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Delivery
T
he questions for each chapter are organized according to type: true-false, multiple-
choice, short-answer, and essay. Within each of these categories, questions are
clustered by topic, roughly following the order of topics in the textbook.
To provide as much flexibility as possible in constructing examinations, there is
deliberate overlap among the questions, both within and across question types. This
enables you to choose the wording and question type that best fits your testing
objectives. In deciding which questions to use, take care to avoid items such as a
multiple-choice question that gives away the answer to a true-false or short-answer
question, or an essay question that covers essentially the same ground as a true-false,
short-answer, or multiple-choice question.
Each type of question—true-false, multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay—has an
automatic numbering system, which means you can copy and paste items from within a
question type, and they will automatically number themselves consecutively, beginning
with “1.” The five answer choices for each multiple-choice question are also ordered
automatically, and so you can add, change, or reorder answer choices without
rearranging the lettering.
If you would like to preserve the fonts, line breaks, and tabs of the original questions,
you can copy and paste the questions you want to use into the exam “master” document
provided in the final Word file of the Test Bank. In the exam master, spaces for your
course name, exam type, and the student’s name and section are followed by headings
and instructions for true-false, multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay questions. You
can add elements unique to your exams, and you can delete elements that you don’t
want to use. To preserve the master document in its original form or with elements that
you would like to use again, click “Save As” and give the document a new name or click
“Save As” and change the setting in the Format drop-down to “Word Template.”
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True-False Questions
1. T F Good speech delivery should call attention to itself.
2. T F Good speech delivery conveys a speaker’s ideas without
calling attention to itself.
3. T F Nonverbal communication is based on a person’s use of voice
and body, rather than on the use of words.
4. T F One of the advantages of speaking from a manuscript is that
it frees a speaker from the need to establish eye contact with the
audience.
5. T F Speaking from a manuscript allows for greater spontaneity
and directness than does speaking extemporaneously.
6. T F A manuscript speech is written out word for word and read to
the audience.
7. T F Speaking from a manuscript requires very little skill.
8. T F When speaking from a manuscript, you should strive for the
same directness and sincerity in your voice as in an
extemporaneous speech.
9. T F Speaking from memory is most effective when a speaker
wants to be very responsive to feedback from the audience.
10. T F When speaking impromptu, you should do your best to look
calm and confident no matter how nervous you may be feeling.
11. T F Impromptu speaking gives more precise control over thought
and language than does extemporaneous speaking.
12. T F An impromptu speech is delivered with little or no immediate
preparation.
13. T F Speaking impromptu and speaking extemporaneously are
essentially alike.
14. T F An extemporaneous speech is carefully prepared and
practiced in advance.
15. T F An extemporaneous speech is delivered with little or no
immediate preparation.
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16. T F In an extemporaneous speech, the exact wording is chosen at
the moment of delivery.
17. T F “Conversational quality” in a speech means that the speaker
talks the same as she or he would in ordinary conversation.
18. T F The “conversational quality” of extemporaneous speaking
means that a speech has been well rehearsed yet sounds
spontaneous to the audience.
19. T F No two people have exactly the same vocal characteristics.
20. T F A speaker always sounds louder to a listener than to the
speaker.
21. T F Pitch is the relative highness or lowness of the speaker’s
voice.
22. T F People in the U.S. usually speak at a rate between 120 and
150 words per minute.
23. T F A faster rate of speech is usually called for when a speaker is
explaining complex information.
24. T F Vocalized pauses are an effective way to increase a speaker’s
credibility.
25. T F Pauses usually work best in a speech when they are planned
in advance.
26. T F Most people recognize and understand about the same
number of words in reading as occur in spontaneous speech.
27. T F Most people recognize and understand about three times as
many words in reading as occur in spontaneous speech.
28. T F If you say the “s” in Illinois or the “p” in pneumonia, you are
making a mistake in articulation.
29. T F You can articulate a word sharply and still mispronounce it.
30. T F Ways of talking based on ethnic or regional speech patterns
are called dialects.
31. T F Dialects are usually based on regional or ethnic speech
patterns.
