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Beginning and Ending of Speech MCQ

The audience will quickly form impressions of you based on how you open your speech.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The average conclusion makes up approximately ______.

3 percent of a speech

5 percent of a speech

7 percent of a speech

10 percent of a speech

Answer

Correct Answer: 5 percent of a speech

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When added to a speech, stories help the speaker make the ideas of the speech ______.

Make sense

Easier to agree with

Easier to remember

Less abstract and more concrete

Answer

Correct Answer: Less abstract and more concrete

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The main points of your speech can be restated or reinforced during the conclusion of your speech.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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By referring to ideas explored earlier in the speech, the speaker is able to help audience members ______.

Acknowledge the amount of time given to the speech

Acknowledge that each idea was unique

Acknowledge the strategic insight of the speech

Acknowledge that the presentation was whole and complete

Answer

Correct Answer: Acknowledge that the presentation was whole and complete

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Use the conclusion as your opportunity to interject information that is a little different from the main ideas of the speech.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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A speaker’s credibility is based on a number of qualities, including whether the speaker appears sincere and qualified.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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You are able to build suspense with your audience by first arousing curiosity, then waiting before satisfying that curiosity.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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A well-designed conclusion should provide the audience with a summary of key ideas shared in the speech.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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You can cue the audience that you are about to end the speech by ______.

Using cue words

Moving away from the podium

Decreasing or increasing your speaking rate

Picking up your notes or papers

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreasing or increasing your speaking rate

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Humor works best when directly related to ______.

Current events

The content of a speech

The speaker themselves

The audience

Answer

Correct Answer: The content of a speech

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Language that discriminates on the basis of ____ is known as ageist language

Race

Colour

Gender

Age

Answer

Correct Answer: Age

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The concerns and interests shared by the speaker and the audience us known as Alliteration

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The conclusion of the speech is referred in

Summary

Central idea

Closure

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Closure

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Questions requiring no overt answer or response are known as

Funnel questions

Probing questions

Leading questions

Rhetorical questions

Answer

Correct Answer: Rhetorical questions

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