MIDTERMS - LESSON 2

Question 1

refers to the primary goal or
intention behind the speech.
Different purposes require
different approaches and content.
Understanding these categories
helps in tailoring speeches to
meet specific goals, styles, and
contexts.

Answer 1

Speech According to Purpose

Question 2

The main goal for is to help explain a specific
subject and to help the audience remember the
knowledge later. The information is not to persuade
listeners to change their beliefs or to actions, but
rather the goal is to increase their knowledge and
awareness of the topic.

Answer 2

INFORMATIVE SPEECH

Question 3

• include, among other things, people places,
  animals or products.

Answer 3

. Speeches about Objects

Question 4

focus on patterns of action

Answer 4

Speeches about Processes

Question 5

focus on the things that happened, are
happening, or will happen.

Answer 5

Speeches about Events

Question 6

the concepts focus on beliefs, ideas, and
theories. (unbiased)

Answer 6

Speeches about Concepts

Question 7

the speaker attempts to set forth the meaning of
concepts, theories, philosophies, or issues that may be unfamiliar to the audience.

Answer 7

Definitional speeches

Question 8

is to provide a detailed, vivid, word of picture of a person,
animal, place or object.

Answer 8

Descriptive speeches

Question 9

Similar to the descriptive speech, they both share the function of clarifying the topic. But _____speeches focus on reports of current and historical events, customs, transformations, inventions, policies, outcomes, and options.

Answer 9

Explanatory speeches

Question 10

The most practical of all informative speeches, a
demonstration speech shows listeners how some process is accomplished or how to perform it themselves.

Answer 10

Demonstration speeches

Question 11

is a method of informing that centers on how
something is similar to and different from other things.

Answer 11

Comparison and Contrast

Question 12

is a method that retells an autobiographical or biographical event, myth, or other story.

Answer 12

. Narration

Question 13

is any message that is intended to shape, reinforce, or
change the responses of others. It is a literary technique
that writers use to present their ideas through reason and
logic, in order to influence the audience.
Persuasion may simply use an argument to persuade the
readers, or to perform a certain action. Simply, it is an art of
effective speaking and writing in which writers make their
opinions believable to the audience through logic, by
invoking emotions, and by proving their own credibility.

Answer 13

PERSUASIVE SPEECH

Question 14

It is linked with morality and ethics. In this method of
persuasion, writers or speakers convince their audience of their goodwill and present themselves as trustworthy.

Answer 14

Ethos

Question 15

comes of logic; therefore writers use logic, reasoning, and
rationality to convince audiences of their perspectives

Answer 15

Logos

Question 16

which invokes and appeals to the emotions of the
audience. Many writers consider love, fear, empathy, and anger as strong factors to influence the emotions of their audiences.

Answer 16

Pathos

Question 17

What are the three types of persuasion

Answer 17

Ethos, Logos, Pathos

Question 18

usually happens in an after-dinner situation, or at a time when the audience does not expect to be asked to think very
hard or to take a very serious action

Answer 18

Entertainment Speech

Question 19

is the tendency to see your own culture as superior to
all others.

Answer 19

Ethnocentrism

Question 20

is the opposite of ethnocentrism. Instead of viewing the group to which you belong as superior to all others; you work to try to understand the behavior of other groups on the basis of the context in which behavior occurs rather than from your own reference.

Answer 20

Cultural relativism

Question 21

A general belief or assumption about a group of people.

Answer 21

Stereotypes

Question 22

An attitude or feeling (often negative) towards a group of people.

Answer 22

Prejudice

Question 23

Texts authored by non-native speakers for non-native
speakers to achieve pre determined curricular goals

Answer 23

Created texts

Question 24

Texts created by native and/or non-native
speaker, based on original language materials, but adapted to fit curricular needs.

Answer 24

Semi-authentic texts

Question 25

Texts created by native speakers for native speakers
for consumption in a native environment.

Answer 25

Authentic texts

Question 26

this is the most formal and rigid register, often used in
situations that require precise and unchanging language. It is
typically set and doesn’t change from one occasion to another.

Answer 26

FROZEN

Question 27

used in professional, academic, or official contexts
where politeness and respect are emphasized. The language is
structured and follows conventional grammar and usage rules.

Answer 27

FORMAL

Question 28

this is a standard, semi-formal register used in
conversations where there is an expectation of mutual respect
and clarity. It is often used in professional or service-oriented
contexts.

Answer 28

CONSULTATIVE

Question 29

informal and relaxed language used in
everyday conversations among friends and
acquaintances. It often includes colloquialisms, slang,
and a relaxed grammar structure.

Answer 29

Casual

Question 30

The most personal and informal register,
used in private settings where people have a close
relationship. It often involves shared experiences, inside
jokes, and personal language.

Answer 30

Intimate