)

Shifting attention away from you and towards your audience

c)

Highlighting key points

d)

Using visual aids effectively

6.

What are false statements damaging someone's reputation called?

a)

Libel

b)

Slander

c)

Defamation

d)

Gossip

7.

What is the purpose of a demonstration speech?

a)

To inform

b)

To entertain

c)

To persuade

d)

To demonstrate

8.

What is the purpose of an informative speech?

a)

To inform

b)

To entertain

c)

To persuade

d)

To demonstrate

9.

What is the subject of your presentation, argument, or demonstration called?

a)

Thesis

b)

Topic

c)

Purpose

d)

Audience

10.

What is one complete sentence that identifies your purpose and argument in a clearly articulated central idea?

a)

Introduction

b)

Conclusion

c)

Thesis Statement

d)

Topic Sentence

11.

What is buying or stealing someone else's work to submit as your own called?

a)

Cheating

b)

Plagiarism

c)

Forgery

d)

Copying

12.

What is a group selected for a survey to inspire reasonable inferences about a population called?

a)

Sample

b)

Population

c)

Census

d)

Focus Group

13.

What is the magic number; the preferred number of key points?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

14.

What is the organizational pattern based on categories called?

a)

Chronological Arrangement

b)

Spatial Arrangement

c)

Categorical Arrangement

d)

Problem-Solution Arrangement

15.

What is a connective guiding the audience from one key point to the next called?

a)

Transition

b)

Bridge

c)

Link

d)

Connector

16.

What are words that alert and signal listeners to a new thought called?

a)

Bridge Words

b)

Transition Words

c)

Signal Words

d)

Alert Words

17.

What does the introduction of a speech include?

a)

Attention, Value Step, Credibility, Thesis, & Preview of Key Points

b)

Thesis, Body, Conclusion

c)

Introduction, Body, Conclusion

d)

Hook, Thesis, Body

18.

What does the conclusion of a speech include?

a)

Restate thesis, restate key points, and call the audience to action

b)

Summarize key points, thank the audience

c)

Restate introduction, summarize body

d)

Call to action, thank the audience

19.

What is a comprehensive, specific, and concise structure to a presentation called?

a)

Outline

b)

Full-Sentence Outline

c)

Bullet Points

d)

Summary

20.

What does WIIFT stand for?

a)

What's in it for them?

b)

Why is it fun today?

c)

What is it for them?

d)

Why is it for them?

21.

What does KISS stand for?

a)

Keep it simple, speaker!

b)

Keep it short, speaker!

c)

Keep it simple, stupid!

d)

Keep it smart, speaker!

22.

What is the feeling a word arouses called?

a)

Connotation

b)

Denotation

c)

Implication

d)

Inference

23.

What is the literal, objective meaning of a word called?

a)

Connotation

b)

Denotation

c)

Definition

d)

Explanation

24.

What is language that reinforces stereotypes and belittles called?

a)

Exclusionary Language

b)

Inclusionary Language

c)

Discriminatory Language

d)

Offensive Language

25.

What is language that keeps the entire audience involved called?

a)

Exclusionary Language

b)

Inclusionary Language

c)

Engaging Language

d)

Inclusive Language

26.

What impacts speaking style?

a)

Vocabulary, structure, brevity, and use of rhetorical devices

b)

Tone, volume, pace, and pitch

c)

Gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact

d)

Clarity, accuracy, and precision

27.

What does CORE stand for?

a)

Clear, Oral, Rhetorical, & Eloquent

b)

Concise, Organized, Relevant, & Effective

c)

Creative, Original, Reliable, & Engaging

d)

Comprehensive, Objective, Rational, & Empathetic

28.

What is a stylistic device of effective and intentional redundancy called?

a)

Repetition

b)

Alliteration

c)

Assonance

d)

Parallelism

29.

What is the length of TED speeches and our attention spans for any given topic?

a)

15 minutes

b)

18 minutes

c)

20 minutes

d)

25 minutes

30.

What is a visual aid comparing parts of a whole called?

a)

Bar Chart

b)

Pie Chart

c)

Line Graph

d)

Histogram

31.

What depicts data changes over time?

a)

Bar Chart

b)

Pie Chart

c)

Line Graph

d)

Scatter Plot

32.

What is how we show, tell, focus, point, and time our presentations called?

a)

Delivery

b)

Presentation

c)

Performance

d)

Execution

33.

What do informative presentations answer?

a)

Who, What, When, Where, and mostly How; yet still have an element of persuasion

b)

Why, How, When, and Where

c)

What, Why, and How

d)

Who, What, and Why

34.

What is a persuasive presentation?

a)

An argument featuring a particular side or point of view that starts with Why

b)

A presentation that informs the audience

c)

A demonstration of a process

d)

A speech that entertains the audience

35.

What is a demonstration presentation?

a)

The speaker tells, shows, and does a particular task or activity; actively informing the audience of a particular process

b)

A presentation that persuades the audience

c)

A speech that entertains the audience

d)

A presentation that informs the audience

36.

What is the value step?

a)

Answers, "What's in it for them?" and clarifies the benefit the audience will receive from the presentation.

b)

Summarizes the key points of the presentation

c)

Introduces the topic and purpose of the presentation

d)

Concludes the presentation with a call to action

37.

What is the Tell-Show-Do Model?

a)

A demonstration speech model incorporating verbal and physical components

b)

A persuasive speech model focusing on argumentation

c)

An informative speech model emphasizing clarity

d)

A narrative speech model using storytelling