SPCM 212
Review Sheet and Practice Questions for the Final Exam
Exam
format: there is 50 multiple choice questions worth 2 points
each. This final exam covers the whole class with a
concentration on the Special Occasion Unit including the chapter on
Speaking on Special Occasions (Ch. 17), Language (Ch. 11) and
Delivery (Ch. 12).
There will be additional questions that relate to all types of speaking
including the requirements of good introductions and conclusions,
organization and connectives and knowing the Communication Model (from
the first chapter and lecture).
As you study, you can use the review questions below that will guide
you to key terms, the few sample questions. You will also be
helped by using the
CD-ROM questions for the chapters covered on this exam as well.
Below are the major
terms
and concepts that actually show up on the exam expressed as terms to
know
or questions to be able to answer
Chapter
17
- According to lecture, what are the major goals of both speeches
to inspire and speeches to entertain?
- According to your textbook, what is a commemorative speech and
what is its main goal?
- What is the major distinguishing feature of a commemorative
speech?
- According to your textbook, what is an after dinner speech and
what is its main goal?
- What is the history of after dinner speeches? (where and when did
they originate as a type of public speaking?)
- Be able to recognize examples of good specific purpose statements
for after dinner speeches and commemorative speeches.
- According to lecture, what is magnification and what is
identification and how do they help accomplish the goals of special
occasion speaking?
Chapter 11
- How does language help shape our sense of reality?
- What is the difference between denotative and connotative
meanings? Why/when might you choose one over the other?
- What are the basic criteria for the effective use of language in
public speaking? [ie. use language clearly, use language accurately,
etc.]
- What are clichés? do speakers want to use them or not?
- Be sure you can recognize examples of simile, metaphor,
parallelism, alliteration, repetition and antithesis.
- Which stylistic devices contribute rhythm? which contribute
imagery?
- What are the guidelines for using language appropriately?
- How might you apply the guidelines for avoiding sexist language
in speeches?
Chapter 9
- What are the major functions of a speech introduction?
- What are the major strategies for gaining attention in a speech
introduction?
- What are the major strategies for reinforcing the central idea of
a speech during the conclusion?
- What is a crescendo ending in a speech conclusion (what is a
famous example of a crescendo ending?
Chapter 1
- What does it mean to say that public speaking is a form of
empowerment?
- How is public speaking like conversation?
- What is feedback? What is interference? What is the frame of
reference? [review the speech communication model]
- What is ethnocentrism?
- What does egocentric mean? [term appears in ch. 5, but we
talked about it with ch. 1]
- What advice does the textbook offer to help deal with nervousness
when speaking?
Chapter 8
- Recognize examples of a signpost, an internal preview, an
internal summary and a transition.
- What impact does good organization have on a speech?
Chapter 12
- What is conversational quality?
- What is vocal variety? (what are the kinds of vocal changes you
can make to achieve variety?)
- What advice does the textbook offer about using gestures?
- What role does eye contact have in public speaking? (what
messages do good or bad eye contact send to your audience?)
From Lecture:
What is the main goal of Special Occasion or
Epdeictic address?
What are some pointers for using humor effectively
in an After Dinner Speech?
Some of these terms not in your notes? Check out
the
Lecture notes on the web as well as the textbook and CD-ROM
materials.
Sample Test Questions
1. Which of the following is recommended in your textbook as a way
to reinforce the central idea in a speech conclusion?
a. speed up your rate of delivery
b. refer back to the introduction
c. ask for questions from the audience
d. all of the above
e. b and c only
2. "Now that I've told you the major concepts to review for the exam,
let's look at a few sample questions." This connective is an
example of
a. a transition.
b. an internal preview.
c. a bridge.
d. a signpost.
e. an internal summary.
3. "As we have seen, the causes of problem drinking on college campuses
include easily accessible alcohol, alcohol-centered activities, limited
options for alternative fun activities and a bizarre mix of a
permissive/restrictive campus culture." If this statement were
found between the second and third main points of a speech it would
most likely be an example of
a. a transition.
b. an internal preview.
c. a bridge.
d. a signpost.
e. an internal summary.
4. According to your textbook, the fundamental purpose of a
commemorative speech is to
a. inform.
b. exhort.
c. entertain.
d. convert.
e. inspire.
5. "He had a broad face and a little round belly, that shook when he
laughed
like a bowlful of jelly." This is an example of
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. antithesis
d. parallelism
e. repetition
6. "My fright-flick fanaticism was taking a toll on my everyday
life."
This is an example of
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. alliteration
d. parallelism
e. repetition
7. In the "My Grandfather" text in the workbook the speaker uses
which language strategy to introduce each main point in the body?
[hint:
"He didn't just speak of . . . .]
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. antithesis
d. alliteration
e. repetition
8. In a special occasion speech we use a strategy of "identification"
in order to
a. be clear about the subject and what they did to deserve
praise
b. reinforce our community by showing how the subject of the speech
can have an impact on us.
c. identify the people we are praising in the speech
d. make the subject larger than life
e. to isolate the situated subject of the discourse
9. "A dream deferred dries up like a raisin in the sun" is an example
of
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. alliteration
d. all of the above
e. a and c only
10. Which of the following is mentioned in your textbook as a basic
criterion for the effective use of language?
a. use language technically
b. use language appropriately
c. use language clearly
d. all of the above
e. b and c only
11. According to your textbook "next" and "finally" are examples of
what kind of connective?
a. brief
b. transitions
c. linking words
d. signposts
e. internal previews
12. "I am currently studying veterinary medicine, and I am working
part-time
at an animal clinic." This statement in the introduction of the speech
could best be described as
a. gaining attention
b. revealing the topic
c. establishing credibility
d. bragging
e. previewing the body of the speech
13. Someone coughing in the audience or walking in late during a
presentation
are examples of what part of the communication model?
a. channel
b. message
c. feedback
d. interference
e. extraneous
behaviors
14. Vocal variety refers to changes in a speaker's
a. rate
b. pitch
c. volume
d. pauses
e. all of the above
15.. According to your textbook, the two major ways to use language
vividly are to use
a. appropriateness and clarity
b. clarity and vividness
c. imagery and concreteness
d. rhythm and imagery
e. abstractions and rhythm
Answers to Sample
MC Test
Questions
1. b. refer back to the introduction
2. a. a transition.
3.
e. an internal summary.
4. e. inspire.
5. a. simile
6. c. alliteration
7. e. repetition
8. b. reinforce our community by showing how the subject of the speech
can have an impact on us.
9. e. a and c only
10. e. b and c only
11.
d. signposts
12. c. establishing credibility
13. d. interference
14. e. all of the above
15. d. rhythm and imagery
