Presentation Skills Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
This course equips students with the essential techniques and strategies needed to deliver clear, engaging, and effective presentations in academic and professional settings. Through practical exercises, students learn the fundamentals of organizing content, designing visual aids, and mastering verbal and non-verbal communication. The course also covers strategies for handling questions, managing nervousness, and adapting presentations to different audiences. By the end of the course, participants gain confidence and competence in presenting their ideas persuasively and professionally.
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A Concise Public Speaking Handbook 4th Edition by Steven A. Beebe
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Chapter 1: Speaking in Public
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Q1) Turn of the nineteenth century speakers who expressed their emotions through prescribed dramatic postures, movements, gestures, facial expressions, and tones of voice were practicing the art of
A) pontification.
B) prophesy.
C) declamation.
D) elocution.
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is affected by a speaker's posture and gestures?
A) visual communication channel
B) auditory communication channel
C) internal noise
D) context
Answer: A
Q3) A speaker transmits a message through two channels:
A) auditory and eye contact.
B) visual and auditory.
C) visual and nonverbal.
D) voice and inflection.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Improving Your Confidence
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Q1) How should nervous speakers breathe to reduce speaking anxiety?
A) They should breathe deeply.
B) They should take short, shallow breaths.
C) They should breathe in through their mouth and out through their nose.
D) They should breathe in through their nose and out through their mouth.
Answer: A
Q2) Anxiety can actually improve your energy level and speech performance.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) According to the text, when you feel the physical symptoms of anxiety you should
A) label them honestly as "nervousness," "fear," or "anxiety" and accept them.
B) relabel them as "excitement" or "enthusiasm."
C) take prescription anxiety medication.
D) ignore them until after your speech.
Answer: B
Q4) Speech anxiety is never beneficial to a speaker.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Presenting Your First Speech
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Q1) According to the text, what is the BEST way to rehearse your speech?
A) aloud, but seated and with your eyes closed so as to reduce anxiety
B) in your head rather than aloud, to maximize your spontaneity when you give the speech
C) aloud, standing just as you will when you deliver the speech to your audience
D) alone, in a room where you are most comfortable
Answer: C
Q2) The primary purpose of an introduction is to
A) make the audience laugh.
B) tell what all of your sources are.
C) move your audience to action.
D) get the audience's attention.
Answer: D
Q3) What is the specific purpose?
A) a statement of what your audience should be able to do after your speech
B) a one-sentence summary of the main ideas in a speech
C) the opening statement of a speech
D) a preview statement, which should be read aloud in the speech introduction
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Ethics and Free Speech
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Q1) Although the First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, this freedom is restricted in speeches that
A) advocate changing the law of the land.
B) oppose the current political power.
C) present a clear and present danger.
D) include pornographic material.
Q2) In a digital era, free speech, especially via the Internet and mobile phones, has become a global issue.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Aristotle used the term ethos to refer to a speaker's A) charisma.
B) intelligence.
C) credibility.
D) confidence.
Q4) The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees our freedom of speech. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Listening
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Q1) When you listen to empathize, you pay attention to both the nonverbal cues and the major ideas.
A)True B)False
Q2) According to the working memory theory of listening, as listeners, we find it harder to concentrate on and remember messages when our working memory is full.
A)True B)False
Q3) When we, as listeners, focus on the message, we are said to A) attend.
B) remember.
C) understand.
D) select.
Q4) Selecting, attending, understanding, and remembering are all a part of effective listening.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 6: Analyzing Your Audience
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Q1) Knowing an audience's cultural identity is a part of audience analysis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Socioeconomic status is NOT a relevant factor in demographic audience analysis.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In a psychological analysis, which of the following reflects the audience's likes or dislikes?
A) values
B) attitudes
C) feelings
D) beliefs
Q4) Finding out that you will give your speech to an all-male audience who are around 30 years old is a form of
A) demographic analysis.
B) socioeconomic analysis.
C) situational analysis.
D) psychological analysis.
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Chapter 7: Adapting to Your Audience as You Speak
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Q1) High-context listeners pay closer attention to _____ than low-context listeners.
