Exam 13: Delivering Your Speech

Parallelism involves using the same grammatical structure for two or more clauses or sentences.

When the American Red Cross representative made her plea to the nation following the devastating floods, she said, "We need your hearts, help, and heroes." What linguistic device did she use?

The best general advice regarding appropriate attire for a presentation is to _____.

_____ word refers to an object or describes an action or a characteristic in the most specific way possible.

Somewhat similar to parallelism, _____ involves two structures that contrast in meaning.

_____ is a book of synonyms.

Sanjay is well-prepared for his presentation. As he presents his first point, he notices the confused looks from his audience members. He clarifies the confusing concept and quickly adapts the remainder of his speech. Sanjay is most likely using what type of delivery method?

During a recent meeting, Kathryn's boss turned to her and without warning, asked her to provide the most recent sales figures for the new product. This is an example of manuscript speaking.

_____ word is one that is known to most people who speak the same language.

Akari used _____ speaking when she delivered her speech word-for-word from a written text.