SPCH 1315: Final Exam Test Review
questions well answered to pass
Who bears the responsibility for communication actually taking place?
Select one:
a. the speaker
b. both the speaker and the listener
c. neither the speaker nor the listener
d. the listener - correct answer ✔✔b. both the speaker and the listener
The extemporaneous method of speaking involves
Select one:
a. ad-libbing
b. memorizing a speech
c. reading a script
d. using notes - correct answer ✔✔d. using notes
In the speech communication process, anything that blocks or hinders the communication of a message
is called
Select one:
a. obstruction
b. interference
c. blockage
d. confusion - correct answer ✔✔b. interference
,A speech, says management consultant David W. Richardson, takes place in
Select one:
a. the memories of all participants
b. the spoken words of the speaker
c. the context of speaker-listener communication
d. the minds of the listeners - correct answer ✔✔d. the minds of the listeners
In the speech communication process, the message is sent in the form of
Select one:
a. approximations
b. symbols
c. inferences
d. codes - correct answer ✔✔b. symbols
According to the text, shyness
Select one:
a. is a barrier to effective public speaking
b. is a characteristic of some successful people in show business
c. can be eliminated by psychotherapy
d. is caused by a childhood trauma - correct answer ✔✔b. is a characteristic of some successful people in
show business
Which of the following does the text recommend as a way to release tension?
Select one:
a. arrive precisely one minute before your speech
,b. inhale and exhale slowly
c. mentally prepare for a panic attack
d. make a joke about your nervousness - correct answer ✔✔b. inhale and exhale slowly
Which one of the following fears usually disappears as speakers gain experience?
Select one:
a. fear of rejection
b. fear of failure
c. fear of being stared at
d. fear of the unknown - correct answer ✔✔d. fear of the unknown
A good speaker tries very hard to eliminate all fear and nervousness.
Select one:
True
False - correct answer ✔✔False
The greatest amount of anxiety in a speech is usually experienced in the
Select one:
a. body
b. conclusion
c. introduction
d. question-and-answer period - correct answer ✔✔c. introduction
It is more important for a listener to remember the main points of a speech than to remember support
materials.
, Select one:
True
False - correct answer ✔✔True
Hermina listened politely to a speech on zoos, but she became angry when the speaker argued for
abolition of all zoos. For the rest of the speech, she tuned him out and planned the counter-arguments
that she could throw at him during the question-and-answer period. What listening mistake is she
making?
Select one:
a. failing to control emotions
b. rationalizing
c. failing to prepare
d. giving in to distractions - correct answer ✔✔a. failing to control emotions
Ned is trying hard to pull up his grades in a class. When the instructor lectures, he furiously writes down
virtually every word that is said. Which listening mistake is Ned making?
Select one:
a. failing to take notes correctly
b. making prejudgments
c. not being prepared
d. mentally arguing with the speaker - correct answer ✔✔a. failing to take notes correctly
If good listening skills are used, listening to a complex lecture should require no more mental effort than
listening to a comedian tell jokes.
Select one:
True
False - correct answer ✔✔False
questions well answered to pass
Who bears the responsibility for communication actually taking place?
Select one:
a. the speaker
b. both the speaker and the listener
c. neither the speaker nor the listener
d. the listener - correct answer ✔✔b. both the speaker and the listener
The extemporaneous method of speaking involves
Select one:
a. ad-libbing
b. memorizing a speech
c. reading a script
d. using notes - correct answer ✔✔d. using notes
In the speech communication process, anything that blocks or hinders the communication of a message
is called
Select one:
a. obstruction
b. interference
c. blockage
d. confusion - correct answer ✔✔b. interference
,A speech, says management consultant David W. Richardson, takes place in
Select one:
a. the memories of all participants
b. the spoken words of the speaker
c. the context of speaker-listener communication
d. the minds of the listeners - correct answer ✔✔d. the minds of the listeners
In the speech communication process, the message is sent in the form of
Select one:
a. approximations
b. symbols
c. inferences
d. codes - correct answer ✔✔b. symbols
According to the text, shyness
Select one:
a. is a barrier to effective public speaking
b. is a characteristic of some successful people in show business
c. can be eliminated by psychotherapy
d. is caused by a childhood trauma - correct answer ✔✔b. is a characteristic of some successful people in
show business
Which of the following does the text recommend as a way to release tension?
Select one:
a. arrive precisely one minute before your speech
,b. inhale and exhale slowly
c. mentally prepare for a panic attack
d. make a joke about your nervousness - correct answer ✔✔b. inhale and exhale slowly
Which one of the following fears usually disappears as speakers gain experience?
Select one:
a. fear of rejection
b. fear of failure
c. fear of being stared at
d. fear of the unknown - correct answer ✔✔d. fear of the unknown
A good speaker tries very hard to eliminate all fear and nervousness.
Select one:
True
False - correct answer ✔✔False
The greatest amount of anxiety in a speech is usually experienced in the
Select one:
a. body
b. conclusion
c. introduction
d. question-and-answer period - correct answer ✔✔c. introduction
It is more important for a listener to remember the main points of a speech than to remember support
materials.
, Select one:
True
False - correct answer ✔✔True
Hermina listened politely to a speech on zoos, but she became angry when the speaker argued for
abolition of all zoos. For the rest of the speech, she tuned him out and planned the counter-arguments
that she could throw at him during the question-and-answer period. What listening mistake is she
making?
Select one:
a. failing to control emotions
b. rationalizing
c. failing to prepare
d. giving in to distractions - correct answer ✔✔a. failing to control emotions
Ned is trying hard to pull up his grades in a class. When the instructor lectures, he furiously writes down
virtually every word that is said. Which listening mistake is Ned making?
Select one:
a. failing to take notes correctly
b. making prejudgments
c. not being prepared
d. mentally arguing with the speaker - correct answer ✔✔a. failing to take notes correctly
If good listening skills are used, listening to a complex lecture should require no more mental effort than
listening to a comedian tell jokes.
Select one:
True
False - correct answer ✔✔False
