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Thecentralideausuallyemergesafteryouhavedoneyourresearchandhavedecidedonthemainpoints.
9.
Thecentralideashouldbeexpressedeitherasafullsentenceoraninfinitivephrase.
10.
Thecharacteristicsthatmakeawell-wordedcentralideaareessentiallythesamethingsthatmakeawell-wordedspecificpurpose.
MultipleChoiceQuestions
Studentsaretoindicatethebestanswerforeachquestionbycirclingthecorrectletter.
1.Whichofthefollowingpeopleislikelytogiveaspeechoncurriculumandtextbooks?
a.Theheadofatravelagency.
b.Therealestateagent.
c.Themoviedirector.
d.Themiddle-schoolprincipal.
2.Mostpeoplespeakbestaboutsubjects.
a.inwhichtheyaremostinterested
b.withwhichtheyaremostfamiliar
c.aboutwhichtheyaremostcurious
d.atwhichtheyaremostsurprised
3.Forspeeches,youcanthinkofsubjectsaboutwhichyouhold
strongopinionsandbeliefs.
a.persuasive
b.informative
c.memorative
d.introductory
4.Ifyouarehavingtroubleselectingatopic,thereareanumberofproceduresyoucanfollowtogetstarted.
a.creative
b.regular
c.identifying
d.brainstorming
5.Ifpersonalinventorydoesn'
twork,tryatechniquecalled
a.grouping
b.clustering
c.categorizing
d.classifying
6.WhichofthefollowingtopicideasisNOTlikelytobeincludedinthesublistforThreeGorges?
a.AcademyAwards.
b.YangtzeRiver.
c.Chongqing.
d.Mountains.
7.Allofthefollowingtopicideasarerelevanttothecategoryofplansand
policiesEXCEPT.
a.DevelopSolarPower
b.CookYunnanfood
c.ChangegraduationRequirements
d.BuildaNewputerCenter
8.Whenyourgeneralpurposeistopersuade,youactas.
a.anadvocateorapartisan
b.apoliticianorastatesman
c.anacademicianoraresearcher
d.amarketeroranadvertiser
9.AllofthefollowingspecificpurposestatementsareeffectiveEXCEPT
a.toinformmyaudieneeaboutrecentdiscoveriesofdinosaurfossils
b.toinformmyaudieneethatyogaisextremelycool
c.topersuademyaudieneethatharsherpenaltiesareneededtopreventthepracticesoffraudulentlanddevelopers
d.toinformmyaudieneeaboutthescientificusesofhot-airballoons
10.Whichofthefollowingtipsforspecificpurposestatementsisfalse?
a.Writethepurposestatementasafullinfinitivephrase.
b.AvoidfigurativeIanguageinyourpurposestatement.
c.Expressyourpurposeasaquestion,notasastatement.
d.Makesureyourspecificpurposeisnottoovagueorgeneral.
11.Nomatterhowwellyouconstructyourspeeches,theyarelikelytouniessyouspeakaboutmattersofinteresttoyourlisteners.
a.fallflat
b.beeoffensive
c.mislead
d.beillogical
12.Youshouldchooseaspecificpurposeyoucanachieve
a.innomorethananhour
b.intheallottedtime
c.intheleastpossibletime
d.innolessthan10minutes
13.Asix-minutespeechwillconsistofroughly
words.
a.
120to150
b.
300to350
c.
520to800
d.
720to900
14.WhichofthefollowingspecificpurposestatementsisNOTlikelytobehandledwellinthetimeallottedforclassroomspeeches?
a.ToinformmyaudienceabouttheriseandfallofancientRome.
b.Topersuademyaudiencetoconverttovegetarianism.
c.Toinformmyaudienceofthehistory,styles,andculturalimpactofqipao.
d.ToinformmyaudienceabouttheroleoftechnologyinChinesehistory.
15.Whichofthefollowingtipsforcentralideaisfalse?
a.Makesurethecentralideaisnottoospecific.
b.Expressthecentralideaasafullsentence.
c.Statethecentralideaasadeclarativesentence,notasaquestion.
d.AvoidfigurativeIanguageinthecentralidea.
16.Thecentralidea“Banningviolentcontentontelevisionisagoodidea
isconsideredineffectivebecause.
a.itisnotafullsentence
b.itisaquestion
c.itistoogeneral
d.itincludesfigurativeIanguage
17.Accordingtoyourtextbook,brainstormingisespeciallyhelpfulwhenyou
arehavingtrouble.
a.determiningthegeneralpurpose
b.determiningthespecificpurpose
c.phrasingthecentralidea
d.choosingaspeechtopic
18.Afterchoosingatopic,whatisthenextstepofspeechpreparation?
a.Phrasingthecentralidea.
b.Analyzingtheoccasion.
c.Determiningthegeneralpurpose.|
d.Selectingthespecificpurpose.
