1. Check your Understanding – Please number your paper 1 - 7
Chapter 15
Check your Understanding – Please number your paper 1 - 7

2. One Objects, processes, events, concepts
“To inform my audience how to prepare for a triathlon” is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n) _______________ . “
To inform my audience about the history of Hawaii’s Iron Man World Championship Triathlon” is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n) _______________ .

3. Two Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?
a doctor explaining how antioxidants affect the body
a vitamin distributor urging listeners to buy antioxidants
a scientist arguing that antioxidants have minimal health benefits
all of the above
a and c only

4. Three
Which of the following is mentioned in your textbook as a guideline for effective informative speaking?
a. Relate the subject directly to the audience
b. Don’t be too technical
c. Personalize your ideas
d. all of the above
e. a and b only

5. Four
Which of the following does your textbook recommend for relating the subject directly to your audience in an informative speech?
a. Speak in personal terms such as “you” and “your.”
b. Take care to establish your credibility in the
introduction.
c. Devote an equal amount of time to each main point.
d. all of the above
e. a and b only

6. Five
As your textbook explains, when giving an informative speech to a general audience, you should take special care to
a. state your ideas in abstract terms.
b. organize the speech in chronological order.
c. avoid being too technical.
d. all of the above.
e. b and c only.

7. Six
Your textbook recommends using _______________ in your informative speeches as a way to keep your ideas from being overly abstract.
a. contrast
b. description
c. comparison
d. all of the above
e. a and c only

8. Seven
What does your textbook mean when it recommends that you personalize your ideas in an informative speech?
a. Use dramatic statistics for a personal effect.
b. Focus on yourself during most of the speech.
c. Present your ideas in human terms that relate to the experience of the audience.
d. Avoid concrete language because it makes ideas vague and impersonal.
e. Give the speech a personal tone with slang and jargon.

9. Answers

10. One
“To inform my audience how to prepare for a triathlon” is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n) _______________ .
“To inform my audience about the history of Hawaii’s Iron Man World Championship Triathlon” is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n) _______________ .
Process
Event

11. Two Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?
a doctor explaining how antioxidants affect the body
a vitamin distributor urging listeners to buy antioxidants
a scientist arguing that antioxidants have minimal health benefits
all of the above
a and c only
Answer - A

12. Three
Which of the following is mentioned in your textbook as a guideline for effective informative speaking?
a. Relate the subject directly to the audience.
b. Don’t be too technical.
c. Personalize your ideas
d. all of the above
e. a and b only
D all of the above

13. Four
Which of the following does your textbook recommend for relating the subject directly to your audience in an informative speech?
a. Speak in personal terms such as “you” and “your.”
b. Take care to establish your credibility in the
introduction.
c. Devote an equal amount of time to each main point.
d. all of the above
a and b only
Answer - A

14. Five
As your textbook explains, when giving an informative speech to a general audience, you should take special care to
a. state your ideas in abstract terms.
b. organize the speech in chronological order.
c. avoid being too technical.
d. all of the above.
e. b and c only.
Answer – C avoid being too technical

15. Six
Your textbook recommends using _______________ in your informative speeches as a way to keep your ideas from being overly abstract.
a. contrast
b. description
c. comparison
d. all of the above
e. a and c only
d. All of the above

16. Seven
What does your textbook mean when it recommends that you personalize your ideas in an informative speech?
a. Use dramatic statistics for a personal effect.
b. Focus on yourself during most of the speech.
c. Present your ideas in human terms that relate to the experience of the audience.
d. Avoid concrete language because it makes ideas vague and impersonal.
e. Give the speech a personal tone with slang and jargon.
Answer - C