Communication Studies Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Communication Studies explores the theories, principles, and practical applications of human communication in various contexts, including interpersonal, group, organizational, and mass media environments. Students learn about the processes of verbal and nonverbal message exchange, the impact of technology on communication, and strategies for effective listening, public speaking, and conflict resolution. Through analysis and practice, the course aims to develop students critical thinking, media literacy, cultural awareness, and proficiency in both written and oral communication, preparing them for careers in diverse fields such as media, business, public relations, and education.
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Public Speaking Handbook 5th Edition by
Steven A. Beebe
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Public Speaking
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Q1) Elocution is the use of words and symbols to achieve a goal.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The ability to speak with competence and confidence will provide ______.
Answer: empowerment
Q3) During the first day of speeches in your public speaking class you had a bad sinus infection and your ears were plugged so you could not hear the speakers.You were experiencing _______ noise.
A)physical
B)physiological
C)psychological
D)pseudo
Answer: B
Q4) What does it mean to be "empowered" in public speaking?
Answer: In public speaking,being empowered means having the resources,information,and attitudes that allow you to take action to achieve a desired goal.
Q5) Anything that interferes with the communication of a message is called ______.
Answer: noise
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Chapter 2: Speaking With Confidence
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Q1) Kobe was quiet,but he was very passionate about his topic-ensuring quality food for pets.He wanted everyone to know how important this was,and he worked hard to focus on his speech,not how nervous he would be to give it.What strategy was Kobe using?
A)being prepared
B)focusing on the message and not on the fear
C)knowing the introduction and conclusion
D)looking for positive listener support
Answer: B
Q2) When speakers squeeze and relax their muscles while waiting for their turn to speak,without calling attention to what they are doing,it reflects a strategy of coping with nervousness referred to as
A)speech visualization.
B)adapting to the speaking environment.
C)channeling your nervous energy.
D)speech preparation.
Answer: C
Q3) You should focus on your _____ rather than your fear to overcome speech anxiety.
Answer: message
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Chapter 3: Presenting Your First Speech
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Q1) Once you have an appropriate topic,a specific purpose,and a well-worded central idea down on paper,the next task is to identify your main ideas.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Your ______ is the overarching goal of your speech.
A)general purpose
B)specific purpose
C)central idea
D)blueprint statement
Answer: A
Q3) When selecting and narrowing a speech topic,it is NOT necessary to consider your own interests,talents,and experiences.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) A ______ statement identifies the audience response you desire.
Answer: specific purpose
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Chapter 4: Speaking Freely and Ethically
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Q1) _____ is a speaker's believability.
A)Cadence
B)Credibility
C)Charisma
D)Accountability
Q2) Tee gave an informative speech on the poor quality of local drinking water.During his speech,Tee brought in a test kit and presented statistics that proved the local water was unsafe for drinking.He advised his class to purchase a certain type of water filter-pitcher guaranteed to remove the impurities.At the end of his speech,he mentioned that he worked for the company that made the pitcher and had them for sale.What mistake did Tee make?
A)Tee used too much evidence and reasoning for an informative speech.
B)Tee's speech was actually illegal,as he was advertising in class.
C)Tee used coercion when suggesting that the audience buy the product from him.
D)Tee violated the ethical guideline of having a responsible goal for a speech.
Q3) What are the guidelines for an ethical speaker?
Q4) Discuss what it means to be a credible speaker and the role ethics plays in credibility.
Q5) ______ are the beliefs,values,and moral principles by which people determine what is right or wrong.
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Chapter 5: Listening to Speeches
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Q1) Heightened emotions do not affect your ability to understand a message.
A)True
B)False
Q2) You can keep you audience from tuning out by making sure your speech has a good balance between new information and supporting material.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ are words,images,and nonverbal cues that create meaning for others.
Q4) Discuss the barriers to effective listening by listing the five barriers and what the speaker and listener can do to overcome each barrier.
Q5) When we,as listeners,focus on the message,we are said to A)attend.
B)understand.
C)select.
D)remember.
Q6) The word ______ means "to judge or discuss."
Q7) What is the relationship between critical listening and critical thinking?
Q8) _____ is the process of using a method or standards to evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of messages.
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Chapter 6: Analyzing Your Audience
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Q1) One of the main factors that will shape your audience's attitude toward you is your credibility-others' perception of you as trustworthy,knowledgeable,and interesting.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The portion of a person's cultural background that relates to a national or religious heritage is known as
A)cultural identity.
B)ethnicity.
C)race.
D)an audience analysis.
Q3) A _______ audience has externally imposed reasons for being there
Q4) Audience analysis is the process of examining information about those who are expected to present speeches.
