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A6TestBankPartIIChapter4SelectingaTopicandPurpose

Chapter4SelectingaTopicandaPurpose

True-FalseQuestions

Studentsaretoindicatewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalsebycirclingtheappropriateletter.

1.

T

F

Usuallythespeechtopicisdeterminedbytheoccasion,theaudience,andthespeaker’squalifications.

2.

T

F

Therearethreebroadcategoriesofpotentialtopics.

3.

T

F

Ifyoustartedoutfree-associatingfrommovies,youwoulddoubtlessendupsomewherecompletelydifferent.

4.

T

F

Usuallygeneralpurposewillfallintooneoftwooverlappingcategories—toinformortopersuade.

5.

T

F

Yourspecificpurposeisnotnecessarilyappropriateforyouraudience.

6.

T

F

Ifyoufindthatyoucan’tfulfillyourspecificpurposewithoutrelyingontechnicalwordsandconcepts,youshouldreconsideryourpurpose.

7.

T

F

Thecentralideaiswhatyouhopetoaccomplish.

8.

T

F

Thecentralideausuallyemergesafteryouhavedoneyourresearchandhavedecidedonthemainpoints.

9.

T

F

Thecentralideashouldbeexpressedeitherasafullsentenceoraninfinitivephrase.

10.

T

F

Thecharacteristicsthatmakeawell-wordedcentralideaareessentiallythesamethingsthatmakeawell-wordedspecificpurpose.

MultipleChoiceQuestions

Studentsaretoindicatethebestanswerforeachquestionbycirclingthecorrectletter.

1.Whichofthefollowingpeopleislikelytogiveaspeechoncurriculumandtextbooks?

a.Theheadofatravelagency.

b.Therealestateagent.

c.Themoviedirector.

d.Themiddle-schoolprincipal.

2.Mostpeoplespeakbestaboutsubjects__________.

a.inwhichtheyaremostinterested

b.withwhichtheyaremostfamiliar

c.aboutwhichtheyaremostcurious

d.atwhichtheyaremostsurprised

3.For__________speeches,youcanthinkofsubjectsaboutwhichyouholdstrongopinionsandbeliefs.

a.persuasive

b.informative

c.commemorative

d.introductory

4.Ifyouarehavingtroubleselectingatopic,thereareanumberof__________proceduresyoucanfollowtogetstarted.

a.creative

b.regular

c.identifying

d.brainstorming

5.Ifpersonalinventorydoesn’twork,tryatechniquecalled__________.

a.grouping

b.clustering

c.categorizing

d.classifying

6.WhichofthefollowingtopicideasisNOTlikelytobeincludedinthesublistforThreeGorges?

a.AcademyAwards.

b.YangtzeRiver.

c.Chongqing.

d.Mountains.

7.AllofthefollowingtopicideasarerelevanttothecategoryofplansandpoliciesEXCEPT__________.

a.DevelopSolarPower

b.CookYunnanfood

c.ChangegraduationRequirements

d.BuildaNewComputerCenter

8.Whenyourgeneralpurposeistopersuade,youactas__________.

a.anadvocateorapartisan

b.apoliticianorastatesman

c.anacademicianoraresearcher

d.amarketeroranadvertiser

9.AllofthefollowingspecificpurposestatementsareeffectiveEXCEPT__________.

a.toinformmyaudienceaboutrecentdiscoveriesofdinosaurfossils

b.toinformmyaudiencethatyogaisextremelycool

c.topersuademyaudiencethatharsherpenaltiesareneededtopreventthepracticesoffraudulentlanddevelopers

d.toinformmyaudienceaboutthescientificusesofhot-airballoons

10.Whichofthefollowingtipsforspecificpurposestatementsisfalse?

a.Writethepurposestatementasafullinfinitivephrase.

b.Avoidfigurativelanguageinyourpurposestatement.

c.Expressyourpurposeasaquestion,notasastatement.

d.Makesureyourspecificpurposeisnottoovagueorgeneral.

11.Nomatterhowwellyouconstructyourspeeches,theyarelikelyto__________unlessyouspeakaboutmattersofinteresttoyourlisteners.

a.fallflat

b.becomeoffensive

c.mislead

d.beillogical

12.Youshouldchooseaspecificpurposeyoucanachieve__________.

a.innomorethananhour

b.intheallottedtime

c.intheleastpossibletime

d.innolessthan10minutes

13.Asix-minutespeechwillconsistofroughly__________words.

a.120to150

b.300to350

c.520to800

d.720to900

14.WhichofthefollowingspecificpurposestatementsisNOTlikelytobehandledwellinthetimeallottedforclassroomspeeches?

a.ToinformmyaudienceabouttheriseandfallofancientRome.

b.Topersuademyaudiencetoconverttovegetarianism.

c.Toinformmyaudienceofthehistory,styles,andculturalimpactofqipao.

d.ToinformmyaudienceabouttheroleoftechnologyinChinesehistory.

15.Whichofthefollowingtipsforcentralideaisfalse?

a.Makesurethecentralideaisnottoospecific.

b.Expressthecentralideaasafullsentence.

c.Statethecentralideaasadeclarativesentence,notasaquestion.

d.Avoidfigurativelanguageinthecentralidea.

16.Thecentralidea“Banningviolentcontentontelevisionisagoodidea”isconsideredineffectivebecause__________.

a.itis