GEB 3213 FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Ineffective presentations suffer what types of consequences?
a. inefficient use of time
b. vital information not communicated
c. lost sales
d. waste of financial resources
e. all of these
Answer:
all of these
Question:
2. Which of the following is not a typical purpose of most business presentations?
a. explaining
b. motivating
c. reporting
d. persuading
e. enhancing
Answer:
enhancing
Question:
3. A publisher's presentation to a group of authors to describe how the publishing process works has the
purpose of
a. reporting.
b. explaining.
c. persuading.
d. motivating.
e. lecturing.
Answer:
explaining
Question:
4. A presentation that brings sales representatives up to date on new products has the purpose of
a. reporting.
b. explaining.
c. lecturing.
d. persuading.
e. motivating.
Answer:
reporting
,Question:
5. Knowing your purpose enables you to _____ after you deliver your presentation.
a. analyze your audience
b. understand your audience's motivations
c. evaluate the quality of data
d. review the quality of visual aids
e. judge your effectiveness
Answer:
judge your effectiveness
Question:
6. Identify a psychological need that you should analyze when learning about the audience for an oral
presentation.
a. age
b. organizational status
c. attitudes
d. education
e. demographics
Answer:
attitudes
Question:
7. If you believe your listeners are likely to be hostile to you or your message, your presentation will have
to
a. include few examples to avoid overwhelming the audience.
b. be more modest, downplaying your credentials.
c. use language that is familiar to the majority of the audience.
d. establish your credibility and possibly quote other experts.
e. use complex terminology to demonstrate your mastery of the material.
Answer:
establish your credibility and possibly quote other experts
Question:
8. Which of the following is not a recommended guideline for preparing notes for a presentation?
a. Number the pages or index cards.
b. Use large size letters on your note cards.
c. Type the notes in all capital letters for easy reading.
d. Write on only one side of the note card.
e. Consider including notes about emphasis and pauses.
Answer:
type the notes in all capital letters for easy reading
,Question:
9. The audience is probably the most judgmental during the _____ of the presentation.
a. opening
b. middle
c. ending
d. question-and-answer period
e. summary
Answer:
opening
Question:
10. Which of the following is not an effective attention-getter for a business presentation?
a. quoting a well-known individual
b. joking about the bad food served before the presentation
c. presenting a hypothetical situation to stimulate thought about the topic
d. stating a startling fact or statistic
e. discussing a personal experience that relates to the topic of the presentation
Answer:
joking about the bad food served before the presentation
Question:
11. Which opening sentence weakens your credibility as a speaker?
a. Give us liberty, or give us death.
b. During the next hour, 30 people will die in car crashes.
c. How many people feel tied to their cell phones?
d. I wish I had had more time to prepare for this presentation.
e. Today, I'll cover three ways to get the most from your paycheck.
Answer:
I wish I had more time to prepare for this presentation.
Question:
12. When planning the opening of your presentation, your aim is to do all of the following except
a. capture audience interest.
b. build rapport with your listeners.
c. make a good first impression on the audience.
d. introduce the topic.
e. make excuses for your lack of time or preparation.
Answer:
make excuses for your lack of time or preparation
Question:
13. A presentation that first mentions unsafe working conditions and how this contributes to high
employee turnover, followed by suggested remedies, follows the _____ organizational plan.
a. criteria
b. order of importance
c. direct sequence
d. chronological
e. cause/effect/solution
, Answer:
cause/effect/solution
Question:
14. Which of the following is not credible evidence you can use to support a point in your presentation?
a. specific examples
b. actual experiences
c. facts and statistics
d. emotional language
e. quotes from experts
Answer:
emotional language
Question:
15. Which organizational plan is most effective to discuss various alternatives based on particular
conditions or standards?
a. criteria
b. order of importance
c. direct sequence
d. chronological
e. cause/effect/solution
Answer:
criteria
Question:
16. A presentation that discusses a sudden number of cases of employee illness, the source of the illness,
and remedies follows the _____ organizational plan.
a. criteria
b. order of importance
c. direct sequence
d. chronological
e. cause/effect/solution
Answer:
cause/effect/solution
Question:
17. Information in a status report would generally be sequenced in which of the following organizational
plans?
a. criteria
b. chronological
c. direct organization
d. order of importance
e. cause/effect/solution
Answer:
chronological
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Ineffective presentations suffer what types of consequences?
a. inefficient use of time
b. vital information not communicated
c. lost sales
d. waste of financial resources
e. all of these
Answer:
all of these
Question:
2. Which of the following is not a typical purpose of most business presentations?
a. explaining
b. motivating
c. reporting
d. persuading
e. enhancing
Answer:
enhancing
Question:
3. A publisher's presentation to a group of authors to describe how the publishing process works has the
purpose of
a. reporting.
b. explaining.
c. persuading.
d. motivating.
e. lecturing.
