Subtest 4 (Writing Test)

Question 1

What is an expository speech?

Answer 1

• a speech meant to be informative

- not to express speaker’s personal opinion

Question 2

What is an interpretative speech?

Answer 2

• a speech which uses voice, gestures, and facial expressions
• intended to bring to life a text or piece of lit

Question 3

The oldest/most popular debate in high schools is the TEAM POLICY DEBATE. What are the two sides called?

Answer 3

• Affirmative (Aff): each team has 2 debaters

- Negative (Neg)

Question 4

What is the Lincoln-Douglass debate format like?

Answer 4

• places more of an emphasis on persuasive speaking

- aff speaker has one more opportunity to talk than opponent

Question 5

(Oral Communication) What does the performance skill DICTION involve?

Answer 5

• accent, inflection, intonation, speech-sound quality

- no vocal pauses like “um” or “er”

Question 6

What are the 8 performance skills that can make a more effective speaker an listener?

Answer 6

1. diction
2. enunciation
3. Volume
4. Rate (pace)
5. Pitch
6. Body language & gestures
7. Eye contact
8. Response to the audience (i.e. nonverbal signals to be louder, explain more, etc).

Question 7

During the 1920’s, what had become the first electronic-based mass medium and growing source for news and entertainment?

Answer 7

The radio

Question 8

What type of speech is delivered on the spur of the moment with no prep?

Answer 8

• Impromptu speech

- spontaneous, but ideas must still be supported with statements that show relevance, variety, detail.

Question 9

What type of speech is short, informal and on a provided topic without being given EXTENSIVE time for preparation?

Answer 9

Extemporaneous speech

Question 10

How can gestures be used to engage the audience?

Answer 10

• emphasize main points

- add humor

Question 11

What are the principles of the speaker/audience relationship?

Answer 11

• active listening skills
• asking pertinent questions when it is appropriate
• taking notes
• be aware of hostile audience members (respond calmly-audience will typically side with you)
• look for audience body language and respond to it, whether it’s skepticism or already knowing info

Question 12

If a hostile audience member begins heckling you during a speech, what are 2-3 strategies you could employ?

Answer 12

• acknowledge with slight pause
• respond calmly and tell heckler that questions and comments will be available after
• ask to have them removed

Question 13

If during a presentation, audience members’ body language and comments show that they already know about the topic, name one thing you could do.

Answer 13

• change course
• allow audience to determine direction of prez
• include new info you hadn’t planned on

Question 14

Besides facts, what other factors are involved in good reporting?

Answer 14

-direct significance or impact that the facts will have on the reader or viewer