A12-Test-Bank-Part-II-Chapter-10-Using-Language

TestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin1Chapter10UsingLanguageTrue-FalseQuestionsStudentsaretoindicatewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalsebycirclingtheappropriateletter.1.TFThewordsweusetolabelaneventdeterminetoagreatextenthowwerespondtothatevent.2.TFConnotativemeaningisprecise,literal,andobjective.3.TFAspeakershouldavoidusingfamiliarwordsbecausetheymakeaspeechsoundtrite.4.TFLanguageneedstobeappropriatetoaspeakerherselforhimself,aswellastotheaudience,topic,andoccasion.5.TFAspeechdominatedbyabstractwordswillalmostalwaysbeclearerthanonedominatedbyconcretewords.6.TF“TheOlympicflameburnsinsideeverycompetitor,ignitingtheirdesiretowingold”isanexampleofmetaphor.7.TFAntithesisandalliterationareexcellentwaystoenhancetheimageryofaspeech.8.TF“Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou;askwhatyoucandoforyourcountry”isanexampleofantithesis.9.TFUsinglanguagewithastrongrhythmcanincreasetheimpactofaspeaker’swords.10.TFAsyourtextbookexplains,usinginclusivelanguageinaspeechisimportantprimarilyasamatterofpoliticalcorrectness.MultipleChoiceQuestionsStudentsaretoindicatethebestanswerforeachquestionbycirclingthecorrectletter.1.Languagehelpstoshapeoursenseofrealityby__________.a.causingeventsb.givingmeaningtoeventsc.communicatingeventsd.reflectingeventsTestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin22.Thedenotativemeaningofawordis__________.a.whatthewordsuggestsorimpliesb.itsliteralordictionarymeaningc.basedontheaudience’ssenseofappropriatenessd.usuallymoreabstractthanitsconnotativemeaning3.Theconnotativemeaningofawordis__________.a.itsdictionarydefinitionb.determinedbythespeakerc.concreteandprecised.whatthewordsuggestsorimplies4.Asyourtextbookexplains,connotativemeaninggiveswordstheir__________power.a.logicalb.definitionalc.emotionald.rhythmical5.EachofthefollowingisdiscussedinyourtextbookasabasiccriterionfortheeffectiveuseoflanguageinpublicspeakingEXCEPT__________.a.usinglanguageclearlyb.usinglanguagevividlyc.usinglanguageappropriatelyd.usinglanguagetechnically6.Accordingtoyourtextbook,__________wordsrefertoideasorconceptsratherthantotangibleobjects.a.vividb.abstractc.concreted.denotative7.Whichofthefollowingwordsisthemostconcreteandspecific?a.Author.b.Writer.c.LuXun.d.Fantasyauthor.8.Whichofthefollowingwordsisthemostconcreteandspecific?a.Prescriptionmedicine.b.Aspirin.c.Medicine.d.Healthcare.TestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin39.Whichofthefollowingwordsisthemostgeneralandabstract?a.Language.b.Novel.c.Book.d.Publication.10.Whichofthefollowingwordsisthemostconcreteandspecific?a.Composer.b.Mozart.c.Classicalmusic.d.Entertainment.11.Whichofthefollowingwordsisthemostconcreteandspecific?a.Fruit.b.Apricot.c.Tree.d.Plant.12.Whichofthefollowingwordsisthemostconcreteandspecific?a.Performer.b.Actress.c.Moviestar.d.Celebrity.13.Touselanguagevividlyyourtextbookrecommendsthatspeakersemploy__________.a.imageryandrhythmb.concretewordsandquotationsc.testimonyandexamplesd.antithesisandparallelism14.Phrasessuchas“dryasabone,”“clearasabell,”“darkasnight,”and“smartasawhip”shouldbeavoidedinspeechesbecausetheyare__________.a.similesb.clichésc.connotatived.figurative15.“Mygrandmotheristhegluethatholdsourfamilytogether”isanexampleof__________.a.metaphorb.antithesisc.repetitiond.simile16.Accordingtoyourtextbook,thefollowingstatementisanexampleof__________.TestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin4Thegreetingcardindustrybeganbycreatingalineforeveryoccasion;tokeepgrowingithadtocreateanoccasionforeveryline.a.connotationb.antithesisc.personificationd.metaphor17.“Theflickeringlightofthefirerevealedthefearfulfacesofthecampers”isanexampleof__________.a.antithesisb.alliterationc.repetitiond.simile18.“Successattainedafterwalkingthroughtheminefieldsofadversityissweetindeed”isanexampleof__________.a.metaphorb.parallelismc.antithesisd.repetition19.Accordingtoyourtextbook,thefollowingstatementisanexampleof__________.WhenTigerWoodsgothisfirstgolfclub,itwaslikePicassogettinghisfirstpaintbrush.a.simileb.metaphorc.antithesisb.repetition20.“Justlikeaniceberg,themostimportantdimensionsofculturearebelowthesurface”isanexampleof__________.a.antithesisb.repetitionc.similed.metaphor21.“Ourmissionistorightwrong,todojustice,andtoservehumanity”isanexampleof__________.a.parallelismb.antithesisc.metaphord.imageryTestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin522.“Memoriesarelikefingerprints—notwosetsareeverthesame”isanexampleof__________.a.metaphorb.antithesisc.similed.personification23.“Therootsofeducationarebitter,butthefruitissweet”isanexampleof__________.a.metaphorb.similec.repetitiond.rhythm24.“Hercheekwassoftyetvibrant—abeautifulpieceofcopper-coloredsilk,”isanexampleof__________.a.metaphorb.antithesisc.abstractiond.repetition25.“Myteacherwasagardenernurturingtheseedsofknowledge”isanexampleof__________.a.repetitionb.metaphorc.similed.antithesis26.Inhisspeechontheimportanceofregularexerc