Question 1

All of the following strategies can help you avoid using powerless words EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) tag questions. 
B) direct opinions. 
C) disclaimers. 
D) fillers. 
E) qualifiers and hedges. 
A) tag questions. 
B) direct opinions. 
C) disclaimers. 
D) fillers. 
E) qualifiers and hedges.

Question 2

Using singular personal pronouns is one way to avoid gender bias when referring to men and women in a presentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Alliteration is a form of repetition in which a series of words (or words placed closely together) rhyme.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following stylistic devices is used in the following example? “Just like a tree that’s standing by the water. We shall not be moved.” (Spiritual based on Psalm 56:5, 19:11)

Accepted Answer

A) Alliteration 
B) Simile 
C) Metaphor 
D) Antithesis 
E) Personification 
A) Alliteration 
B) Simile 
C) Metaphor 
D) Antithesis 
E) Personification

Question 5

Run-on sentences are a common problem in presentations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Languages are systems compose of

Accepted Answer

A) words. 
B) grammatical rules. 
C) arbitrary signs. 
D) symbols. 
E) all of the above 
A) words. 
B) grammatical rules. 
C) arbitrary signs. 
D) symbols. 
E) all of the above

Question 7

Abraham Lincoln’s “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” in the Gettysburg Address is an example of repetition, alliteration, and the rule of three.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the rhetorical style, language intensity refers to

Accepted Answer

A) words in the active voice. 
B) words that express your confidence and strong convictions. 
C) words that are short, informal, colloquial, and personal. 
D) words that deviate from bland, neutral terms. 
E) words that elicit strong visual images in the minds of listeners. 
A) words in the active voice. 
B) words that express your confidence and strong convictions. 
C) words that are short, informal, colloquial, and personal. 
D) words that deviate from bland, neutral terms. 
E) words that elicit strong visual images in the minds of listeners.

Question 9

When speaking in the oral style, you may use contractions, colloquial expressions, and even incompletesentences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The four capital letters in the CORE styles of presentation speaking stand for clear, oral, rhetorical, and eloquent speaking styles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Oral style is characterized by which of the following features?

Accepted Answer

A) Shorter words, informal expressions, and complete sentences. 
B) Incomplete sentences, formal expressions, and familiar words. 
C) Contractions, incomplete sentences, and shorter sentences. 
D) Personal pronounces, compound sentences, proper grammar. 
E) All of the above. 
A) Shorter words, informal expressions, and complete sentences. 
B) Incomplete sentences, formal expressions, and familiar words. 
C) Contractions, incomplete sentences, and shorter sentences. 
D) Personal pronounces, compound sentences, proper grammar. 
E) All of the above.

Question 12

Which of the grammatical problems is demonstrated by a speaker saying She brung her daughter to school?

Accepted Answer

A) Wrong verb form 
B) Lack of subject/verb agreement 
C) Tense shift 
D) Run on sentence 
E) Adjective/adverb confusions 
A) Wrong verb form 
B) Lack of subject/verb agreement 
C) Tense shift 
D) Run on sentence 
E) Adjective/adverb confusions

Question 13

Similes and metaphors are based on alliteration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Avoid exclusionary language by using a phrase such as person with cancer rather than victim of cancer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Concrete words refer to specific things that can be perceived by our senses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The oral style asks as speaker to: “Say what you mean by speaking the way that you talk, not the way that you write.”

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Speaking style refers to how you us________ to express message.

Accepted Answer

A) vocabulary 
B) sentence structure and sentence length 
C) grammar 
D) stylistic language devices 
E) all of the above 
A) vocabulary 
B) sentence structure and sentence length 
C) grammar 
D) stylistic language devices 
E) all of the above

Question 18

Marketing expert Jerry Della Femina wrote: “Nobody has the time to try and figure out what you’re trying to say, so you need to be direct. Most great advertising is direct. That’s how people talk. That’s the style they read. That’s what sells products or services or ideas.” Femina was describing the ______style.