A)True
B)False
Q5) People evaluate credibility by intentions,not by behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A _____ is an enduring concept of good and bad,right and wrong.
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Chapter 7: Developing Your Speech
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Q1) A _______ is a complete declarative sentence that summarizes your speech.
A)general purpose
B)specific purpose
C)central idea
D)blueprint
Q2) By contemplating which topics reflect the audience,occasion,and speaker,you will automatically produce a good topic.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Mabel's central idea is "A liberal arts education benefits the student in two ways." What phrase in this central idea indicates to Mabel that her central idea has logical divisions?
A)"liberal arts"
B)"the student"
C)"education benefits"
D)"two ways"
Q4) List four criteria for formulating a central idea.
Q5) Limit the specific purpose to two or three ideas.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Gathering and Using Supporting
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Q1) When is it appropriate to use an interview? List and explain the three things you should do to prepare for an interview?
Q2) Tracie is gathering sources of support for her persuasive speech on animal testing for medical purposes.She makes use of Web sources and has a great deal of relevant material.However,when outlining the speech,she can't find the source of many of the facts and statistics she plans to use.What most likely caused Tracie's problem?
A)Tracie did not get full citations on her sources,but can still orally cite what she remembers.
B)Tracie failed to develop a preliminary bibliography with all the necessary material to locate the sources.
C)Tracie violated a principle of outlining; never insert supporting material into an outline for a speech.
D)Tracie doesn't have a problem; facts and statistics do not need to be formally cited in a speech.
Q3) Accountability is an important criterion in determining the legitimacy of a Web site's information.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Organizing and Outlining Your Speech
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Q1) List and describe the five patterns for organizing the main ideas of a speech.
Q2) When explaining the progress of molecular discoveries,Shanthani began by discussing Mendel's studies of 1866 about inheritance of biological traits in peas,ending with the recent information about human genome project.Which pattern of organization would best suit Shanthani's speech?
A)topical
B)spatial
C)chronological
D)cause-effect
Q3) Organizing ideas within a speech according to the order in which they occurred or should occur is considered a
A)topical pattern.
B)chronological pattern.
C)spatial pattern.
D)cause-effect pattern.
Q4) From your detailed preparation outline,you will eventually develop ______,a shorter outline that you will use when you deliver your speech.
Q5) List the two types of speech outlines and explain their purpose.
Q6) List the three rules for correct outlining and provide an example for each rule.
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Chapter 10: Introducing Your Speech
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Q1) An illustration or anecdote is the most inherently interesting type of supporting material.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What do personal references do best in all speech introductions?
A)create separation between speaker and audience.
B)enhance a speaker's charisma
C)establish a bond between speaker and audience
D)make a speaker appear more intelligent
Q3) The statement,"This is a great day,because so many people from so many walks of life have gathered in this place to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King,Jr." is an example of an introductory device called reference to
A)the occasion.
B)something personal.
C)a recent event.
D)a historical event.
Q4) What are the five important functions of a good speech introduction?
Q5) A credibility statement is an organizational strategy called a signpost.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Concluding Your Speech
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Q1) List the two main purposes of conclusions and explain how you can fulfill each of these purposes.
Q2) In his speech about registering to vote,Dan explains the new legislation that allows voter registration to coincide with driver's license renewal.He concludes the speech by stating that any person who is not registered should go by one of the locations that he has listed on the chalkboard and register in time for the next election.Finally,Dan reiterates: "Everyone please register to vote; it's your right and your duty as a citizen." In this example,Dan is using
A)a personal reference.
B)an inspirational appeal.
C)a statement to motivate the audience to respond.
D)an effective summary of the speech's main points.
Q3) Reemphasizing the central idea in a memorable way,moving an audience to action,and providing closure are all functions of the A)speech introduction.
B)specific purpose.
C)central idea.
D)speech conclusion.
Q4) Explain why speakers utilize the principle of proximity and how it works.
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Chapter 12: Using Words Well: Speaker Language and Style
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Q1) When Reverend Jesse Jackson says,"we must relate instead of debate; we must inspire instead of retire; and we must repair instead of despair," what linguistic device is he using?
A)metaphor
B)omission
C)parallelism
D)inversion
Q2) One strategy for improving your speaking style by creating cadence is
A)to leave out a word the audience expects.
B)reverse the normal word order in sentences.
C)use words with strong audience connotation.
D)to use parallelism in sentences or phrases.
Q3) When a speaker compares an abstract idea to a concrete image,she or he is using the figure of speech known as A)an inversion.
B)a metaphor.
