Speech Test

Which of the following series list the elements of effective communication?

Sender, receiver, message, channel, feedback

In our culture, personal space is typically ____, while social space is ____. ____ is most likely to affect how communication is shaped.

1 ½ feet-4 feet, 4-12 feet, personal space

What type of nonverbal message deals with belonging, control, respect, or disapproval?

Relational messages

What is involved in language comprehension?

Identifying word units, knowing their meanings, understanding their syntactical use, processing abstractions, interpreting meaning

To what degree is effective listening natural to all people?

An innate ability to listen effectively is not a natural skill

Expressive language requires

oral language, gestures, written language, and tone

The best way to emphasize a major point in a public presentation is to

Pause for a long moment before delivering the point

Within a classroom setting, the reason for debate is to

teach students to research, collaborate, argue, and listen

The earliest known writing on dramatic theory was:

Aristotle's Poetics

Another word for tragic flaw is

Hamartia

The study of aesthetics in literature and drama is concerned with

Appreciation of ugliness

A good story teller relates their story using

Sensory images

A teacher with an inattentive class can use this technique to gain their attention

Drop a book, or slam a drawer, lean forward on her desk, and speak slowly and deliberately in a low voice

A detective and a therapist are working with a young child who has been kidnapped to determine what occurred in what order. They have provided stuffed animals, toy cars, some puppets, and various daily objects such as wooden spoons, books, clothes, and some toy buildings. Following the child’s lead, the detective plays with the child as she dramatically enacts her version of what happened. What theatrical element is being used?

Creative dramatics

What is a principle actors follow?

Speak your lines to someone rather than yourself

Compared to recorded history, oral history is

Equally as accurate in it’s own way

The history club has decided to do an 18th century British play they have come across. What best describes their production?

Minimal or no costumes, minimal or no staging, actors read from their scripts.

The exercise called repetition used by Meisner in his acting training involves

Two actors repeating the same line back and forth repeatedly

What does an actor not use to develop a character?

Uses stereotypical respones

Connie is attending a lecture by a well-known speaker. However, Connie is having trouble focusing on the lecture because she keeps thinking about an exam for which she must study. From the perspective of communication theory, which of the following best describes what Connie is experiencing?

Noise

Bill has accepted an engagement to speak at a local service organization. He searches the local newspaper's archives for articles about the organization in order to better understand its beliefs and goals. Bill is engaging in which of the following?

Audience Analysis

Carlos is listening to Sally explain why she is upset about an exam she has just taken. Carlos wants to provide emotional support for Sally. In which of the following is Carlos engaged?

Empathetic Listening

Which of the following is an effective nonverbal communication technique that a group leader can use to indicate a desire to share authority within the group?

Sitting in a circle with the group

Henry believes that foul language is used only by people who have little or no education. He is surprised that a classmate in his graduate class, Marla, often uses profanity in casual speech. Henry's interpretation of Marla is influenced by Henry's

World view

A political candidate is speaking to an organization that represents a specific group within the society. The candidate does not know that a certain phrase has been used by the majority population in a derogatory manner about the group. In the speech the candidate uses the phrase without realizing its offensive nature. In which of the following areas has the candidate failed to be thorough?

Audience Analysis

Which of the following aspects of credibility is most directly related to a speaker's expertise in the subject matter of a speech?

Competence

A student who is searching Internet sources while preparing a speech chooses to use only blogs that support the student's predetermined view of the topic. This approach fails to provide which of the following in the student's research?

Objectivity

A student is giving a speech on the Jurassic period and uses a real fossilized bone to illustrate some traits of the dinosaurs that lived at the time. The student is using which of the following types of sources?

Primary

When visiting a television station in a large city, the students in a communications class meet an employee who is responsible for the performance of everyone working in the news department. This employee also coordinates all of the technical and nontechnical elements of the newscast. The employee is most likely the

Producer

The strong-effects view of media in the 1920s and 1930s is also known as

the magic bullet effect

Beginning in the mid-1990s, news presentations began providing a context in which issues would be perceived according to the stance taken by the media. Such a context is called

framing

The famous saying about freedom of speech, "You cannot (falsely) shout fire in a crowded theater," paraphrases which of the following?

