1. Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?
A. a student urging an instructor to reconsider the due date for an
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B. a student sharing ideas about leadership based on a book she has read C. a student on stage telling jokes during the intermission of a play
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E
. Both a student urging an instructor to reconsider the due date for an assignment and a student sharing ideas about leadership based on a book she has read.
2. Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?
A. a teacher praising parents for contributing to the school carnival
B. a teacher arguing that phonics is a successful method for teaching reading C. a teacher explaining the requirements for an assignment
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E
. Both a teacher arguing that phonics is a successful method for teaching reading and a teacher explaining the requirements for an assignment.
3. Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking? A.
an ambassador urging changes in international trade regulations
B. a social worker explaining adoption laws to potential parents C. a scientist convincing colleagues to change their research focus
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E.
Both a social worker explaining adoption laws to potential parents and a scientist convincing colleagues to change their research focus.
4. Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking? A. a business manager reporting on next year's budget
B. an after-dinner speaker entertaining the audience with humorous stories
C. a pastor urging parishioners to give to a building fund
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E.
Both a business manager reporting on next year's budget and a pastor urging parishioners to give to a building fund.
5. Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?
A. a doctor explaining how antioxidants affect the body
B. a vitamin distributor urging listeners to buy antioxidants
C. a scientist arguing that antioxidants have minimal health benefits
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E.
Both a doctor explaining how antioxidants affect the body and a scientist arguing that antioxidants have minimal health benefits.
6. In an informative speech, the speaker acts as a(n) A. advocate.
B. entertainer.
C. teacher.
D. motivator.
E. evaluator.
7. According to your textbook, the aims of an informative speech include A. communicating the speaker's information clearly.
B. communicating the speaker's information accurately.
C. making the speaker's information meaningful to the audience.
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E.
Both communicating the speaker's information clearly and communicating the speaker's information accurately.
8.
According to your textbook, the questions listeners ask when judging an informative speech include
A. Is the information communicated clearly?
B. Is the information communicated accurately?
C. Is the information made meaningful and interesting to the audience?
D.
All of these answers are correct.
E.
Both Is the information communicated clearly? and Is the information communicated accurately?
9.
According to your textbook, anything that is visible, tangible, and stable in form would be treated as a(n) __________ in an informative speech.
A. process
B. object
C. entity
D. concept
E. event
10.
"To inform my audience about the major elements of a Chinese garden" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)
A. event.
B. transaction.
C. concept.
D. process.
E.
object.
11.
As explained by your textbook, "To inform my audience about the role of 1940s actress Hedy Lamarr in the development of cell phone technology" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)
A. procedure.
B. occurrence.
C. object.
D. function.
E. concept.
12.
"To inform my audience about the major achievements of Nelson Mandela" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n) A. object.
B. process.
C. event.
D. concept.
E. function.
13.
"To inform my audience about the history of the lie detector" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)
A. function.
B. concept.
C. body.
D.
entity
E. object.
14.
"To inform my audience about the major parts of a motion-picture camera" is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)
A. concept.
B. event.
C. process.
D. object.
E. function.
15.
As explained by your textbook, "To inform my audience about the Native Americans who transmitted coded messages for the U.S. during World War II" is an example of a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n)
A. object.
B. function.
C. concept.
D. event.
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