Answer:
explaining
Question:
4. A presentation that brings sales representatives up to date on new products has the purpose of
a. reporting.
b. explaining.
c. lecturing.
d. persuading.
e. motivating.
Answer:
reporting
,Question:
5. Knowing your purpose enables you to _____ after you deliver your presentation.
a. analyze your audience
b. understand your audience's motivations
c. evaluate the quality of data
d. review the quality of visual aids
e. judge your effectiveness
Answer:
judge your effectiveness
Question:
6. Identify a psychological need that you should analyze when learning about the audience for an oral
presentation.
a. age
b. organizational status
c. attitudes
d. education
e. demographics
Answer:
attitudes
Question:
7. If you believe your listeners are likely to be hostile to you or your message, your presentation will have
to
a. include few examples to avoid overwhelming the audience.
b. be more modest, downplaying your credentials.
c. use language that is familiar to the majority of the audience.
d. establish your credibility and possibly quote other experts.
e. use complex terminology to demonstrate your mastery of the material.
Answer:
establish your credibility and possibly quote other experts
Question:
8. Which of the following is not a recommended guideline for preparing notes for a presentation?
a. Number the pages or index cards.
b. Use large size letters on your note cards.
c. Type the notes in all capital letters for easy reading.
d. Write on only one side of the note card.
e. Consider including notes about emphasis and pauses.
Answer:
type the notes in all capital letters for easy reading
,Question:
9. The audience is probably the most judgmental during the _____ of the presentation.
a. opening
b. middle
c. ending
d. question-and-answer period
e. summary
Answer:
opening
Question:
10. Which of the following is not an effective attention-getter for a business presentation?
a. quoting a well-known individual
b. joking about the bad food served before the presentation
c. presenting a hypothetical situation to stimulate thought about the topic
d. stating a startling fact or statistic
e. discussing a personal experience that relates to the topic of the presentation
Answer:
joking about the bad food served before the presentation
Question:
11. Which opening sentence weakens your credibility as a speaker?
a. Give us liberty, or give us death.
b. During the next hour, 30 people will die in car crashes.
c. How many people feel tied to their cell phones?
d. I wish I had had more time to prepare for this presentation.
e. Today, I'll cover three ways to get the most from your paycheck.
Answer:
I wish I had more time to prepare for this presentation.
Question:
12. When planning the opening of your presentation, your aim is to do all of the following except
a. capture audience interest.
b. build rapport with your listeners.
c. make a good first impression on the audience.
d. introduce the topic.
e. make excuses for your lack of time or preparation.
Answer:
make excuses for your lack of time or preparation
Question:
13. A presentation that first mentions unsafe working conditions and how this contributes to high
employee turnover, followed by suggested remedies, follows the _____ organizational plan.
a. criteria
b. order of importance
c. direct sequence
d. chronological
e. cause/effect/solution
, Answer:
cause/effect/solution
Question:
14. Which of the following is not credible evidence you can use to support a point in your presentation?
a. specific examples
b. actual experiences
c. facts and statistics
d. emotional language
e. quotes from experts
Answer:
emotional language
Question:
15. Which organizational plan is most effective to discuss various alternatives based on particular
conditions or standards?
a. criteria
b. order of importance
c. direct sequence
d. chronological
e. cause/effect/solution
Answer:
criteria
Question:
16. A presentation that discusses a sudden number of cases of employee illness, the source of the illness,
and remedies follows the _____ organizational plan.
a. criteria
b. order of importance
c. direct sequence
d. chronological
e. cause/effect/solution
Answer:
cause/effect/solution
Question:
17. Information in a status report would generally be sequenced in which of the following organizational
plans?
a. criteria
b. chronological
c. direct organization
d. order of importance
e. cause/effect/solution
Answer:
chronological
