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Thecentralideausuallyemergesafteryouhavedoneyourresearchandhavedecidedonthemainpoints.

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Thecentralideashouldbeexpressedeitherasafullsentenceoraninfinitivephrase.

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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.itisnotafullsentence

b.itisaquestion

c.itistoogeneral

d.itincludesfigurativelanguage

17.Accordingtoyourtextbook,brainstormingisespeciallyhelpfulwhenyouarehavingtrouble__________.

a.determiningthegeneralpurpose

b.determiningthespecificpurpose

c.phrasingthecentralidea

d.choosingaspeechtopic

18.Afterchoosingatopic,whatisthenextstepofspeechpreparation?

a.Phrasingthecentralidea.

b.Analyzingtheoccasion.

c.Determiningthegeneralpurpose.

d.Selectingthespecificpurpose.

19.UsingYahooorothersubject-basedsearchenginesontheInternetisrecommendedinyourtextbookasonemethodof__________foraspeechtopic.

a.sifting

b.consulting

c.brainstorming

d.deliberating

20.Whichofthefollowingisoutofplaceinaspeechtoinform?

a.Advocating.

b.Explaining.

c.Reporting.

d.Telling.

21.Whenthegeneralpurposeofyourspeechisto__________,youactprimarilyasateacherorlecturer.

a.convince

b.entertain

c.inform

d.persuade

22.Advocatingapositionismostappropriatewhenthegeneralpurposeofyourspeechisto__________.

a.inspire

b.persuade

c.entertain

d.inform

23.“Improvingpersonalrelationships”isapoorlyphrasedspecificpurposeforaspeechbecauseitis__________.

a.tootechnicalforaclassroomspeech

b.writtenasasentenceratherthanadeclarativephrase

c.writtenasafragmentratherthanafullinfinitivephrase

d.expressedinfigurativelanguage

24.“Knowinghowtodealwithstress”isapoorlyphrasedspecificpurposeforaclassroomspeechbecauseit__________.

a.istootechnical

b.doesnotincludeareferencetotheaudience

c.containsfigurativelanguage

d.writtenasasentenceratherthanadeclarativephrase

25.Accordingtoyourtextbook,whatisthemostimportantearlystepintheprocessofdevelopingasuccessfulspeech?

a.Creatingapreliminarybibliography.

b.Researchingforspeechmaterials.

c.Formulatingthespecificpurpose.

d.Brainstormingforacentralidea.

26.Asaspecificpurposestatement,“Toinformmyaudienceaboutcomputertechnology”istoo__________.

a.trivial

b.broad

c.technical

d.detailed

27.“Toinformmyaudienceaboutthebasicstepsincarmaintenanceandhowtoprotecttheirinvestmentwithautoinsurance”isapoorlyphrasedspecificpurposestatementforaclassroomspeechbecauseit__________.

a.istoospecific

b.containsfigurativelanguage

c.containsmorethanonedistinctidea

d.iswrittenasastatementinsteadofaquestion

28.“Toinformaboutsavingforretirement”isapoorlyphrasedspecificpurposestatementbecauseit__________.

29.Asaspecificpurposestatement,“Toinformmyaudienceaboutglobalwarming”istoo__________.

a.scientific

c.personal

30.Identifytheflawinthefollowingspecificpurposestatementforaclassroomspeech:

“Toinformmyaudienceaboutthesolarsystem.”

a.It’stooshallow.

b.It’stoogeneral.

c.It’stooremote.

d.It’stooimpersonal.

31.Identifytheflawinthefollowingspecificpurposestatementforaclassroomspeech:

“Toinformmyaudienceaboutthestockmarket.”

a.It’stoofigurative.

b.It’stoodetailed.

c.It’stoogeneral.

d.It’stootechnical.

32.ThespecificpurposeofStephanie’sinformativespeechis“Toinformmyaudienceaboutballet.”ArethereanyflawsinStephanie’sspecificpurpose?

a.Yes.Stephanie’sspecificpurposeistoobroad.

b.Yes.Stephanie’sspecificpurposeistooimpersonal.

c.Yes.Stephanie’sspecificpurposeiswrittenasastatementratherthanaquestion.

d.Yes.Stephanie’sspecificpurposementionsheraudience.

33.“Toinformmyaudienceaboutthethreebasicstepsinpreventivemedicine”isanexampleofa__________.

a.specificpurpose

b.thesisstatement

c.centralidea

d.generalpurpose

34.“Toinformmyaudienceaboutthesymptoms,causes,andtreatmentofchronicfatiguesyndrome”isanexampleofa__________.

a.thesisstatement

b.generalpurpose

c.specificpurpose

d.mainpoint

35.“Toinformmyaudiencehowourlocalwatertreatmentfacilityensuresthesafetyofourdrinkingwater”isanexampleofa__________.

b.transitionstatement

c.generalpurpose

d.centralidea

36.“Toinformmyaudienceaboutthefourmajorelementsinropeclimbing”isanexampleofa__________.

a.speechtopic

d.thesisstatement

37.Accordingtoyourtextbook,“Gettinganinternshipatamajorcorporationrequiresagreatdealofwork,buttherewardsarewellworththeeffort”isanexampleofa（n）__________.

a.speechproposal

b.specificpurpose

c.informativethesis

38.“Thethreemainmethod