A) statistics
B) nonverbal cues
C) verbal cues
D) personal anecdotes
Q2) While delivering her speech, Mariah notices that her audience seems confused, like they don't seem to understand her point. Which of the following actions should Mariah take to remedy this problem?
A) speed up the pace of her delivery
B) be more redundant by repeating key points
C) use appropriate humor
D) tell a story
Q3) If you're speaking to an audience of service, religious, political, or work group members, you should make specific positive, but honest, references to that group.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Developing Your Speech
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Q1) When you make a list of your own interests, and just begin writing as many topics related to these as you can think of without stopping to consider them, you are using a technique known as
A) natural topic selection.
B) brainstorming.
C) topic building.
D) futility.
Q2) When selecting a speech topic, the audience is an equally important factor as the interests or knowledge of the speaker.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Acomplete, declarative sentence that summarizes your speech is known as the A) specific purpose.
B) general purpose.
C) central idea.
D) blueprint.
Q4) Brainstorming involves dividing your central idea into logical divisions.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Gathering Supporting Material
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Q1) Libraries' collections of books are generally called
A) stacks.
B) archives.
C) stashes.
D) periodicals.
Q2) The purpose of a commercial Web site is to advocate a group's point of view.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When planning an interview, you should keep your questions spontaneous.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Online databases provide access to bibliographic information, abstracts, and full texts for a variety of resources.
A)True
B)False
Q5) _____ websites usually have the domain .org.
A) Commercial
B) Educational
C) Organizational
D) Military
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Chapter 10: Supporting Your Speech
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Q1) The most authoritative source for statistics is the primary source.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In his speech about date rape on college campuses, Nathan cites statistics from state and county law enforcement documents; then he includes statistics from incidents on his own campus. Which principleofselecting the BEST supporting material is Nathan using?
A) proximity
B) suitability
C) concreteness
D) magnitude
Q3) Samantha is giving a speech on binge drinking. She uses supporting material that says, "A binge drinker is a man who drinks five or more drinks in one sitting or a woman who drinks four." This type of supporting material is
A) a definition.
B) an analogy.
C) an illustration.
D) an opinion.
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Chapter 11: Organizing Your Speech
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Q1) The pattern of speech organization used in a speech topic that progresses in order of time is a
A) topical pattern.
B) cause-effect pattern.
C) spatial pattern.
D) chronological pattern.
Q2) Stating a problem and then discussing its causes pertains most directly to the problem-solution pattern of arranging points.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Transitions, previews, and summaries are all examples of A) main ideas.
B) organization.
C) supporting material.
D) signposts.
Q4) Specificity means that you can organize your supporting material either from general to specific or from specific to general.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Developing an Introduction
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Q1) Janet's introduction contained the following remarks: "How many of you know someone who has tried to quit smoking, successfully or unsuccessfully? Have any of the smokers in this audience tried toquit?Well, if you have tried to quit and failed, you are among the 20 percent of Americans who have tried to quit multiple times. A few months ago I tried to quit, for the umpteenth time, but this time I made it. I'd like to tell you exactly how I made it." Which of the following statements is accurate about this introduction?
A) Janet shouldn't discuss her own experience with quitting smoking because it sets up some distance between her and the audience.
B) Janet has successfully combined introductory devices of questions to the audience, statistical information, and a personal reference.
C) Janet has too many devices in this introduction; the audience will be confused rather than intrigued by this introduction.
D) Janet has successfully combined introductory devices of startling statements, reference to historical events, and illustrations.
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Chapter 13: Developing a Conclusion
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Q1) "Keep the components of health care in mind to ensure you will have a happy child to love and keep safe." This statement is an example of a(n)
A) call to action.
B) inspirational appeal.
C) reference to the introduction.
D) use of startling facts.
Q2) When Kristen said, "So we must all do something to end domestic violence; we must all be prepared to confront this issue in our own neighborhoods and homes, so that we become part of the solution, not partof the problem," you recognize this as
A) a concluding summary statement.
B) a startling statement.
