COMM 2613 MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW
AND CIST 2613 FINAL EXAM 2024-2025
LATEST UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS/ AGRADE
(T or F?)Public speaking has been taught and studied for thousands of
years - ANSWER True
(T or F?)Because people have different frames of reference, a public
speaker must take care to adapt her or his message to the particular
audience being addressed - ANSWER True
What is the first step toward improving your listening skills? - ANSWER
Take listening seriously
__ listeners give their undivided attention to the speaker in a genuine
effort to understand his or her point of view - ANSWER Active
(T or F?) When business managers are asked to rank-order
communication skills most crucial to their jobs, they usually rank
listening as number one - ANSWER True
,Ivan is attending a union meeting in which the union president is
discussing the company's plan to decrease wages in exchange for an
increase in vacation time. As Ivan listens, he is trying to determine
whether or not to vote for the plan. According to your textbook, Ivan is
engaged in __ listening - ANSWER Critical
__ is a method of generating ideas for speech topics by free association
of words and ideas - ANSWER Brainstorming
When your general purpose is to __, you act as a teacher or lecturer -
ANSWER Inform
When you want to change or structure the attitudes of your audience,
your general purpose is to __ - ANSWER Persuade
The __ is a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker
hopes to accomplish in her or his speech - ANSWER Specific purpose
statement
The __ is a one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the
main points of a speech - ANSWER Central idea
(T or F?) The central idea of a speech is usually formulated before the
specific purpose - ANSWER False
,"To persuade my audience that the U.S. space program provides many
important benefits to people here on earth" is an example of a(n) -
ANSWER Specific purpose statement
Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement: "Why
should the university raise tuition?" - ANSWER It's expressed as a
question
Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement: "To
persuade my audience that our state legislature should protect internet
privacy and increase spending for education" - ANSWER It contains two
unrelated ideas
Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement:
"Something should be done about rising sea levels" - ANSWER Its too
vague
(T or F?) Although the specific purpose statement for a speech should
not be phrased as a question, it is acceptable to phrase the central idea
as a question - ANSWER False
The __ is what a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has
forgotten everything else in a speech - ANSWER Residual message
, What is the central idea of a speech the following main points?
I. Isabel Baumfree was born into slavery in the state of New York during
the 1790s.
II. After undergoing a conversion experience and changing her name to
Sojourner Truth, she began preaching during the 1840s.
III. Over the next few decades, she became a celebrated speaker for
various reform causes. - ANSWER Sojourner Truth was born into slavery,
underwent a conversion experience, and became a speaker for various
reform causes
(T or F?) The central idea for a speech should be stated as a full
sentence - ANSWER True
The primary purpose of speechmaking is to - ANSWER Gain a desired
response from listeners.
Audience-centeredness involves keeping your audience foremost in
mind - ANSWER At every step of speech preparation and presentation
(T or F?) Adapting your message to the needs of a particular audience
means that you must inevitably compromise your beliefs. - ANSWER
False
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