19.UsingYahooorothersubject-basedsearchenginesontheInternetis
remendedinyourtextbookasonemethodofforaspeechtopic.
a.sifting
b.consulting
c.brainstorming
d.deliberating
20.Whichofthefollowingisoutofplaceinaspeechtoinform?
a.Advocating.
b.Explaining.
c.Reporting.
d.Telling.
21.Whenthegeneralpurposeofyourspeechisto,youactprimarily
asateacherorlecturer.
a.convince
b.entertain
c.inform
d.persuade
22.Advocatingapositionismostappropriatewhenthegeneralpurposeofyour
speechisto.
a.inspire
b.persuade
c.entertain
d.inform
23.“Improvingpersonalrelationships”isapoorlyphrasedspecificpurpose
foraspeechbecauseitis.
a.tootechnicalforaclassroomspeech
b.writtenasasentenceratherthanadeclarativephrase
c.writtenasafragmentratherthanafullinfinitivephrase
d.expressedinfigurativeIanguage
24.“Knowinghowtodealwithstress”isapoorlyphrasedspecificpurpose
foraclassroomspeechbecauseit.
a.istootechnical
b.doesnotincludeareferencetotheaudienee
c.containsfigurativeIanguage
d.writtenasasentenceratherthanadeclarativephrase
25.Accordingtoyourtextbook,whatisthemostimportantearlystepinthe
processofdevelopingasuccessfulspeech?
a.Creatingapreliminarybibliography.
b.Researchingforspeechmaterials.
c.Formulatingthespecificpurpose.
d.Brainstormingforacentralidea.
26.Asaspecificpurposestatement,“Toinformmyaudieneeaboutputer
technology”istoo.
a.trivial
b.broad
c.technical
d.detailed
27.“Toinformmyaudienceaboutthebasicstepsincarmaintenanceandhowto
protecttheirinvestmentwithautoinsurance”isapoorlyphrasedspecific
purposestatementforaclassroomspeechbecauseit.
a.istoospecific
b.containsfigurativeIanguage
c.containsmorethanonedistinctidea
d.iswrittenasastatementinsteadofaquestion
28.“Toinformaboutsavingforretirement”isapoorlyphrasedspecific
purposestatementbecauseit.
b.doesnotincludeareferencetotheaudience
iswrittenasastatementinsteadofaquestion
30.Identifytheflawinthefollowingspecificpurposestatementforaclassroomspeech:
“Toinformmyaudieneeaboutthesolarsystem.
a.It'
stooshallow.
b.It'
stoogeneral.
c.It'
stooremote.
d.It'
stooimpersonal.
31.Identifytheflawinthefollowingspecificpurposestatementforaclassroomspeech:
“Toinformmyaudieneeaboutthestockmarket.
stoofigurative.
stoodetailed.
stootechnical.
32.
ThespecificpurposeofStephanie'
sinformativespeechis“Toinformmy
audieneeaboutballet.”ArethereanyflawsinStephanie'
sspecific
purpose?
a.Yes.Stephanie'
sspecificpurposeistoobroad.
b.Yes.Stephanie'
sspecificpurposeistooimpersonal.
c.Yes.Stephanie'
sspecificpurposeiswrittenasastatementratherthana
question.
d.Yes.Stephanie
sspecificpurposementionsheraudienee.
33.“Toinformmyaudieneeaboutthethreebasicstepsinpreventivemedicineisanexampleofa.
a.specificpurpose
b.thesisstatement
c.centralidea
d.generalpurpose
34.“Toinformmyaudieneeaboutthesymptoms,causes,andtreatmentofchronicfatiguesyndrome”isanexampleofa.
a.thesisstatement
b.generalpurpose
c.specificpurpose
d.mainpoint
35.“Toinformmyaudieneehowourlocalwatertreatmentfacilityensuresthe
safetyofourdrinkingwater”isanexampleofa.
b.transitionstatement
c.generalpurpose
d.centralidea
36.“Toinformmyaudieneeaboutthefourmajorelementsinropeclimbing”is
anexampleofa.
a.speechtopic
d.thesisstatement
37.Accordingtoyourtextbook,“Gettinganinternshipatamajorcorporation
requiresagreatdealofwork,buttherewardsarewellworththeeffort”
isanexampleofa（n）.
a.speechproposal
b.specificpurpose
c.informativethesis
38.“Thethreemainmethodsofharvestingtreesinprofessionalloggingare
selectivecutting,clearcutting,androwthinning”isanexampleofa
b.transition
d.signpost
39.“Thethreemajorfactorstoconsiderwhenpurchasingabicyclearethekindofridingyouplantodo,theamounto
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