Question 1

Match the word or phrase with its meaning.
-Belonging needs

Accepted Answer

A)  To inform my audience about the three ways to get better grades 
B)  Serving on a museum's board of directors 
C)  "How do you feel about organ donation?"… "Are you an organ donor?" 
D)  The two most significant fears in infants are loud noises and falls 
E)  Ground water contamination
F) Fraternities and sororities
G) Closed, open, graduated or Likert scale
H) Leading the volleyball team through a victorious match
I) The 40 years spent working at a steel mill
J) To inform
K) Proper fire extinguisher use 
A)  To inform my audience about the three ways to get better grades 
B)  Serving on a museum's board of directors 
C)  "How do you feel about organ donation?"… "Are you an organ donor?" 
D)  The two most significant fears in infants are loud noises and falls 
E)  Ground water contamination
F) Fraternities and sororities
G) Closed, open, graduated or Likert scale
H) Leading the volleyball team through a victorious match
I) The 40 years spent working at a steel mill
J) To inform
K) Proper fire extinguisher use F

Question 2

Match the word or phrase with its meaning.
-Self-actualization

Accepted Answer

A)  To inform my audience about the three ways to get better grades 
B)  Serving on a museum's board of directors 
C)  "How do you feel about organ donation?"… "Are you an organ donor?" 
D)  The two most significant fears in infants are loud noises and falls 
E)  Ground water contamination
F) Fraternities and sororities
G) Closed, open, graduated or Likert scale
H) Leading the volleyball team through a victorious match
I) The 40 years spent working at a steel mill
J) To inform
K) Proper fire extinguisher use 
A)  To inform my audience about the three ways to get better grades 
B)  Serving on a museum's board of directors 
C)  "How do you feel about organ donation?"… "Are you an organ donor?" 
D)  The two most significant fears in infants are loud noises and falls 
E)  Ground water contamination
F) Fraternities and sororities
G) Closed, open, graduated or Likert scale
H) Leading the volleyball team through a victorious match
I) The 40 years spent working at a steel mill
J) To inform
K) Proper fire extinguisher use H

Question 3

Appealing to the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs can evoke sympathy and interest. This most basic human need for water and air, for example, is what Maslow identifies as _____ needs.

Accepted Answer

A)  safety 
B)  esteem 
C)  physiological 
D)  belonging 
A)  safety 
B)  esteem 
C)  physiological 
D)  belonging C

Question 4

Match the word or phrase with its meaning.
-Interview

Accepted Answer

A)  To inform my audience about the three ways to get better grades 
B)  Serving on a museum's board of directors 
C)  "How do you feel about organ donation?"… "Are you an organ donor?" 
D)  The two most significant fears in infants are loud noises and falls 
E)  Ground water contamination
F) Fraternities and sororities
G) Closed, open, graduated or Likert scale
H) Leading the volleyball team through a victorious match
I) The 40 years spent working at a steel mill
J) To inform
K) Proper fire extinguisher use 
A)  To inform my audience about the three ways to get better grades 
B)  Serving on a museum's board of directors 
C)  "How do you feel about organ donation?"… "Are you an organ donor?" 
D)  The two most significant fears in infants are loud noises and falls 
E)  Ground water contamination
F) Fraternities and sororities
G) Closed, open, graduated or Likert scale
H) Leading the volleyball team through a victorious match
I) The 40 years spent working at a steel mill
J) To inform
K) Proper fire extinguisher use

Question 5

A prominent politician spoke to a first-grade class about the importance of registering to vote. During his speech, the politician used jargon the children did not understand. The politician failed to reach the children because he did NOT do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exercise his authoritative opinion 
B)  Analyze his audience 
C)  Establish his credibility 
D)  Cite his sources 
A)  Exercise his authoritative opinion 
B)  Analyze his audience 
C)  Establish his credibility 
D)  Cite his sources

Question 6

Match the word or phrase with its meaning.
-Thesis statement

Accepted Answer

A)  To inform my audience about the three ways to get better grades 
B)  Serving on a museum's board of directors 
C)  "How do you feel about organ donation?"… "Are you an organ donor?" 
D)  The two most significant fears in infants are loud noises and falls 
E)  Ground water contamination
F) Fraternities and sororities
G) Closed, open, graduated or Likert scale
H) Leading the volleyball team through a victorious match
I) The 40 years spent working at a steel mill
J) To inform
K) Proper fire extinguisher use 
A)  To inform my audience about the three ways to get better grades 
B)  Serving on a museum's board of directors 
C)  "How do you feel about organ donation?"… "Are you an organ donor?" 
D)  The two most significant fears in infants are loud noises and falls 
E)  Ground water contamination
F) Fraternities and sororities
G) Closed, open, graduated or Likert scale
H) Leading the volleyball team through a victorious match
I) The 40 years spent working at a steel mill
J) To inform
K) Proper fire extinguisher use

