A6TestBankPartIIChapter4SelectingaTopicandPurposWord下载.docx

1、The cen tral idea usually emerges after you have done your research and have decided on the main poin ts.9.The cen tral idea should be expressed either as a full sentence or an infinitive phrase.10.The characteristics that make a well-worded cen tral idea are esse ntially the same thi ngs that make

2、a well-worded specific purpose.Multiple Choice Questio nsStude nts are to in dicate the best an swer for each questi on by circli ng the correct letter.1.Which of the following people is likely to give a speech on curriculum and textbooks?a.The head of a travel agency.b.The real estate age nt.c.The

3、movie director.d.The middle-school principal.2.Most people speak best about subjects .a.in which they are most in terestedb.with which they are most familiarc.about which they are most curiousd.at which they are most surprised3.For speeches, you can thi nk of subjects about which you holdstrong opin

4、ions and beliefs.a.persuasiveb.in formativec.memoratived.in troductory4.If you are hav ing trouble select ing a topic, there are a nu mber of procedures you can follow to get started.a.creativeb.regularc.ide ntify ingd.bra in storm ing5.If personal inventory doesn t work, try a technique called a.gr

5、oup ingb.cluster ingc.categoriz ingd.classify ing6.Which of the following topic ideas is NOT likely to be included in the sublist for Three Gorges?a.Academy Awards.b.Yan gtze River.c.Chongqing.d.Mountains.7.All of the follow ing topic ideas are releva nt to the category of pla ns andpolicies EXCEPT

6、.a.Develop Solar Powerb.Cook Yunnan foodc.Change graduati on Requireme ntsd.Build a New puter Cen ter8.Whe n your gen eral purpose is to persuade, you act as .a.an advocate or a partisa nb.a politicia n or a statesma nc.an academicia n or a researcherd.a marketer or an advertiser9.All of the followi

7、ng specific purpose statements are effective EXCEPTa.to inform my audienee about recent discoveries of dinosaur fossilsb.to inform my audie nee that yoga is extremely coolc.to persuade my audie nee that harsher pen alties are n eeded to preve nt the practices of fraudule nt land developersd.to infor

8、m my audienee about the scientific uses of hot-air balloons10.Which of the follow ing tips for specific purpose stateme nts is false?a.Write the purpose statement as a full infinitive phrase.b.Avoid figurative Ianguage in your purpose statement.c.Express your purpose as a questi on, not as a stateme

9、 nt.d.Make sure your specific purpose is not too vague or gen eral.11.No matter how well you con struct your speeches, they are likely to uni ess you speak about matters of in terest to your liste ners.a.fall flatb.bee offen sivec.misleadd.be illogical12.You should choose a specific purpose you can

10、achieve a.in no more tha n an hourb.in the allotted timec.in the least possible timed.in no less tha n 10 minu tes13. A six-minute speech will consist of roughlywords.a.120 to 150b.300 to 350c.520 to 800d.720 to 90014.Which of the following specific purpose statements is NOT likely to be han dled we

11、ll in the time allotted for classroom speeches?a.To inform my audience about the rise and fall of ancient Rome.b.To persuade my audie nce to con vert to vegetaria ni sm.c.To inform my audience of the history, styles, and cultural impact of qipao.d.To inform my audie nce about the role of tech no log

12、y in Chin ese history.15.Which of the following tips for central idea is false?a.Make sure the cen tral idea is not too specific.b.Express the cen tral idea as a full senten ce.c.State the cen tral idea as a declarative senten ce, not as a questi on.d.Avoid figurative Ianguage in the central idea.16

13、.The central idea “ Banning violent content on television is a good ideais con sidered in effective because .a.it is not a full sentenceb.it is a questi onc.it is too gen erald.it in cludes figurative Ian guage17.Accord ing to your textbook, brain storm ing is especially helpful whe n youare hav ing

14、 trouble .a.determ ining the gen eral purposeb.determ ining the specific purposec.phras ing the cen tral idead.choos ing a speech topic18.After choosing a topic, what is the next step of speech preparation?a.Phras ing the cen tral idea.b.Analyzing the occasion.c.Determ ining the gen eral purpose. |d

15、.Select ing the specific purpose.19.Using Yahoo or other subject-based search engines on the In ter net isremen ded in your textbook as one method of for a speech topic.a.siftingb.consultingc.brain storm ingd.deliberating20.Which of the following is out of place in a speech to inform?a.Advocating.b.

