COM 100 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Cira is outlining her speech on poodles. Her first main point is that there are many popular breeds of
poodles in the United States. She plans to support this with one subpoint: (a) The toy poodle is the most
popular breed of poodle. What rule of outlining if Cira breaking?
Answer:
division
Question:
2. Which of the following terms means knowingly using information from another source without giving
proper credit to that source?
Answer:
plagiarism
Question:
3. When a speaker is building a speech, which of the following reflects the speech's design and helps the
speaker decide what materials will be needed?
Answer:
outline
Question:
4. which model of communication best describes complex face-to-face communication?
Answer:
transaction
Question:
5. If you give an informative speech describing how a hurricane forms, you are giving what kind of
speech?
Answer:
process
Question:
6. Which of the following is the display of words or numbers in a format of columns and rows?
Answer:
table
Question:
7. Frances and Jean are watching the president give a speech on television. Frances is a big supporter of the
president and identifies politically with his party. Kean did not vote for the president and does not agree
with his policies. While listening to the address, Frances is delighted with the president's message and
thinks he is on point, whereas Jean thinks the president is not addressing the issue at hand. Which
characteristic of communication does this scenario illustrate?
, Answer:
communication passes through perceptual filters
Question:
8. Although every main point in a speech addresses the same topic, each main point must still be _______
and express a different idea.
Answer:
distinct
Question:
9. Where does the meaning of a word come from?
Answer:
the people using it
Question:
10. President Obama used a bad word. In the following days, there was much discussion and debate in the
media over the use of obscenity in that situation. What does this controversy demonstrate with regard to
the communication decisions of the president and other high-ranking officials?
Answer:
It is important to communicate appropriately for the social and cultural context
Question:
11. If someone says "real-ah-tor" rather than "realtor," he or she has what articulation problem?
Answer:
addition
Question:
12. Which of the following terms means showing how to do something as you explain it?
Answer:
demonstrating
Question:
13. Niamh is giving an informative speech about September 11 when she was there, this speech fits into
what category?
Answer:
events
Question:
14. Yolanda incorporates signposts, summaries, pitch change, and pauses. Yolanda understands the power
of what type of transition?
Answer:
nonverbal
Question:
15. A ______ is a declaration of the specific goal of your speech.
Answer:
purpose statement
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Cira is outlining her speech on poodles. Her first main point is that there are many popular breeds of
poodles in the United States. She plans to support this with one subpoint: (a) The toy poodle is the most
popular breed of poodle. What rule of outlining if Cira breaking?
Answer:
division
Question:
2. Which of the following terms means knowingly using information from another source without giving
proper credit to that source?
Answer:
plagiarism
Question:
3. When a speaker is building a speech, which of the following reflects the speech's design and helps the
speaker decide what materials will be needed?
Answer:
outline
Question:
4. which model of communication best describes complex face-to-face communication?
Answer:
transaction
Question:
5. If you give an informative speech describing how a hurricane forms, you are giving what kind of
speech?
Answer:
process
Question:
6. Which of the following is the display of words or numbers in a format of columns and rows?
Answer:
table
Question:
7. Frances and Jean are watching the president give a speech on television. Frances is a big supporter of the
president and identifies politically with his party. Kean did not vote for the president and does not agree
with his policies. While listening to the address, Frances is delighted with the president's message and
thinks he is on point, whereas Jean thinks the president is not addressing the issue at hand. Which
characteristic of communication does this scenario illustrate?
, Answer:
communication passes through perceptual filters
Question:
8. Although every main point in a speech addresses the same topic, each main point must still be _______
and express a different idea.
Answer:
distinct
Question:
9. Where does the meaning of a word come from?
Answer:
the people using it
Question:
10. President Obama used a bad word. In the following days, there was much discussion and debate in the
media over the use of obscenity in that situation. What does this controversy demonstrate with regard to
the communication decisions of the president and other high-ranking officials?
Answer:
It is important to communicate appropriately for the social and cultural context
Question:
11. If someone says "real-ah-tor" rather than "realtor," he or she has what articulation problem?
Answer:
addition
Question:
12. Which of the following terms means showing how to do something as you explain it?
Answer:
demonstrating
Question:
13. Niamh is giving an informative speech about September 11 when she was there, this speech fits into
what category?
Answer:
events
Question:
14. Yolanda incorporates signposts, summaries, pitch change, and pauses. Yolanda understands the power
of what type of transition?
Answer:
nonverbal
Question:
15. A ______ is a declaration of the specific goal of your speech.
Answer:
purpose statement