Question 7

Lorraine's biggest mistake was picking a topic she was curious about. Curiosity can NOT be a good foundation for a speech topic choice because enthusiasm is NOT beneficial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match the word or phrase with its meaning.
-Safety needs

Accepted Answer

A)  To inform my audience about the three ways to get better grades 
B)  Serving on a museum's board of directors 
C)  "How do you feel about organ donation?"… "Are you an organ donor?" 
D)  The two most significant fears in infants are loud noises and falls 
E)  Ground water contamination
F) Fraternities and sororities
G) Closed, open, graduated or Likert scale
H) Leading the volleyball team through a victorious match
I) The 40 years spent working at a steel mill
J) To inform
K) Proper fire extinguisher use 
A)  To inform my audience about the three ways to get better grades 
B)  Serving on a museum's board of directors 
C)  "How do you feel about organ donation?"… "Are you an organ donor?" 
D)  The two most significant fears in infants are loud noises and falls 
E)  Ground water contamination
F) Fraternities and sororities
G) Closed, open, graduated or Likert scale
H) Leading the volleyball team through a victorious match
I) The 40 years spent working at a steel mill
J) To inform
K) Proper fire extinguisher use

Question 9

A shared body of knowledge or interest can be found from an audience analysis of occupation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The second step in choosing an appropriate topic is to analyze the situation in which you will be speaking. Specifically, you want to consider what three things?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The second step in choosing an appropriate...

Question 11

Discussing forensic evidence to members of the community, the crime scene investigator defined the terms, "alternative light source," "oblique lighting," and "latent fingerprints" to his audience because he felt that those terms were unrecognizable and uncommon. In doing so, the crime scene investigator

Accepted Answer

A)  adapted to his audience. 
B)  personally connected with his audience. 
C)  addressed the interest of his audience. 
D)  provided his audience with a thesis statement. 
A)  adapted to his audience. 
B)  personally connected with his audience. 
C)  addressed the interest of his audience. 
D)  provided his audience with a thesis statement.

Question 12

Develop a general purpose, a specific purpose, and a thesis statement for an informative speech.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Develop a general purpose, a specific purpose,...

Question 13

What is one advantage of choosing a speech topic using your own experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is easier to visualize your topic, making the entire public speaking experience easier. 
B)  You are required to do less research. 
C)  There is less preparation. 
D)  You do not need to prepare an outline. 
A)  It is easier to visualize your topic, making the entire public speaking experience easier. 
B)  You are required to do less research. 
C)  There is less preparation. 
D)  You do not need to prepare an outline.

Question 14

In the stages of preparing for a speech, once you have chosen a topic based on your analysis of self, situation, and audience, what four steps do you use to adapt your speech and delivery to the audience?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the stages of preparing for a...

Question 15

Officer Friendly visited a kindergarten class. One of the goals during her visit was to discuss why children should obey the rules. However, the children sat confused when she talked about misdemeanors and Class A felonies. What did the officer fail to consider when analyzing her audience?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Officer Friendly visited a kindergarten class. One...

Question 16

In an effort to narrow your topic, you may generate several different specific purpose statements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Jeff learned sign language at the age of three in order to communicate with his mother; she wore hearing aids. Because Jeff had a certain level of expertise concerning sign language, he picked it for his topic. His familiarity with the topic increased his confidence before the group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

There are three ways to gather information when determining the characteristics of your audience. They are

Accepted Answer

A)  examination, discussion, and opinion-poll. 
B)  observation, interviews, and surveys. 
C)  spying, intrusive questioning, and eavesdropping. 
D)  observation, intrusive questioning, and examination. 
A)  examination, discussion, and opinion-poll. 
B)  observation, interviews, and surveys. 
C)  spying, intrusive questioning, and eavesdropping. 
D)  observation, intrusive questioning, and examination.

Question 19

Ilene was preparing her informative speech on the band "Panic at the Disco." The majority of the class consisted of returning students whose ages ranged from 42 to 65. What should Ilene have considered when deciding her speech topic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Demographics 
B)  Geographics 
C)  Ideographics 
D)  Stratigraphics 
A)  Demographics 
B)  Geographics 
C)  Ideographics 
D)  Stratigraphics

Question 20

The general purpose of a speech

Accepted Answer

A)  decides whether your overriding goal is to inform, to persuade, or to entertain. 
B)  decides what you hope to accomplish, which aspect you will cover, and your intended audience. 
C)  includes the major ideas of your speech. 
D)  includes the main points of your speech. 
A)  decides whether your overriding goal is to inform, to persuade, or to entertain. 
B)  decides what you hope to accomplish, which aspect you will cover, and your intended audience. 
C)  includes the major ideas of your speech. 
D)  includes the main points of your speech.