16、Explaining.c.Reporting.d.Telling.21.When the general purpose of your speech is to , you act primarilyas a teacher or lecturer.a.convinceb.en terta inc.informd.persuade22.Advocating a position is most appropriate when the general purpose of yourspeech is to .a.in spireb.persuadec.en terta ind.inform2

17、3.“ Improv ing pers onal relati on ships ” is a poorly phrased specific purposefor a speech because it is .a.too technical for a classroom speechb.written as a sentence rather than a declarative phrasec.written as a fragment rather than a full infinitive phrased.expressed in figurative Ian guage24.“

18、Knowing how to deal with stress ” is a poorly phrased specific purposefor a classroom speech because it .a.is too tech ni calb.does not in clude a reference to the audie neec.contains figurative Ian guaged.written as a sentence rather than a declarative phrase25.According to your textbook, what is t

19、he most important early step in theprocess of develop ing a successful speech?a.Creati ng a prelimi nary bibliography.b.Researchi ng for speech materials.c.Formulat ing the specific purpose.d.Brai nstormi ng for a cen tral idea.26.As a specific purpose statement, “To inform my audienee about puterte

20、ch no logy ” is too .a.trivialb.broadc.tech ni cald.detailed27.“ To in form my audie nce about the basic steps in car maintenance and how toprotect their in vestme nt with auto in sura nce ” is a poorly phrased specificpurpose stateme nt for a classroom speech because it .a.is too specificb.contains

21、 figurative Ian guagec.contains more tha n one dist inct idead.is writte n as a stateme nt in stead of a questi on28.“ To in form about sav ing for retireme nt ” is a poorly phrased specificpurpose stateme nt because it .b.does not in clude a reference to the audie nceis writte n as a stateme nt in

22、stead of a questi on30.Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statement for a classroom speech: “ To inform my audie nee about the solar system.a.It s too shallow.b.It s too general.c.It s too remote.d.It s too impers on al.31.Identify the flaw in the following specific purpose statemen

23、t for a classroom speech: “ To inform my audie nee about the stock market. s too figurative. s too detailed. s too technical.32.The specific purpose of Stepha nie s in formative speech is “ To inform myaudienee about ballet. ” Are there any flaws in Stephanie s specificpurpose?a.Yes. Stephanie s spe

24、cific purpose is too broad.b.Yes. Stepha nie s specific purpose is too impers on al.c.Yes. Stephanie s specific purpose is written as a statement rather than aquesti on.d. Yes. Stepha nies specific purpose mentions her audienee.33.“ To inform my audie nee about the three basic steps in preve ntive m

25、edic ine is an example of a .a.specific purposeb.thesis statementc.cen tral idead.gen eral purpose34.“ To in form my audie nee about the symptoms, causes, and treatme nt of chronic fatigue syndrome ” is an example of a .a.thesis statementb.gen eral purposec.specific purposed.mai n point35.“ To infor

26、m my audie nee how our local water treatme nt facility en sures thesafety of our dr inking water ” is an example of a .b.transition statementc.gen eral purposed.cen tral idea36.“ To in form my audie nee about the four major eleme nts in rope climbi ng ” isan example of a .a.speech topicd.thesis stat

27、ement37.Accord ing to your textbook, “ Getti ng an intern ship at a major corporati onrequires a great deal of work, but the rewards are well worth the effort ”is an example of a（n） .a.speech proposalb.specific purposec.in formative thesis38.“ The three main methods of harvesti ng trees in professi on al loggi ng areselective cutt ing, clear cutt ing, and row thi nning ” is an example of ab.tran siti ond.sig npost39.“ The three major factors to con sider whe n purchas ing a bicycle are the kind of ridi ng you pla n to do, the amount o