SPC 1608 Week 8 Quiz | Assignment Help | Hillsborough Community College

SPC 1608 Week 8 Quiz | Assignment Help | Hillsborough Community College


Chapter 8 Test

Question 1

In her presentation to the school board about plans for the new physical fitness facility, Ms. Anderson described how the various workout areas, gyms, locker rooms, and physical therapy facilities would be located within the building. Which organizational pattern was Ms. Anderson using in her presentation?

o   spatial

o   topical

o   problem-solution

o   chronological

 

Question 2

Mandy’s “save the whales” speech was very effective because she started off with some stories about whales, then she moved into facts, statistics, and sources. Which principle of support material organization did Mandy effectively use in her speech?

 

o   “soft” to “hard” evidence

o   complexity

o   primacy

o   specificity

 

Question 3

Using geometric shapes to sketch how all the main ideas, subpoints, and supporting material of a speech relate to the central idea and to one another is a technique known as

 

o   piggybacking.

o   flagging.

o   previewing.

o   mapping.

 

Question 4

When explaining the progress of molecular discoveries, Shanthan began by discussing Mendel’s 1866 studies about inheritance of biological traits in peas, ending with recent information about the human genome project. Which pattern of organization did Shanthan employ in his speech?

 

o   spatial

o   cause-effect

o   topical

o   chronological

 

Question 5

In addition to using a preview at the beginning of the speech, speakers can use _____ previews at various points throughout the speech.

 

o   internal

o   miniature

o   summative

o   spatial

 

Question 6

Throughout John’s speech on the environment, he reviewed and re-emphasized points previously discussed. What is the textbook term for this technique?

 

o   external summary

o   internal summary

o   preview

o   conclusion

 

Question 7

For his persuasive speech supporting assisted suicide, Saul decides to first provide a definition of the term and talk generally about the current status of the problem. Then he plans to bring up individual incidents in which assisted suicides have prevented needless suffering for the victim. Which strategy of supporting material organization is this plan reflecting?

 

o   specificity

o   complexity

o   primacy

o   “soft” to “hard” evidence

 

Question 8

In a speech, April says: “You should now understand the three most-recommended methods for improving your ability to recall people’s names: the repetition method, the word-association method, and the visual imagery method. I hope you will put these methods into practice and you will remember my name the next time you see me in the hall.” What device is April making use of in her speech?

 

o   a preview statement

o   a final summary

o   an internal preview

o   a transition

 

 

 

 

 

Question 9

When you present the most important or convincing idea first in your speech, you are using the principle of

 

o   primacy.

o   specificity.

o   complexity.

o   recency.

 

Question 10

A planned pause in a speech may be used as

 

o   a nonverbal transition.

o   an internal preview.

o   a summary statement.

o   a verbal transition.

 

Question 11

Organizing ideas within a speech according to the order in which they occurred or should occur is an example of a _____ pattern.

 

o   spatial

o   cause-effect

o   chronological

o   topical

 

 

 

Question 12

Cues about the relationships between a speaker’s ideas are known as

 

o   relevant movements.

o   signposts.

o   nonverbals.

o   supports.

 

 

Question 13

When you tell your audience your main ideas before you move onto your speech you are using a

 

o   summary statement.

o   verbal transition.

o   connector.

o   preview.

 

 

Question 14

If a speech is organized to identify a situation and then discuss the impact of that situation, the speaker has used a _____ pattern.

 

o   chronological

o   topical

o   cause-and-effect

o   spatial

 

Question 15

Transitions, previews, and summaries are all examples of

 

o   external noise.

o   supporting material.

o   signposts.

o   main ideas.

 

Question 16

Which of the following is true of your speaking notes?

 

o   They should include your full introduction and conclusion.

o   They should include your purpose statement, but not your central idea.

o   They should not be written in standard outline format.

o   They should include delivery cues.

 

Question 17

In your preparation outline, your specific purpose should be

 

o   written at the top.

o   included in the works cited page.

o   included in the outline itself.

o   written at the bottom.

 

 

 

 

 

Question 18

In his speech on varying explanations of how the earth came into existence, Eduardo begins with opinions, moves to inferences, and uses scientific facts in support of his last point. What principle of supporting material organization is Eduardo utilizing in his speech?

 

o   “soft” to “hard” evidence

o   specificity

o   primacy-recency

o   complexity

 

 

Question 19

A speech organizational pattern which goes one step beyond cause-and-effect to discuss ways to alter, fix, or correct an effect is called

 

o   a problem-solution pattern.

o   the motivated sequence.

o   an extended cause-effect pattern.

o   a chronological pattern.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 20

Bianca began her speech with a vivid description of the typical waiting area in an emergency room of a public hospital. After completing the description, she began to discuss why emergency rooms have come to represent a critical problem within the health care system. What organizational pattern can you detect in Bianca’s speech?

 

o   chronological

o   spatial

o   cause-effect

o   topical

 

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