COMS 101 EXAM 3 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ soft-evidence to hard-evidence. Answer: hypothetical,
illustrations, and opinions -> facts and stats
◉ chronology. Answer: organization by time or sequence
◉ recency. Answer: most important material last
◉ primacy. Answer: most convincing or least controversial
information first
◉ complexity. Answer: from simple to more complex material
◉ specificity. Answer: specific info to general overview
or
general overview to specific info
◉ using words well. Answer: ~use specific, concrete words to
communicate clearly and specific
~unbiased words
,~vivid words to add color
~use simple words
~correct words
◉ metaphor. Answer: making an implied comparison
◉ simile. Answer: comparison using like or as
◉ personification. Answer: attributing human qualities to a non
human thing
◉ omission. Answer: leaving non-essential words out
◉ inversion. Answer: reversing the normal order of words in a
phrase
◉ suspension. Answer: withholding key words in a phrase until the
end
◉ analogy. Answer: comparison between two ideas that
demonstrates how something unfamiliar is similar to what ever you
say
, ◉ parallelism. Answer: using two or more clauses or sentences with
the same grammatical structure
◉ antithesis. Answer: using a two parallel structure in which the
second part contrasts in meaning with the first
◉ repetition. Answer: using a keyword or phrase more the once
◉ alliteration. Answer: repeating a consonant sound
◉ internal summary. Answer: a recap within the speech of what had
been said
◉ final summary. Answer: a recap all the main points of a speech,
usually occurring just before or during the conclusion
◉ gestures. Answer: should be relaxed, definite, varied, and
appropriate
◉ eye contact. Answer: established before you say anything and
should be sustained as mush as possible
◉ movement. Answer: should be purpose fun and adapted to the
audience's cultural expectations
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ soft-evidence to hard-evidence. Answer: hypothetical,
illustrations, and opinions -> facts and stats
◉ chronology. Answer: organization by time or sequence
◉ recency. Answer: most important material last
◉ primacy. Answer: most convincing or least controversial
information first
◉ complexity. Answer: from simple to more complex material
◉ specificity. Answer: specific info to general overview
or
general overview to specific info
◉ using words well. Answer: ~use specific, concrete words to
communicate clearly and specific
~unbiased words
,~vivid words to add color
~use simple words
~correct words
◉ metaphor. Answer: making an implied comparison
◉ simile. Answer: comparison using like or as
◉ personification. Answer: attributing human qualities to a non
human thing
◉ omission. Answer: leaving non-essential words out
◉ inversion. Answer: reversing the normal order of words in a
phrase
◉ suspension. Answer: withholding key words in a phrase until the
end
◉ analogy. Answer: comparison between two ideas that
demonstrates how something unfamiliar is similar to what ever you
say
, ◉ parallelism. Answer: using two or more clauses or sentences with
the same grammatical structure
◉ antithesis. Answer: using a two parallel structure in which the
second part contrasts in meaning with the first
◉ repetition. Answer: using a keyword or phrase more the once
◉ alliteration. Answer: repeating a consonant sound
◉ internal summary. Answer: a recap within the speech of what had
been said
◉ final summary. Answer: a recap all the main points of a speech,
usually occurring just before or during the conclusion
◉ gestures. Answer: should be relaxed, definite, varied, and
appropriate
◉ eye contact. Answer: established before you say anything and
should be sustained as mush as possible
◉ movement. Answer: should be purpose fun and adapted to the
audience's cultural expectations