C) a reemphasis on the central idea.
D) a statement to motivate the audience to respond.
Q3) Any of the methods used for the introduction of your speech can be used in the conclusion.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Outlining and Revising Your Speech
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Q1) You should write your preparation outline in phrases rather than complete sentences.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When George shows Laura his speaking notes for an upcoming speech, she criticizes George for including supporting material and signposts in his outline. Who is right?
A) Laura is right because supporting material and signposts do not belong in speaking notes.
B) Laura is right about the supporting material, but George is right about the signposts.
C) George is right because supporting material and signposts should be included in speaking notes.
D) George is right because all elements of a speech should be detailed in speaking notes.
Q3) Delivery cues in your speaking notes should be written in a different color or font.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Using Words Well
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Q1) "All accounted for" is an example of what stylistic device(s)?
A) omission
B) inversion
C) using comparisons
D) suspension
Q2) ________ is a figure of speech comparing two things using the words like or as.
A) A simile
B) Personification
C) A metaphor
D) Alliteration
Q3) ________ refers to words unique to a speaker's particular hobby or profession.
A) Ethnic vernaculars
B) Regionalism
C) Jargon
D) Ebonics
Q4) Which of the following is an example of sexist language?
A) member of Congress
B) server
C) chair
D) policeman
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Chapter 16: Methods of Delivery
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Q1) Extemporaneous speaking and impromptu speaking are the same thing.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An impromptu speech does not have to be organized.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Manuscript speaking is rarely done well enough to be interesting.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In which of the following situations is the memorized speaking style acceptable?
A) during an emergency that requires precise wording
B) when you want to appear natural and conversational
C) when your speech doesn't require a strict organizational style
D) when you are accepting an award
Q5) Rehearsal is an important step for excellent extemporaneous speakers.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Maintaining constant, direct eye contact is an advantage of manuscript speaking.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Nonverbal Communication
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Q1) For North Americans, the most important aspect of delivery in a public speaking situation is
A) gestures.
B) eye contact.
C) credibility.
D) immediacy.
Q2) Movements such as standing or moving closer to listeners or coming out from behind a lectern can help to create a perception of _____ between you and your audience.
A) constancy
B) recency
C) immediacy
D) urgency
Q3) You can never use too many gestures in a speech.
A)True
B)False
Q4) If the audience focuses on your movement rather than on what you are saying, it is better to stand still.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Verbal Communication
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Q1) Of the three types of microphones, which is the most common?
A) the cordless microphone
B) the boom microphone
C) the stationary microphone
D) the lavaliere microphone
Q2) Most speakers average between 120 and 180 words per minute.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Audio or video recording your speech rehearsal is NOT effective in improving your final speech performance.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When Muriel speaks, she often mumbles, slurs, or abbreviates words, making it hard for her audience to understand her. Muriel has problem with A) pronunciation.
B) inflection.
C) variation.
D) articulation.
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Chapter 19: Adapting and Delivering Your Speech
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Q1) According to the ________ principle, people move closer to things they like and away from things they dislike.
A) complementing
B) intimacy
C) emphasizing
D) immediacy
Q2) When responding to audience questions, you should always
A) ignore hostile questions.
B) let the audience ask the first question.
C) stay on message.
D) provide lengthy, detailed answers.
Q3) Ethnocentrism means that you value other cultures more than you value your own.
A)True
B)False
Q4) _____ audiences will rely heavily on your unspoken message to help them interpret what you are saying.
A) High-power
B) High-context
C) Low-context
D) Low-power
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Chapter 20: Selecting Presentation Aids
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Q1) ______ are a type of visual that consists of flat areas of varying lengths used to represent information.
A) Bar graphs
B) Pie graphs
C) Line graphs
D) Picture graphs
Q2) Using a dark background with lighter-colored words can have an unpleasant effect and make the words difficult to see.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a primary consideration when selecting a presentation aid?
