Question

1) Choose the best answer.

_____ is an important part of speech writing because it allows me to gather my thoughts and organize them before actually writing my official speech.

Summarizing

Developing

Prewriting

Analyzing

2) Choose the best answer.

When writing a manuscript, I pay close attention to ideas that need to be _____.

forgotten

expounded

memorized

written

3) Choose the best answer.

I use _____ before I create an outline so that I can move my ideas around and visually see where my speech is going.

notecards

paragraphs

questions

essays

4) Choose the best answer.

It is important to write a _____ speech so all the parts fit together as one logical whole.

technical

bold

partial

cohesive

5) Select 2 that apply.

The rate is _____. (Select all that apply.)

how slow the speaker speaks

how loud a speaker speaks

how fast a speaker speaks

how clearly a speaker pronounces words

6) Choose the best answer.

The volume of a speaker is important because _____.

if a speech is too short, the audience will not be happy

a microphone may have to be reset

if a speaker is not loud enough, no one will listen

it is the tone and attitude of the speech

7) Choose the best answer.

Pauses, pitch, and inflection cause a speaker to _____.

analyze the occasion of their speech

create a negative tone to catch the audience’s attention

understand the audience’s reaction

emphasize their words so the meaning will be clear

8) Select 2 that apply.

I like to hold a(n) _____ and _____ session after I deliver a speech because it allows me to receive direct feedback from the audience members, and because I can clear up any confusion they might have.

summary

report

analysis

answer

question

Answer 1

1) Prewriting

2) Expounded

3) Notecards

4) Cohesive

5) How slow the speaker speaks; How fast the speaker speaks

6) If a speaker is not loud enough, no one will listen

7) Emphasize their words so the meaning will be clear

8) Question; Answer