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., in the unanimous opinion in Schenck v. United States (1919)

At the beginning of a speech to an audience of dentists, a speaker smiles and then makes a joke about teeth. Which TWO of the following communication techniques are being used?

Nonverbal communication and audience adaptation

Which TWO of the following should be stressed when providing instruction about the listening process?

A person’s attitude can impact their listening and people can comprehend faster than they can speak

Acquiring, understanding, and attending and responding to messages from others is an accurate description of

the listening process

A student is writing an informative speech about the process of recycling. Which of the following organizational methods is most appropriate for the student to use?

Sequential

When offering a student suggestions on how to clarify the main ideas of a speech, a teacher should encourage the development of strong

metaphors

Which of the following purpose statements is the most appropriate for a speech about a chess team's winning of the state championship?

Informing the audience about the team's success in order to inspire pride in the team's achievements

A speaker begins a speech by saying, "Today, I'm going to talk to you about how to weave a rug." The statement is an illustration of which of the following?

An introduction to the topic of the speech

A student makes a persuasive claim in a debate round by saying that the judge's ballot "has the power to influence change in a decaying world." The student is making an appeal to which of the following?

Pathos

In which of the following styles of formal debate does the negative team have back-to-back speeches?

Cross-examination

A member of an audience recalling the speaker's final argument rather than the speaker's previous arguments is an example of which of the following?

Recency effect

Which of the following is a true statement describing oral interpreters?

They use limited movement

The major differences between staged drama and group oral interpretation include which THREE of the following?

1. Performers in a group oral interpretation choose literary works and bring them to life, while actors in a staged drama use a playwright's dramatic script.

2. Performers in a group oral interpretation are more likely than actors in a staged drama to use a lectern.

3. Performers in a group oral interpretation represent characters, while actors in a staged drama act out characters.

A firefighter visits schools regularly to talk about fire safety. Although the messages are always the same, the firefighter selects different words, gestures, and examples to suit the grade level of the students hearing the presentation. The firefighter's selection process is called

encoding

Which of the following best describes a group that is organized around a hobby or interest?

Social Group

A leader is most likely to assign someone to play the role of devil's advocate within a group to avoid which of the following?

Group Think

When evaluating a student's oral presentation, a teacher should do which of the following?

Point out the students strengths and the areas that need improvement

A teacher's lesson plan for a class session is to have a discussion of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and what the amendment means to United States citizens today. Which of the following steps is most likely to inhibit a successful discussion?

Allowing the entire class to discuss the issue before providing instruction on effective discussion techniques

Which of the following is the best way for a teacher to help reduce the communication apprehension of students who are assigned an extemporaneous speech?

Have students practice their speeches in front of small groups before the actual presentation

Of the following, the most effective way to teach students to understand the impact that the media has on society is to have students

observe audience responses to the ways the conservative media and liberal media cover the same story.

Which of the following theories of persuasion proposes that individuals seek balance in their lives, become uncomfortable when things are out of balance, and seek to restore balance?

Cognitive dissonance theory

A class listens to recordings of speeches by three famous people. The students determine the strengths and weaknesses of the speeches. Which of the following types of listening are the students engaged in?

Critical Listening

When a speech teacher is instructing students in the effective use of persuasive skills and strategies, it is most appropriate to have students do which of the following?

Use logos, pathos, and ethos only when appropriate in formal and informal arguments

Which of the following should a speech teacher tell students to look for first when they are analyzing a proposition of value to construct a case?

Descriptive term and evaluation term

Which of the following is the most appropriate advice for a teacher to give students when discussing ethical guidelines for debate research and the use of evidence during a debate round?

Have complete source information ready for the judge and opponents for any evidence they present in the round

In a debate round, the most widely endorsed strategy is to flow, or take notes, during which of the following speeches?

Constructive and rebuttals

In a one-on-one conversation, a teacher gives a student a set of directions to follow for an assignment. Which of the following is the most appropriate way for the student to respond to the teacher's directions?

Paraphrasing the directions

A parent wants to address the school board on an issue involving math tutorials and have the board discuss the matter. The school board follows parliamentary procedure. Which of the following should the parent do to ensure that the school board will address his or her concerns?

Contact the board secretary at least three days before the meeting and ask to have the issue put on the agenda