A) your skill and experience
B) length of the speech
C) interests of the audience
D) purpose of the speech
Q4) Most designers agree that you should NOT use more than two fonts on a single visual aid.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 21: Preparing and Using Presentation Aids
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Q1) If you're competent using a computer, you really don't need to practice out loud with your PowerPoint.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Jewel had carefully planned presentation aids for her speech on quilting. She thoroughly demonstrated how to sew together the squares by hand, which required her to concentrate on the quilt. What guidelinefor using presentation aids did Jewel violate?
A) Jewel should have remembered "Murphy's Law."
B) Jewel focused on the presentation aid instead of the audience.
C) Jewel did not select the right presentation aid for her audience.
D) Jewel was using a dangerous presentation aid.
Q3) On her way to public-speaking class, Delaney decided to add one last presentation aid to her speech. Was this a good idea, according to your textbook?
A) No; because Delaney didn't have a chance to rehearse with the new aid.
B) Yes; the more creative the presentation aids, the better the speech will be.
C) Yes; if Delaney was certain that the presentation aid would make a difference.
D) No; because the extra presentation aid would make Delaney's speech too long.
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Chapter 22: Informative Speaking
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Q1) Visual learners would much rather read material presented orally.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is a generally accepted principle of adult learning?
A) Adults must be actively involved in the learning process.
B) Adults want to gain knowledge that they can apply at some future time.
C) New information adults learn is irrelevant to their current needs and busy life.
D) Adults should feel a disconnect between learning new information and their past experiences.
Q3) When Kiko reviewed the main points in her informative speech, she slowed down her rate of speech, decreased her volume, made sure to articulate each word clearly, and paused between each point. What technique of enhancing audience recall did Kiko effectively employ?
A) building redundancy into the speech
B) reinforcing key ideas verbally
C) pacing the flow of information
D) reinforcing key ideas nonverbally
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Chapter 23: Understanding Principles of Persuasive Speaking
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Q1) A proposition of value advocates a specific action-changing a policy, procedure, or behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Knowing what your listeners value and appealing to those values is known in persuasion as
A) positive motivation.
B) self-actualization appeal.
C) self-esteem appeal.
D) negative motivation.
Q3) Listeners are more likely to be persuaded if you help them solve their problems or meet their needs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The process of changing or reinforcing a listener's attitudes, beliefs, values, or behaviors is
A) motivation.
B) persuasion.
C) argument.
D) logic.
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Chapter 24: Using Persuasive Strategies
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Q1) A speaker wishing to establish initial credibility will give careful thought to his or her appearance and look directly into the audience's eyes before beginning to speak.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The term used by Aristotle to describe appeals to human emotion is A) ethos.
B) logos.
C) pathos. D) rhetoric.
Q3) Speakers from the United States typically use factual inductive reasoning; they identify specific facts and use them to support a general proposition or conclusion.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A hypothetical example should NOT be used to reach a conclusion.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 25: Speaking on Special Occasions
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Q1) The speeches given at graduation ceremonies are known as commemorative addresses.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In a public relations presentation, the speaker should anticipate and prepare for criticism by
A) explaining more carefully the organization's plan.
B) ignoring any objections, and just remaining positive.
C) suggesting and countering potential problems or objections.
D) defending the position of the organization.
Q3) ________ relies upon exaggeration, and is often humorous.
A) A spoonerism
B) A malapropism
C) Hyperbole
D) Verbal irony
Q4) The keynote speaker at a conference should mention all the other speakers that will follow.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 26: Speaking in Small Groups
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Q1) A style of leadership characterized by superiority, the giving of orders, and control over group members is termed
A) a laissez faire style.
B) a democratic style.
C) a management style.
D) an authoritarian style.
Q2) In order to enhance teamwork in a group presentation, it is imperative to
A) ensure everyone makes equal contributions.
B) ensure everyone understands the assignment.
C) solve the problem or issue as quickly as possible.
D) incorporate every suggestion.
Q3) Presentation aids just get in the way when making a group presentation.
A)True B)False
Q4) Reflective thinking is John Dewey's five-step method of problem solving. A)True B)False
Q5) Transformational leadership is the same thing as democratic leadership. A)True B)False
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