Accepted Answer

A) clear 
B) oral 
C) rhetorical 
D) eloquent 
E) sophisticated 
A) clear 
B) oral 
C) rhetorical 
D) eloquent 
E) sophisticated

Question 19

"Right?" an"Don'you think?" are examples of intensifiers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When talking about both men and women, use the word he in your presentations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

All of the following strategies can help you avoid using powerless words EXCEPT

Using singular personal pronouns is one way to avoid gender bias when referring to men and women in a presentation.

Alliteration is a form of repetition in which a series of words (or words placed closely together) rhyme.

Which of the following stylistic devices is used in the following example? “Just like a tree that’s standing by the water. We shall not be moved.” (Spiritual based on Psalm 56:5, 19:11)

Run-on sentences are a common problem in presentations.

Languages are systems compose of

Abraham Lincoln’s “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” in the Gettysburg Address is an example of repetition, alliteration, and the rule of three.

In the rhetorical style, language intensity refers to

When speaking in the oral style, you may use contractions, colloquial expressions, and even incompletesentences.

The four capital letters in the CORE styles of presentation speaking stand for clear, oral, rhetorical, and eloquent speaking styles.

Oral style is characterized by which of the following features?

Which of the grammatical problems is demonstrated by a speaker saying She brung her daughter to school?

Similes and metaphors are based on alliteration.

Avoid exclusionary language by using a phrase such as person with cancer rather than victim of cancer.

Concrete words refer to specific things that can be perceived by our senses.

The oral style asks as speaker to: “Say what you mean by speaking the way that you talk, not the way that you write.”

Speaking style refers to how you us________ to express message.

"Right?" an"Don'you think?" are examples of intensifiers.

When talking about both men and women, use the word he in your presentations.

Principles Oeffectivspeaking

Speaking With Confidence

Listening Ancritical Thinking

Purposantopic

Audiencanalysis Anadaptation

Speaker Credibility Anethics

Speech Setting Anoccasion

Research Ansupporting Material

Organizing Anoutlining

Introductions Anconclusions

Generating Audiencinteres

Presentation Delivery

Presentation Aids

Informativpresentations

Persuasivpresentations

Special Presentations

Speaking in Groups

Filters

Exam 11: Engaging Language

All of the following strategies can help you avoid using powerless words EXCEPT

Using singular personal pronouns is one way to avoid gender bias when referring to men and women in a presentation.

Alliteration is a form of repetition in which a series of words (or words placed closely together) rhyme.

Which of the following stylistic devices is used in the following example? “Just like a tree that’s standing by the water. We shall not be moved.” (Spiritual based on Psalm 56:5, 19:11)

Run-on sentences are a common problem in presentations.

Languages are systems compose of

Abraham Lincoln’s “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” in the Gettysburg Address is an example of repetition, alliteration, and the rule of three.

In the rhetorical style, language intensity refers to

When speaking in the oral style, you may use contractions, colloquial expressions, and even incompletesentences.

The four capital letters in the CORE styles of presentation speaking stand for clear, oral, rhetorical, and eloquent speaking styles.

Oral style is characterized by which of the following features?

Which of the grammatical problems is demonstrated by a speaker saying She brung her daughter to school?

Similes and metaphors are based on alliteration.

Avoid exclusionary language by using a phrase such as person with cancer rather than victim of cancer.

Concrete words refer to specific things that can be perceived by our senses.

The oral style asks as speaker to: “Say what you mean by speaking the way that you talk, not the way that you write.”

Speaking style refers to how you us________ to express message.

"Right?" an"Don'you think?" are examples of intensifiers.

When talking about both men and women, use the word he in your presentations.

Principles Oeffectivspeaking

Speaking With Confidence

Listening Ancritical Thinking

Purposantopic

Audiencanalysis Anadaptation

Speaker Credibility Anethics

Speech Setting Anoccasion

Research Ansupporting Material

Organizing Anoutlining

Introductions Anconclusions

Generating Audiencinteres

Presentation Delivery

Presentation Aids

Informativpresentations

Persuasivpresentations

Special Presentations

Speaking in Groups

Filters