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Speech 101 Practice Test #1

1. (8 points-2 points each) Define the following terms in relation to this speech course. Your definition should be specific enough to only apply to the defined term.

a. rate

b. testimony

c. rhetorical question

d. impromptu delivery

e. hostile audience

f. focus the audience on the topic

2. (26 points-2 points each) Fill in the blank preceding each question with the correct answer.

a. What do you call the speaker's image as it is perceived by the audience?

b. What introduction device designed to prepare the audience for the speech body sometimes takes the place of an attention-getting device?

c. What introduction device is only intended for use with a hostile audience?

d. For what audience type would you present background information and establish the importance of the topic in the introduction?

e. What presents the most general idea of a speech?

f. How are subpoints designated in a speech?

g. What introduction device is only intended for use with a friendly, interested audience?

h. What delivery style is used when retaining exact wording is important?

i. What is the minimum number of evidence types needed to adequately support a main point?

j. What conclusion device dares the audience to do something as the result of the speech they've just heard?

k. What do you call "facts or expert opinions proving a generalization"?

l. In what organizational pattern is the thesis statement never found immediately after the introduction?

m. What is meant by the phrase "main points must be distinctly different'?

3. (5 points) Write a figurative analogy to clarify the concept of "hate".

4. (15 points-1 point each) Assume you're writing a speech with the thesis statement: "These are the steps you should follow as you begin writing a speech." Write four main points using procedural order.

I.

II.

III.

IV.

5. (3 points) Assume you are preparing a speech with the thesis statement, "All Morton College students should improve their study skills."

a. (3 points) Write three problem/solution main points for this speech.

I.

II.

III.

b. (3 points) Write a literal analogy to be used as evidence for this speech.

c. (3 points) Write a hypothetical illustration to be used as evidence for this speech.

d. (4 points-2 points each) Write an introduction for this speech using direct statement of the topic and establishing your expertise.

e. (2 points) Write a summary conclusion for this speech.

6. (12 points-1 point each) Assume you're preparing a speech with the thesis statement, "Crime in Illinois has decreased during the last three years."

a. (3 points-1 point each) Write three spatial main points for this speech.

I.

II.

III.

b. (3 points-1 point each) Write three chronological main points for this speech.

I.

II.

III.

c. (3 points-1 point each) Write three topical main points for this speech.

I.

II.

III.

d. (3 points-1 point each) Write three causal main points for this speech.

I.

II.

III.

7. (4 points) Assume you're preparing a speech with the thesis statement: "Both Joliet Junior College and Morton College have excellent athletics programs." In the spaces provided below, write two single word outlines demonstrating each type of comparative order. Do not go beyond the subpoint level.

Outline #1

Outline #2

8. (16 total points) The take-home section of Test #1 will ask you to turn a paragraph into an outline. (Don't write your speeches as paragraphs and then turn them into outlines. It doesn't work. I originally wrote an outline and turned the outline into paragraph form. You'll be trying to recreate my original outline.) You Ought to Know by Now Review Question #200 on page 173 is a sample version of this question. Don't look at page 174 until you've completed your outline! The correct solution is on page 174.

a. (10 points) Turning the paragraph back into an outline. One point is deducted for each error up to a maximum of 10 points.

b. (2 points) Identifying the outline's thesis statement.

c. (2 points) Writing the outline's specific purpose.

d. (2 points) Identifying the organizational pattern being used in the outline.

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