COMM 301 Week 2 Quiz 1

COMM 301 Week 2 Quiz 1 | Los Rios Community College

Question 1

Think of the outline as the:  

·         the heart of your speech  

·         the brain of your speech   

·         skeleton of your speech  

·         the mouth of your speech

 Question 2

In order for your speech to be as effective as possible,  

·         You will need to take careful steps to include pertinent information your audience might not know  

·         all of these are true  

·         Information will need to be presented in a way your audience can understand 

·         it needs to be organized into logical patterns

 Question 3

A specific purpose:  

·         helps you frame a clear, concrete thesis statement.  

·         helps you exclude irrelevant information.    

·         all of these are true.  

·         helps you focus only on information that directly bears on your thesis.

 Question 4

Although Chapter 12 talks about several fancy speech patterns, the one you are most likely to use in your Introduction speech is which pattern? (Hint: if you cannot find this in your book, it's in Canvas - but do let common sense be your guide!)  

·         sequential  

·         cause-and-effect  

·         comparison-contrast   

·         topical

Question 5

Outlining is really about:

·         all of these are correct  

·         helping your audience understand your material  

·         staying focused on your topic  

·         logically organizing material

 Question 6

"Balance," in the context of outlining speeches, refers to:  

·         being consistent with your grammar

·         Giving each main point approximately the same amount of time and attention  

·         transitions 

·         having strong ties to the thesis statement

Question 7

Which of the following type of outline is NOT referred to in your text? 

·         all of these are referred to in the text  

·         working outline  

·         speaking outline  

·         full-sentence outline

Question 8

Writing a speech outline can help you select points that support your specific purpose.  

·         True 

·         False

Question 9

A good full-sentence outline can help your audience understand your message. 

·         True  

·         False

Question 10

Every main point in your speech should be tied to your thesis statement. 

·         True 

·         False