Delivery
T
he questions for each chapter are organized according to type: true-false, multiple-
choice, short-answer, and essay. Within each of these categories, questions are
clustered by topic, roughly following the order of topics in the textbook.
To provide as much flexibility as possible in constructing examinations, there is
deliberate overlap among the questions, both within and across question types. This
enables you to choose the wording and question type that best fits your testing
objectives. In deciding which questions to use, take care to avoid items such as a
multiple-choice question that gives away the answer to a true-false or short-answer
question, or an essay question that covers essentially the same ground as a true-false,
short-answer, or multiple-choice question.
Each type of question—true-false, multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay—has an
automatic numbering system, which means you can copy and paste items from within a
question type, and they will automatically number themselves consecutively, beginning
with “1.” The five answer choices for each multiple-choice question are also ordered
automatically, and so you can add, change, or reorder answer choices without
rearranging the lettering.
If you would like to preserve the fonts, line breaks, and tabs of the original questions,
you can copy and paste the questions you want to use into the exam “master” document
provided in the final Word file of the Test Bank. In the exam master, spaces for your
course name, exam type, and the student’s name and section are followed by headings
and instructions for true-false, multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay questions. You
can add elements unique to your exams, and you can delete elements that you don’t
want to use. To preserve the master document in its original form or with elements that
you would like to use again, click “Save As” and give the document a new name or click
“Save As” and change the setting in the Format drop-down to “Word Template.”
,251 TEST BANK FOR THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
True-False Questions
1. T F Good speech delivery should call attention to itself.
2. T F Good speech delivery conveys a speaker’s ideas without
calling attention to itself.
3. T F Nonverbal communication is based on a person’s use of voice
and body, rather than on the use of words.
4. T F One of the advantages of speaking from a manuscript is that
it frees a speaker from the need to establish eye contact with the
audience.
5. T F Speaking from a manuscript allows for greater spontaneity
and directness than does speaking extemporaneously.
6. T F A manuscript speech is written out word for word and read to
the audience.
7. T F Speaking from a manuscript requires very little skill.
8. T F When speaking from a manuscript, you should strive for the
same directness and sincerity in your voice as in an
extemporaneous speech.
9. T F Speaking from memory is most effective when a speaker
wants to be very responsive to feedback from the audience.
10. T F When speaking impromptu, you should do your best to look
calm and confident no matter how nervous you may be feeling.
11. T F Impromptu speaking gives more precise control over thought
and language than does extemporaneous speaking.
12. T F An impromptu speech is delivered with little or no immediate
preparation.
13. T F Speaking impromptu and speaking extemporaneously are
essentially alike.
14. T F An extemporaneous speech is carefully prepared and
practiced in advance.
15. T F An extemporaneous speech is delivered with little or no
immediate preparation.
, CHAPTER 13—DELIVERY 252
16. T F In an extemporaneous speech, the exact wording is chosen at
the moment of delivery.
17. T F “Conversational quality” in a speech means that the speaker
talks the same as she or he would in ordinary conversation.
18. T F The “conversational quality” of extemporaneous speaking
means that a speech has been well rehearsed yet sounds
spontaneous to the audience.
19. T F No two people have exactly the same vocal characteristics.
20. T F A speaker always sounds louder to a listener than to the
speaker.
21. T F Pitch is the relative highness or lowness of the speaker’s
voice.
22. T F People in the U.S. usually speak at a rate between 120 and
150 words per minute.
23. T F A faster rate of speech is usually called for when a speaker is
explaining complex information.
24. T F Vocalized pauses are an effective way to increase a speaker’s
credibility.
25. T F Pauses usually work best in a speech when they are planned
in advance.
26. T F Most people recognize and understand about the same
number of words in reading as occur in spontaneous speech.
27. T F Most people recognize and understand about three times as
many words in reading as occur in spontaneous speech.
28. T F If you say the “s” in Illinois or the “p” in pneumonia, you are
making a mistake in articulation.
29. T F You can articulate a word sharply and still mispronounce it.
30. T F Ways of talking based on ethnic or regional speech patterns
are called dialects.
31. T F Dialects are usually based on regional or ethnic speech
patterns.
