A3-Test-Bank-Part-II-Chapter-1-Speaking-in-Public

TestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin1Chapter1SpeakinginPublicTrue-FalseQuestionsStudentsaretoindicatewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalsebycirclingtheappropriateletter.1.TFFornations,asforindividuals,publicspeakingisavitalwayofexpressingideasandachievingobjectives.2.TFPublicspeakingcanmakeadifferenceinthingspeoplecareaboutverymuch.3.TFTheoldestknownhandbookoneffectivespeechwaswrittenonpapyrusinEgyptsome1,500yearsago.4.TFInclassicalGreeceandRome,publicspeakingwasstudiedextensivelyandplayedacentralroleinciviclife.5.TFItisnecessarytoavoidreferencestoChinesehistoryandculturalheritagewhenspeakingincross-culturalsituations.6.TFCriticalthinkingisamatterofbeingabletospotweaknessesinotherpeople’sargumentsandtoavoidtheminyourown.7.TFAspeakerandalisteneroftenhaveexactlythesameframeofreference.8.TFAsaspeaker,youneedtobealerttothelisteners’reactionsandadjustyourmessageaccordingly.9.TFInpublicspeakingtherearefourkindsofinterference.10.TFCertainsituationsrequirecertainkindsofspeeches.MultipleChoiceQuestionsStudentsaretoindicatethebestanswerforeachquestionbycirclingthecorrectletter.1.Whenyourtextbookdescribespublicspeakingasaformofempowerment,itmeansthatpublicspeakingis__________.a.awaytomakeadifferenceinsomethingwecareaboutb.awaytomakeeveryoneseethingsthroughourframeofreferencec.awaytodemonstratehowcleverweared.awaytomanipulatepeople2.AlmostallcultureshaveanequivalentoftheEnglishword“__________”todesignatesomeonewithspecialskillsinpublicspeaking.a.speakerb.talkerc.lecturerTestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin2d.orator3.Interculturalcommunicativecompetencebuildsupontraditionalcommunicativecompetencebutaddsthe__________requiredtomakeone’swayinaninterdependent,culturallydiverseworld.a.awarenessandskillsb.knowledgec.linguisticfluencyd.understanding4.Becausepublicspeakingisanactof__________communication,itinvolvestheuseofEnglishasaworkinglanguage.a.interpersonalb.strategicc.massd.business5.CriticalthinkinginvolvesallofthefollowingrelatedskillsEXCEPT__________.a.distinguishingfactfromopinionb.judgingthecredibilityofstatementsc.controllingnervousnessandstagefrightd.assessingthesoundnessofevidence6.Oneofthemajordifferencesbetweenpublicspeakingandordinaryconversationisthatpublicspeakingusuallyrequires__________.a.adaptingtofeedbackfromlistenersb.amoreformalmannerofdeliveryc.organizingideasforeffectivecommunicationd.tailoringthemessagetotheaudience7.Ithasoftenbeensaidthattherearefewnewideasintheworld,only__________ideas.a.reorganizedb.rediscoveredc.reemphasizedd.reinforced8.Asyouworkonexpressingyourideasinclear,accuratelanguage,youwillenhanceyourabilitytothink__________.a.clearlyandaccuratelyb.effectivelyandclearlyc.logicallyandaccuratelyd.cohesivelyandlogically9.Inordertoorganizeyourmessage,youneedto__________.a.tailoryourmessagetotheaudienceb.tellastoryformaximumimpactc.organizeyourthoughtslogiclogicallyd.adaptingtolistenerfeedbackTestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin310.AllofthefollowingtypesoflanguagehavelittleplaceinpublicspeechesEXCEPT__________.a.slangb.idiomc.jargond.badgrammar11.Listenersusuallyreactnegativelytospeakerswhodonot__________theirlanguagewhenaddressinganaudience.a.elevateandpolishb.watchanddecoratec.controlanddecorated.elevateandwatch12.Speechcommunicationbeginswitha__________.a.listenerb.channelc.speakerd.message13.WhichofthefollowingfactorsisNOTrelevanttoyoursuccessasaspeaker?a.Yourmannerofspeaking.b.Yourcircleoffriends.c.Yourpersonalcredibility.d.Yourknowledgeofthesubject.14.The__________iswhateveraspeakercommunicatestosomeoneelse.a.messageb.channelc.feedbackd.situation15.Inapublicspeakingclass,yourchannelisthemost__________ofall.a.directb.activec.worthyd.personal16.Thelistener’s__________referstothetotalofhisorherknowledge,experience,goals,values,andattitudes.a.mentalityormindsetb.frameofreferencec.wayofthinkingd.fieldofexpertise17.Tobeaneffectivepublicspeaker,youmustbe__________.a.situation-centeredb.audience-centeredc.channel-centeredd.message-centeredTestBankforTheArtofPublicSpeakingFLTRPBookDevelopmentProjectStephenLucas&SuyaYin418.WhichofthefollowingbehaviorisNOTanexampleoffeedback?a.Listenerswearwarmclothes.b.Listenersshuffletheirfeet.c.Listenersleanforwardintheirseats.d.Listenersgazeattheclock.19.Interferenceisanythingthat__________thecommunicationofamessage.a.influencesb.controlsc.impedesd.involves20.Funerals,weddings,graduationceremoniesareexamplesof__________.a.channelb.situationc.interferenced.feedback21.Asyoupresentyourspeech,younoticethatmanyofyourlistenershaveinterestedlooksontheirfacesandarenoddingtheirheadsinagreementwithyourideas.Accordingtoyourtextbook,thesereactionsbyyourlistenersarecalled__________.a.interferenceb.cognitivecuesc.feedbackd.audiencecues22.Accordingtoyourtextbook,alisteneranxiousaboutanupcomingexam,worriedaboutarecentargumentwithafriend,ordistractedbycoldairintheclassroomwouldbeexperiencing__________.a.situationalcuesb.interferencec.c