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Some quizzes from COMS 101 in random order

1. The sentiment “How now brown cow” is an example of ___________________.
2. “Hear the mellow wedding bells” is an example of a(n) ____________because of the repetition of vowel sounds.
3. It is fine to use slang in your speech.
4. Language expectations vary from culture to culture.
5. When JFK used the phrase, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country,” he was using
6. Attributing human qualities to a concept or an inanimate object is known as ________________.
7. Saying “The elderly gentlemen in the black suit and red tie entered the neighborhood grocery” instead of “The man went to the store” is an example of a speaker
8. One of the best ways to improve when you are giving a speech in a second language is to practice in front of friends who are native speakers.
9. What is problematic with a speaker begging the audience, “Guys, we can make a difference in the fight against violence if we just organize our resources”?
10. What uses words that apply only to one sex, race, or another group as though they represent everyone?

Set

1. A voice in which the pitch, volume, and rate remain constant, with no word, idea, or sentence differing significantly in sound from any other is
2. Which of the following facial expression should be used throughout your speech?
3. You should not practice movements or gestures so they can appear natural when you present your speech.
4. Besides being intelligible, another reason to fluctuate your volume during your speech is
5. Which of the following is NOT one of the identified characteristics of voice?
6. When preparing to adapt a speech for a virtual audience, what should a speaker consider?
7. Audience contact is creating a sense of looking listeners in the eye when speaking to large audiences.
8. A speech researched and planned ahead of time but the exact wording is not scripted and will vary somewhat from the presentation is
9. A person is said to have a(n) _____________ when they have speech habits typical of a certain geographic area.
10. What is achieved by changing your pitch, volume, and rate, stressing certain words, and using pauses strategically?

Set

1. The method of rapidly going through work in order to determine what a topic is, how it is covered, and whether it will be useful is called
2. For a speech on the participation of college-age students in elections for President, a speaker is in need of information such as voting age population, resident population voting age, percent reporting registered and voted. What is the best source for obtaining this information?
3. Evaluating a website’s _____________ involves determining the date the article was placed on the web or revised.
4. One of the best ways to give meaning to new ideas is through comparison and contrast.
5. Evaluating a website’s _______________ involves determining viewpoints and potential biases presented on the site.
6. Which of the following is NOT a type of secondary research?
7. Nonthreatening questions designed to put the interviewee at ease are known as _______________.
8. During Sammy’s persuasive speech about why ghosts exist, she used a personal account of her interaction with what she called, “a friendly spirit.” This is an example of
9. It is possible to conduct quality research on the Internet.
10. The heart of an effective interview is the interview protocol, which is a list of good questions you plan to ask questions.

Set

1. When choosing what information to include on the visual aid, you should include
2. If Natasha plays her guitar during her informative speech on learning to play the guitar, she is using __________ and ____________ as presentational aids.
3. Using bright colors such as red ________________.
4. Ideally, a pie chart should have at least “slices” or wedges. If your chart has more than eight wedges, you should
5. If the object you want to use as a visual aid is too large, you could use this type of visual aid instead.
6. The speaker can be a visual aid.
7. It is important that everyone in the audience can see your visual aid.
8. Showing the class your high school basketball trophy and explaining how it represents your past is using what kind of visual aid?
9. Many speakers think that because they have prepared good presentational aids, they will have no trouble using them.
10. Audiences have come to expect messages to be enhanced with presentational aids.

Set

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary goals of an introduction?
2. Most people enjoy a well-told story, so it makes a good attention-getter. What is the one drawback to telling a story as an attention-getter?
3. The conclusion offers a speaker one last chance to do all of the following EXCEPT ____________.
4. A speaker who begins with, “It’s a pleasure to return to State University. As you know, I’m a graduate of State. Though it was some time ago, the last few days I’ve spent on campus have made me feel as though I have never left,” is using what type of introduction?
5. You can use clinchers with informative speeches only.
6. One way to determine whether or not your introduction is appropriate for your speech is to
7. To complete the formal outline of your speech, which of the following is NOT necessary?
8. Stories told during the introduction should be actual, not hypothetical.
9. If a speaker begins by saying, “It is nature’s best bug control, and night-blooming flowers depend on it for pollination. As North America’s most endangered animal, the Chiroptera or ‘bat,’ is in serious trouble,” what type of introduction is he/she trying to use?
10. A conclusion that states, “We must not permit our forests to die. Please, the next time you are camping, practice the suggestions I have made to you,” is using the ________________ type of clincher.