COMM 1100 Quiz: Quiz.3_Ch.13_Informative Speaking
28 Aug 2019
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1. When used in an informative speech, the ________ pattern of organization helps the speaker explain
how someone or something has developed over time.
A. cause-and-effect
B. spatial
C. chronological
D. narrative
2. T/F: According to our textbook, good informative speaking involves clarity, personal meaning,
accuracy, and limited scope.(T)
3. According to our textbook, all of the following statements are reasons why an informative speech
should contain accurate information, except ______.
A. Your listeners act as gatewatchers.
B. Your audience expects accuracy in every aspect of your speech.
C. Today's robust information environment has heightened the expectations people have about the accuracy
of facts.
D. An accurate speech is more personally meaningful.
4. T/F: According to our textbook, you should avoid making a connection with your listeners in an
informative speech.(F)
5. “The Allure of Old Baseball Fields: Wrigley Field” is an example of an informative speech about
_________.
A. processes
B. people and other living creatures
C. events
D. objects and places
6. According to our textbook, informative speeches about ideas and concepts _____.
A. should be avoided because they can provoke controversy
B. involve simple points and principles
C. usually include the topic's origin and main elements
D. All of these answers are correct.
E. focus on concrete understandings in the physical world
7. T/F: According to our textbook, to connect with your listeners during an informative speech, the speech
needs to have four qualities: meaning, accuracy, clarity, and being limited in scope.(T)
8. If an informative speaker wants to highlight locations or areas in a particular place, then the
____________ pattern of organization would be the most effective.
A. spatial
B. chronological
C. cause-and-effect
D. narrative
9. T/F: According to our textbook, informative speakers should use a relatively large amount of
presentation media in order to keep the audience’s attention.(F)
10. Nicole’s informative speech on how to paint a room has three main points. Please look them over and
select the type of organizational pattern that best fits this structure:
I. Deciding what new color to use
II. Stripping old paint or wallpaper
III. Properly painting a wall
A. Narrative
B. Chronological
C. Spatial
D. Topical
