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A6TestBankPartIIChapter4SelectingaTopicandPurpose
Chapter4SelectingaTopicandaPurpose
True-FalseQuestions
Studentsaretoindicatewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalsebycirclingtheappropriateletter.
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Usuallythespeechtopicisdeterminedbytheoccasion,theaudience,andthespeaker’squalifications.
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Therearethreebroadcategoriesofpotentialtopics.
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Ifyoustartedoutfree-associatingfrommovies,youwoulddoubtlessendupsomewherecompletelydifferent.
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Usuallygeneralpurposewillfallintooneoftwooverlappingcategories—toinformortopersuade.
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Yourspecificpurposeisnotnecessarilyappropriateforyouraudience.
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Ifyoufindthatyoucan’tfulfillyourspecificpurposewithoutrelyingontechnicalwordsandconcepts,youshouldreconsideryourpurpose.
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Thecentralideaiswhatyouhopetoaccomplish.
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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__________.
a.istoospecific
b.doesnotincludeareferencetotheaudience
c.containsfigurativelanguage
d.iswrittenasastatementinsteadofaquestion
29.Asaspecificpurposestatement,“Toinformmyaudienceaboutglobalwarming”istoo__________.
a.scientific
b.broad
c.personal
d.detailed
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__________.
a.specificpurpose
b.transitionstatement
c.generalpurpose
d.centralidea
36.“Toinformmyaudienceaboutthefourmajorelementsinropeclimbing”isanexampleofa__________.
a.speechtopic
b.generalpurpose
c.specificpurpose
d.thesisstatement
37.Accordingtoyourtextbook,“Gettinganinternshipatamajorcorporationrequiresagreatdealofwork,buttherewardsarewellworththeeffort”isanexampleofa(n)__________.
a.speechproposal
b.specificpurpose
c.informativethesis
d.centralidea
38.“Thethreemainmethod
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