Informative Speech Quiz Review
Quiz by Elizabeth Foster
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- Q1
What are the two types of informative speeches?
introductory and process
persuasive and expository
expository and process
introductory and persuasive
30s - Q2
the opinion of others, usually experts, quoted in support of a cliam
facts
testimony
analogy
statistics
30s - Q3
Comments on or develops information found in a primary source.
analogy
controlling purpose
secondary sources
primary sources
30s - Q4
A comparison between two things, ideas, or situations often to show what is true about one is true about the other because they are alike in some way.
thesis statement
analogy
secondary sources
primary souces
30s - Q5
A written account of the specific outcomes you want your speech to achieve.
testimony
controlling purpose
purpose statement
thesis statement
30s - Q6
Information that is presented numerically.
analogy
statistics
testimony
facts
30s - Q7
A way of concisely and gracefully expressing the central idea of your speech.
controlling purpose
thesis statement
purpose statement
statistics
30s - Q8
An original source of information
primary sources
analogy
testimony
secondary sources
30s - Q9
Statements that can be proven true - because they can be confirmed as true, audiences respond well to these.
purpose statement
controlling purpose
thesis statement
facts
30s - Q10
Also considered a focused purpose because it controls all your choices about what to include and what to leave out.
controlling purpose
purpose statement
facts
thesis statement
30s - Q11
In the steps to analyze audience, purpose, and occasion, which of the below is the correct order?
Understand the purpose, audience, and occasion, limit the purpose, limit the topic, choose a topic
Choose a topic, limit the purpose, limit the topic, understand the purpose, audience, and occasion.
Choose a topic, limit the topic, limit the purpose, understand the purpose, audience, and occasion
Understand the purpose, audience, and occasion; choose a topic; limit the topic; limit the purpose
30s - Q12
Which of the following should appear in a conclusion of an informative speech?
pull ideas together, present ideas in a new light, refer back to attention grabbing sentence
state main points, use supporting evidence, link points through transition words, follow a clear organization pattern, use lively language
grab attention with startling detail, anecdote, or quote, make the purpose clear, include the thesis statement so the listener will know what to expect
30s - Q13
Which of the following should appear in an introduction of an informative speech?
grab attention with startling detail, anecdote, or quote, make the purpose clear, include the thesis statement so the listener will know what to expect
pull ideas together, present facts in a new light, refer back to the attention grabbing sentence
state main points, use supporting examples such as researched facts, examples, or reasons to develop main points, link the points through transition words, follow a clear organizational pattern, use lively language
30s - Q14
Which of the following should appear in a body of an informative speech?
state main points, use supporting examples such as researched facts, examples, or reasons to develop main points, link the points through transition words, follow a clear organizational pattern, use lively language
grab attention with startling detail, anecdote, or quote, make the purpose clear, include the thesis statement so the listener will know what to expect
pull ideas together, present evidence in a new light, refer back to attention grabbing sentence
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