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Belonging needs

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Self-actualization

Appealing to the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs can evoke sympathy and interest. This most basic human need for water and air, for example, is what Maslow identifies as _____ needs.

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Interview

A prominent politician spoke to a first-grade class about the importance of registering to vote. During his speech, the politician used jargon the children did not understand. The politician failed to reach the children because he did NOT do which of the following?

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Thesis statement

Lorraine's biggest mistake was picking a topic she was curious about. Curiosity can NOT be a good foundation for a speech topic choice because enthusiasm is NOT beneficial.

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Safety needs

A shared body of knowledge or interest can be found from an audience analysis of occupation.

The second step in choosing an appropriate topic is to analyze the situation in which you will be speaking. Specifically, you want to consider what three things?

Develop a general purpose, a specific purpose, and a thesis statement for an informative speech.

What is one advantage of choosing a speech topic using your own experiences?

In the stages of preparing for a speech, once you have chosen a topic based on your analysis of self, situation, and audience, what four steps do you use to adapt your speech and delivery to the audience?

Officer Friendly visited a kindergarten class. One of the goals during her visit was to discuss why children should obey the rules. However, the children sat confused when she talked about misdemeanors and Class A felonies. What did the officer fail to consider when analyzing her audience?

In an effort to narrow your topic, you may generate several different specific purpose statements.

Jeff learned sign language at the age of three in order to communicate with his mother; she wore hearing aids. Because Jeff had a certain level of expertise concerning sign language, he picked it for his topic. His familiarity with the topic increased his confidence before the group.

There are three ways to gather information when determining the characteristics of your audience. They are

Ilene was preparing her informative speech on the band "Panic at the Disco." The majority of the class consisted of returning students whose ages ranged from 42 to 65. What should Ilene have considered when deciding her speech topic?

The general purpose of a speech

An Overview of Communication

Perception

Listening

Verbal Communication

Nonverbal Communication

Understanding Ourselves and Others

Creating a Positive Communication Climate

Interviewing

Communicating in Small Groups

Solving Problems Using Small Groups

Researching and Using Supportive Material for Your Speech

Organizing Your Speech

Delivering Your Speech

The Informative Speech

The Persuasive Speech

Filters

Exam 11: Selecting a Speech Topic and Adapting to the Audience

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Belonging needs

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Self-actualization

Appealing to the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs can evoke sympathy and interest. This most basic human need for water and air, for example, is what Maslow identifies as _____ needs.

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Interview

A prominent politician spoke to a first-grade class about the importance of registering to vote. During his speech, the politician used jargon the children did not understand. The politician failed to reach the children because he did NOT do which of the following?

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Thesis statement

Lorraine's biggest mistake was picking a topic she was curious about. Curiosity can NOT be a good foundation for a speech topic choice because enthusiasm is NOT beneficial.

Match the word or phrase with its meaning. -Safety needs

A shared body of knowledge or interest can be found from an audience analysis of occupation.

The second step in choosing an appropriate topic is to analyze the situation in which you will be speaking. Specifically, you want to consider what three things?

Develop a general purpose, a specific purpose, and a thesis statement for an informative speech.

What is one advantage of choosing a speech topic using your own experiences?

In the stages of preparing for a speech, once you have chosen a topic based on your analysis of self, situation, and audience, what four steps do you use to adapt your speech and delivery to the audience?

Officer Friendly visited a kindergarten class. One of the goals during her visit was to discuss why children should obey the rules. However, the children sat confused when she talked about misdemeanors and Class A felonies. What did the officer fail to consider when analyzing her audience?

In an effort to narrow your topic, you may generate several different specific purpose statements.

Jeff learned sign language at the age of three in order to communicate with his mother; she wore hearing aids. Because Jeff had a certain level of expertise concerning sign language, he picked it for his topic. His familiarity with the topic increased his confidence before the group.

There are three ways to gather information when determining the characteristics of your audience. They are

Ilene was preparing her informative speech on the band "Panic at the Disco." The majority of the class consisted of returning students whose ages ranged from 42 to 65. What should Ilene have considered when deciding her speech topic?

The general purpose of a speech

An Overview of Communication

Perception

Listening

Verbal Communication

Nonverbal Communication

Understanding Ourselves and Others

Creating a Positive Communication Climate

Interviewing

Communicating in Small Groups

Solving Problems Using Small Groups

Researching and Using Supportive Material for Your Speech

Organizing Your Speech

Delivering Your Speech

The Informative Speech

The Persuasive Speech

Filters