WTC SPCH 1315 Exam 2 Questions with
correct answers
The |cause-effect |pattern |of |organization |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-can |explain |either |causes |or |effects |
first
T/F |Each |main |point |should |make |an |announcement |rather |than |an |assertion |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-False
A |speaker |says, |"What |I |am |going |to |explain |now |will |help |you |understand |the |rest |of |the |speech." |
Which |device |is |the |speaker |using? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-spotlight
A |speaker |says, |"So |far, |we |have |seen |that |carelessness |is |the |main |cause |for |industrial |accidents." |
Which |device |is |the |speaker |using? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Internal |summary
T/F |If |you |use |the |topical |pattern, |you |should |divide |your |central |idea |into |components |or |categories.
|- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
A |speaker |discusses |why |some |people |abuse |animals, |and |then |describes |the |effects |of |abuse |on |the |
animals. |Which |pattern |is |the |speaker |using? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cause-effect
In |a |speech |on |redwood |trees, |a |speaker |begins |by |discussing |the |roots, |proceeds |to |the |trunk, |then |
the |branches, |and |finally |the |leaves. |Which |organizational |pattern |is |being |used? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-spatial
For |a |speech |explaining |how |to |bake |bread, |which |organizational |pattern |would |be |used? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-chronological
A |speaker |says, |"Now |we |come |to |the |most |important |thing |I |have |to |tell |you." |Which |device |is |the |
speaker |using? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-spotlight
, A |speaker |describes |the |safety |features |of |a |new |car, |starting |at |the |front |bumper |and |progressing |to
|the |rear |bumper. |Which |organizational |pattern |is |the |speaker |using? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-spatial
T/F |Rhetorical |questions |should |be |avoided |in |introductions. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
Which |one |of |the |following |options |fails |to |serve |as |orienting |material? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
grabbing |the |listeners' |attention
The |text |says, |"Quotations |usually |work |best |when |they |are |________." |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-short
It |is |___________ |for |an |introduction |to |be |too |short. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-possible
A |speaker |says, |"Please |raise |your |hands |to |answer |this: |How |many |of |you |know |how |to |swim?" |
What |kind |of |question |is |this |speaker |using? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-overt-response
Which |of |the |following |is |an |acceptable |option |in |a |conclusion? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-referring |to |
the |introduction
T/F |If |you |didn't |have |enough |time |to |prepare |your |speech, |the |conclusion |is |a |good |place |to |
apologize |to |the |audience. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-false
The |text |quotes |the |old |speechmaking |formula, |"Tell |'em |what |you're |going |to |tell |'em. |Tell |'em. |
Then |tell |'em |what |you |told |'em." |The |last |sentence |refers |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |summary
Which |one |of |the |following |is |an |acceptable |option |in |an |introduction? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |
hypothetical |narrative
For |speaker's |notes, |the |text |recommends |that |_____________ |should |be |written |in |large |letters |and |
contrasting |colors. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-delivery |reminders
T/F |Speaking |notes |should |be |written |in |complete |sentences |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
correct answers
The |cause-effect |pattern |of |organization |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-can |explain |either |causes |or |effects |
first
T/F |Each |main |point |should |make |an |announcement |rather |than |an |assertion |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-False
A |speaker |says, |"What |I |am |going |to |explain |now |will |help |you |understand |the |rest |of |the |speech." |
Which |device |is |the |speaker |using? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-spotlight
A |speaker |says, |"So |far, |we |have |seen |that |carelessness |is |the |main |cause |for |industrial |accidents." |
Which |device |is |the |speaker |using? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Internal |summary
T/F |If |you |use |the |topical |pattern, |you |should |divide |your |central |idea |into |components |or |categories.
|- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-True
A |speaker |discusses |why |some |people |abuse |animals, |and |then |describes |the |effects |of |abuse |on |the |
animals. |Which |pattern |is |the |speaker |using? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cause-effect
In |a |speech |on |redwood |trees, |a |speaker |begins |by |discussing |the |roots, |proceeds |to |the |trunk, |then |
the |branches, |and |finally |the |leaves. |Which |organizational |pattern |is |being |used? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-spatial
For |a |speech |explaining |how |to |bake |bread, |which |organizational |pattern |would |be |used? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-chronological
A |speaker |says, |"Now |we |come |to |the |most |important |thing |I |have |to |tell |you." |Which |device |is |the |
speaker |using? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-spotlight
, A |speaker |describes |the |safety |features |of |a |new |car, |starting |at |the |front |bumper |and |progressing |to
|the |rear |bumper. |Which |organizational |pattern |is |the |speaker |using? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-spatial
T/F |Rhetorical |questions |should |be |avoided |in |introductions. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
Which |one |of |the |following |options |fails |to |serve |as |orienting |material? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
grabbing |the |listeners' |attention
The |text |says, |"Quotations |usually |work |best |when |they |are |________." |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-short
It |is |___________ |for |an |introduction |to |be |too |short. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-possible
A |speaker |says, |"Please |raise |your |hands |to |answer |this: |How |many |of |you |know |how |to |swim?" |
What |kind |of |question |is |this |speaker |using? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-overt-response
Which |of |the |following |is |an |acceptable |option |in |a |conclusion? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-referring |to |
the |introduction
T/F |If |you |didn't |have |enough |time |to |prepare |your |speech, |the |conclusion |is |a |good |place |to |
apologize |to |the |audience. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-false
The |text |quotes |the |old |speechmaking |formula, |"Tell |'em |what |you're |going |to |tell |'em. |Tell |'em. |
Then |tell |'em |what |you |told |'em." |The |last |sentence |refers |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |summary
Which |one |of |the |following |is |an |acceptable |option |in |an |introduction? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |
hypothetical |narrative
For |speaker's |notes, |the |text |recommends |that |_____________ |should |be |written |in |large |letters |and |
contrasting |colors. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-delivery |reminders
T/F |Speaking |notes |should |be |written |in |complete |sentences |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-False
