COMM 2410 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Humor is always an excellent way to begin a speech.
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER - False
This 5-step pattern is used when you are advocating a policy change or a specific action.
a.Motivated Sequence
b.Criteria Satisfaction
c.Comparative Advantages
d.Cause-effect - CORRECT ANSWER - Motivated Sequence
All of the following are advantages of using organizational patterns EXCEPT
a. organized information is easier for listeners to comprehend.
b. organized information allows listeners to catch the message without paying close attention.
c. organized information gives the speaker confidence.
d. organized information is easier for speakers to remember. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Organized information allows listeners to catch the message without paying close attention.
Jan told the class that her topic will help each of them save $10 a month at the campus
Laundromat. Which of the following functions of organization is she fulfilling?
A. capturing their attention
B. motivating them to listen
C. establishing her credibility
D. presenting her thesis statement - CORRECT ANSWER - Motivating them to listen
When arranging a speech in the topical pattern
a. the most important point should be first.
, b. the most important point should be in the middle.
c. the most important point should be last
d. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - The most important point should be first
If you are telling events in order of their occurrence then you will want to use which pattern of
organization?
a. causal
b. topical
c. chronological
d. spatial - CORRECT ANSWER - Chronological
A speaker's main points are
•I. where to look for collectibles
•II. how to determine the value of a collectible item
•III. how to bargain with a collector
The speaker is using which organizational pattern?
a. topical
b. chronological
c. spatial
d. causal - CORRECT ANSWER - Topical
A speaker's main points are
I. clipping a poodle's head
II. clipping a poodle's midsection
III. clipping a poodle's legs
IV. clipping a poodle's tail
The speaker is using which organizational pattern?
A. topical
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Humor is always an excellent way to begin a speech.
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER - False
This 5-step pattern is used when you are advocating a policy change or a specific action.
a.Motivated Sequence
b.Criteria Satisfaction
c.Comparative Advantages
d.Cause-effect - CORRECT ANSWER - Motivated Sequence
All of the following are advantages of using organizational patterns EXCEPT
a. organized information is easier for listeners to comprehend.
b. organized information allows listeners to catch the message without paying close attention.
c. organized information gives the speaker confidence.
d. organized information is easier for speakers to remember. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Organized information allows listeners to catch the message without paying close attention.
Jan told the class that her topic will help each of them save $10 a month at the campus
Laundromat. Which of the following functions of organization is she fulfilling?
A. capturing their attention
B. motivating them to listen
C. establishing her credibility
D. presenting her thesis statement - CORRECT ANSWER - Motivating them to listen
When arranging a speech in the topical pattern
a. the most important point should be first.
, b. the most important point should be in the middle.
c. the most important point should be last
d. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - The most important point should be first
If you are telling events in order of their occurrence then you will want to use which pattern of
organization?
a. causal
b. topical
c. chronological
d. spatial - CORRECT ANSWER - Chronological
A speaker's main points are
•I. where to look for collectibles
•II. how to determine the value of a collectible item
•III. how to bargain with a collector
The speaker is using which organizational pattern?
a. topical
b. chronological
c. spatial
d. causal - CORRECT ANSWER - Topical
A speaker's main points are
I. clipping a poodle's head
II. clipping a poodle's midsection
III. clipping a poodle's legs
IV. clipping a poodle's tail
The speaker is using which organizational pattern?
A. topical
