Speech Communication Sample Questions -- Exam I

______ (1) Among the major problems educators face in teaching public speaking classes is the huge misconception of just
                   what such a course is all about.  

                                           a. True                    b. False

______ (2) Interpersonal communication is typically seen as ________, or as an interaction between two persons,

                        a. intrapersonal             b.  dyadic              c.  impersonal              d.  none of these

______ (3)  Reluctance to communicate with others is common.  Which of the following is not used to describe this reluctance?  

                                        a. stage fright                     b. stage flight              c. communication apprehension        

                                                                    d.  trait apprehension             e. channel noise

______ (4) Which of the following is not true about specific purpose statements? 

                        a. the specific purpose is a statement and not a question.               
                        b. the speaker’s specific purpose should not be vague. 
                        c. the specific purpose should contain a central idea or thesis statement.
                        d. the specific purpose takes the form of an infinitive phrase and full sentence. 
                        

______ (5) To gain access to the Internet, one needs a(n)

                        a. browser
                        b. search engine
                        c. Internet service provider
                        d. e-mail service
                        e. Internet protocol

 

Speech Communication Sample Questions -- Exam II

______ (1)  A pattern that deals with order of occurrence is:

                    a. Topical         b.  Chronological          c.  Spatial         d.  Cause and effect

                                                                e. Ascending or descending order

______ (2) Psychological steps of gaining attention, establishing a need, satisfying the need, visualizing
                    the results, and eliciting an action response.

                        a. Cause and effect         b.  Method of residues         c.  Motivational

                                                    d. Spatial                  e.  Classical judicial

______ (3) In a speaking outline, subpoints are 

                        a. set off in parentheses
                        b. written in full sentences
                        c. identified by capital letters
                        d. all of the above
                        e. a and b only

______ (4)  As we outline the introduction, body, and conclusion properly, we facilitate the logical
                        development of ideas and the psychological movement of materials, for both audience
                        comprehension and attention.  This is:

                        a.  explication     b.  the proposition     c.  descriptive     d.  narrative     e.  structure

______ (5) Speaking from a manuscript allows for greater spontaneity and directness than does speaking 
                        extemporaneously.  

                        a. True                    b. False

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