C)parallelism.
D)personification.
Q4) Identify three word structures you can use to create drama and define each structure.
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Chapter 13: Delivering Your Speech
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Q1) The way you carry your body in front of the audience is called A)posture. B)delivery. C)gestures. D)movement.
Q2) Articulation is the degree of perceived physical or psychological closeness between people. A)True B)False
Q3) We usually believe nonverbal messages because they are more difficult to fake. A)True B)False
Q4) When a speaker delivers a speech from a written or memorized speech outline without having memorized the exact wording of the speech,he/she is practicing _______ speaking.
Q5) The advantage of impromptu speaking is that you can speak informally,maintaining direct eye contact with the audience. A)True B)False
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Q6) List six characteristics of a good vocal delivery.
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Chapter 14: Designing and Using Presentation Aids
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Q1) Generally,you can serve as a presentation aid to demonstrate or illustrate major points.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Why would a picture graph be used in a speech?
A)to summarize statistical information and show overall trends and relationships
B)to show the audience how statistical data are distributed in a given category or area
C)to represent statistical data and trends over a given period of time
D)to present data in a less formal format making it easier for the audience to read
Q3) Which of the following is an advantage of using presentation aids in a speech?
A)They cover up a speaker's visible nervousness.
B)They help the audience understand and remember.
C)They can substitute for a general lack of information.
D)They can help a speaker stay within the time limit.
Q4) Identify and explain the four factors you should consider to select the right presentation aid.
Q5) List nine guidelines for using presentation aids.
Q6) A _______ consists of flat areas of various lengths to represent information.
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Chapter 15: Speaking to Inform
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Q1) Speeches about objects may be organized topically,chronologically,or _______.
Q2) Explain the difference between pedagogy and andragogy,and identify the five andragogical principles.
Q3) An informative speech that discusses how something works,or describes a process with a particular outcome,is a speech about A)procedures.
B)objects.
C)people.
D)ideas.
Q4) In her speech about small pox,Jessica previewed her main ideas in the introduction,summarized key points throughout the speech,and provided a handout prior to her talk with her major points outlined.What public speaking principle did Jessica apply?
A)She used the principle of pedagogy.
B)She used the principle of speaking with clarity.
C)She used the principle of andragogy.
D)She used the principle of audience analysis.
Q5) _______ learners learn best by hearing.
Q6) Identify and describe the three goals of speaking to inform.
Q7) _______ is the art and science of teaching children.
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Chapter 16: Understanding Principles of Persuasive Speaking
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Q1) A ________ is a characteristic of something that you are describing.
Q2) Trying to change an audience's attitude is easier than attempting to change its values.
A)True
B)False
Q3) ________ is something you understand to be true or false.
A)A reason
B)An attitude
C)A belief
D)A value
Q4) Define a proposition of fact and give an example of one.
Q5) Persuasion is the process of changing or reinforcing the listeners' attitudes,beliefs,values,or behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q6) ________suggests that when listeners are confronted with a persuasive message,their responses fall into one of three categories: a latitude of acceptance,a latitude of rejection,or a latitude of noncommitment.
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Q7) Define a proposition of policy and give an example of one.
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Chapter 17: Using Persuasive Strategies
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Q1) What is Aristotle's term for speaker credibility?
A)logos
B)pathos
C)ethos
D)credos
Q2) While watching TV,Traci sees a commercial in which a famous actor endorses a political candidate.This is an example of
A)an appeal to misplaced authority.
B)a non sequitur.
C)a bandwagon fallacy.
D)a red herring fallacy.
Q3) ________ is an element of credibility that deals with a speaker's energy and is often projected through delivery.
Q4) The goal of using ________ organization for a persuasive speech is to convince your listeners that one event triggered another.
Q5) The either/or fallacy is the oversimplification of an issue into a choice between only two outcomes or possibilities.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Speaking for Special Occasions and Purposes
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Q1) List and describe the nine different types of ceremonial speeches.
Q2) At his best friend's wedding,Daniel gave a long toast in which he told funny stories about their high school days,past romances-including broken hearts,and his first impression of his best friend's new bride.Was this an appropriate toast?
A)Yes; one should to try to use humor when making a toast.
B)Yes; it is a tradition at American weddings for the best man to try to embarrass the groom.
C)No; this toast was inappropriate because it was personal and it focused too much on the groom.
D)No; toasts should be sincere and appropriate for the audience and the occasion.
Q3) A keynote speech is a speech that sets the theme and tone for a meeting or conference.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A toast is a brief salute to a momentous occasion.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the speaker's main objectives in a eulogy?
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