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Question

1. Ned wants to give a speech in his class about a subject he is very interested in, his band. He feels he is an expert because of his experience. His specific purpose is "To inform my classmates why starting a band is a cool idea." Which of the following is a reasonable response to this specific purpose statement?

a) It is good; he is an expert and his audience will be interested.

b) He is an expert but no one in his class will care about the subject and will think he is bragging.

c) His specific purpose statement violates at least two of the guidelines in the textbook so he should trash it and get a different topic.

d) He needs to reword the specific purpose statement mostly to focus on the communication word being fulfilled in the speech.

2. Audiences are asking two basic questions while listening to a speaker.

a) What is the future of this topic/How much will this topic affect me?

b) Why is this topic important to me/Why should I listen to the speaker?

c) What is your credibility as a speaker/Who are the major authorities on this subject?

d) How do we know it is true/How does this topic affect my world?

3. What is the acronym the textbook author uses to explain that speakers should consider their audience's needs and interests in developing speech topics?

a) WITS

b) WIIFM

c) KISS

d) WSKIF

4. "Domain" refers to what part of the web address?

a) http

b) title

c) author

d) .org or .com

5. Which of these is an example of writing style as a test of a website?

a) loaded language

b) errors

c) use of name-calling

d) all of these

e) none of these

6. Utilizing the words And, Or, and Not in a search engine is called

a) Advanced search

b) Boolean search

c) Primary research

d) Investigative research

7. Which statement is true about process-oriented speeches?

a) They should not use chronological organization.

b) They may either be designed for information purposes only or for the audience to perform the process.

c) They usually have to be much longer than normal speeches.

d) They do not need transitions and connective statements because of the process nature of the content.

8. There are two types of outlines: preparation and speaking.

a) True

b) False

9. Which organization pattern would be best to organize a speech with the specific purpose: "To describe reasons for and the results of the Black Lives Matter Movement?"

a) Chronological

b) Spatial

c) Topical/part of whole

d) Cause-effect

e) Problem-solution

10. Why is organization important to a speech?

a) Good organization benefits speaker credibility.

b) Good organization helps your delivery

c) Good organization takes less time to prepare.

d) All of a-c

e) None of a-c