Deck 11: Outlining the Speech

Question 1

A speaker relies on an outline to __________.

A) gather material
B) arrange ideas
C) research supporting material
D) enhance language of the speech

Answer 1

arrange ideas

Question 2

The two types of outlines are __________.

A) rhetorical and situational
B) informative and persuasive
C) formal and informal
D) presentation and preparation

Answer 2

presentation and preparation

Question 3

Which of the following steps comes first in the development of an outline?

A) List the ideas you plan to develop.
B) Determine which ideas subsume other ideas.
C) Diagram the relationships among ideas.
D) Determine the order in which you want to discuss your ideas.

Answer 3

List the ideas you plan to develop.

Question 4

Which type of outline is developed in detail while composing the speech?

A) presentation outline
B) key word outline
C) rough outline
D) preparation outline

Question 5

To test the clarity and precision of your claims, you must write the preparation outline in __________.

A) longhand
B) complete sentences
C) Arabic numerals
D) key words

Question 6

Which of the following lists shows the proper progression within an outline from most important to least important?

A) Arabic numerals, Roman numerals, capital letters, lowercase letters
B) Roman numerals, Arabic numerals, capital letters, lowercase letters
C) Roman numerals, capital letters, Arabic numerals, lowercase letters
D) capital letters, Roman numerals, Arabic numerals, lowercase letters

Question 7

An outline indicates the importance of ideas within a speech, signifying the main ideas with __________.

A) uppercase letters
B) lowercase letters
C) Roman numerals
D) Arabic numerals

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a properly written main point for a preparation outline?

A) Censorship in the USA
B) Speech codes on campus: Stifling student voices
C) What can you say nowadays?
D) Special interest groups are restricting the speech of their members.

Question 9

Parallel statements at the same level of importance in the outline are called __________.

A) coordinate
B) subordinate
C) rhetorical
D) main points

Question 10

In the preparation outline, the topic, general purpose, specific purpose statement, and thesis should all appear together __________.

A) above the outline
B) in the introduction
C) with the transitions
D) in the conclusion

Question 11

Which of the following elements should be included in the preparation outline but not in the presentation outline?

A) word-for-word introduction
B) complete sentence main points
C) transitions
D) word-for-word conclusion

Question 12

If your supporting point is designated by a capital letter, its subordinate points would be designated by __________.

A) lowercase letters
B) uppercase letters
C) Arabic numerals
D) Roman numerals

Question 13

Teenage drivers are the most dangerous drivers on the road. Which of the following statements is coordinate?

A) Drivers over the age of 25 are much more experienced.
B) Fifteen percent of accidents involve drivers 17 years old or younger.
C) The number of teen drivers has increased in the last 20 years.
D) Teenagers should have more restrictions on their driving.

Question 14

Consider the following points: 1. Homeopathic treatments can relieve migraine pain.
1) Homeopathic treatments can relieve migraine pain.
2) Migraine sufferers have tried a number of ways to reduce pain.
3) Modern medicine offers effective pain control.
Which points are coordinate?"

A) 1 and 3
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 2
D) 1, 2, and 3

Question 15

Checking for proper coordination ensures that the __________.

A) claims in the outline are precise and clear
B) purpose of the speech is appropriate to the situation
C) main points are parallel in importance
D) sentences are complete

Question 16

As a general rule, the minimum number of entries at each level of subordination should be __________.

A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four

Question 17

Checking for proper subordination ensures that __________.

A) the claims in the outline are precise and clear
B) the purpose of the speech is appropriate to the situation
C) the main points are parallel in importance
D) the supporting material is relevant to the idea it supports

Question 18

The drawback to using footnotes in the outline and then reproducing the supporting material at the end is __________.

A) you will have to flip back and forth between the two
B) it will make your outline too long
C) it will not match up specific evidence with specific ideas
D) you will not be able to identify the type of supporting material

Question 19

Which of the following characteristics should be identical in both the presentation and the preparation outlines?

A) the structure of the main points and subpoints
B) the introduction and conclusion
C) the citation of supporting materials
D) the bibliography

Question 20

In a presentation outline, which two elements should be written out word for word?

A) transitions and sources
B) purpose and preview
C) introduction and conclusion
D) main points and evidence

Question 21

Which element in a presentation outline is represented by the notation, "Show visual aid 2 now"?

A) transition
B) preview
C) supporting material
D) stage direction

Question 22

Your presentation outline should identify supporting materials by using __________.

A) complete sentences
B) keywords
C) footnotes
D) a full text of all evidence

Question 23

A speaker should write out the content of supporting materials on a separate note card when __________.

A) the supporting material is not simple enough to remember
B) the speaker forgot to include the support in the preparation outline
C) there is a podium available to hold the extra note cards
D) there are extra cards after preparing the main and supporting points

Question 24

Notes on a speaker's preparation outline indicating when the speaker should emphasize a point, repeat a phrase, pause, or speak slowly are called __________.

A) transitions
B) speaker cues
C) footnotes
D) stage directions

Question 25

Which outline is useful during the rehearsal of the speech?

A) the preparation outline
B) the presentation outline
C) the formal outline
D) both the preparation and presentation outlines

Question 26

The preparation outline serves as a memory aid to the speaker during the delivery of the speech.

Question 27

Some very accomplished speakers can give excellent presentations without a fully developed preparation outline.

Question 28

For beginning speakers, the presentation outline is more important than the preparation outline.

Question 29

The preparation outline is more formal than the presentation outline.

Question 30

The least important ideas in the outline are signified by lowercase letters.

Question 31

The introduction and conclusion should be developed as separate sections of the outline.

Question 32

Reproducing supporting material in detail within the body of the outline disrupts the clarity of the structure of the outline.

Question 33

The presentation outline is simple and brief, using keywords to prompt the speaker.

Question 34

The presentation outline is used to compose the speech and is developed in detail.

Question 35

Because the preparation outline provides important structure and detail, it is the outline that should be used when delivering the speech.

Question 36

A speech outline is simply a display of the __________ pattern of the speech.

Question 37

The presentation outline is a written __________ aid that helps you become familiar with your claims and the order in which you want to present them.

Question 38

The __________ outline helps the speaker compose the speech, select the best evidence, and discover which points have insufficient supporting material.

Question 39

When the instructor of the class asks you to submit an outline, you should submit the __________ outline.

Question 40

In between the points signified by Roman numerals and those signified by Arabic numerals in the outline are subpoints signified by __________.

Question 41

The __________ outline is usually written in complete sentences and includes separate sections for the introduction, body, and conclusion.

Question 42

The relationship among the subpoints that support a single main point in an outline is a relationship of __________.

Question 43

While the preparation outline uses complete sentences, the presentation outline uses __________.

Question 44

It is important for a speaker to __________ a speech using the presentation outline to help develop a smooth delivery and the preparation outline to check that all important ideas have been included.

Question 45

Brief reminders to pause, summarize, or refer to a visual aid are features of a presentation outline known as __________.

Question 46

What are the two types of outlines and what are the distinctions between them?

Question 47

Explain the concepts of coordination, subordination, and discreteness.

Question 48

What are three ways of displaying supporting material in a preparation outline, and what are the benefits and drawbacks of each method?

Question 49

Identify and describe the purpose of each of the three basic principles for developing an effective presentation outline.

Question 50

What are the advantages of using note cards for a presentation outline?