This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Strategies – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Strategies Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How is tone expressed in speeches? A) Literary techniques, word choice, subject. B) Body language, volume, subject. C) Literary techniques, body language, humor. D) Subject, humor, body language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literary techniques, word choice, subject. 2. Group presentation with topic presentation divided among members. A) Topic Shifting. B) Turn-Taking. C) Nomination. D) Termination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turn-Taking. 3. The audience and speaker will always have different aims. A) A. True. B) B. False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. False. 4. This strategy refers to how the speaker address the problems in speaking, listening, and comprehending that they may encounter in a conversation. A) Turn-Taking. B) Topic Control. C) Termination. D) Repair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repair. 5. Why should you not go against your audience's expectations? A) Because the audience may boo or leave. B) Because your speech is unlikely to be well-received. C) Because the audience may become bored. D) Because you might get in trouble. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because your speech is unlikely to be well-received. 6. Which sentence below has falling intonation? A) Your number is 202-555 and. B) Would you mind closing the window?. C) This job gives me a lot of experiences. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This job gives me a lot of experiences. 7. "We need to work together for this project. William, you're good in making good visuals, yes? Are you interested to do it for us? '' A) Topic Control. B) Turn Taking. C) Topic Shifting. D) Nomination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topic Control. 8. What are some questions you could ask yourself to determine if an issue is appropriate for your speech? A) Do you feel like talking about it today?. B) Is it important to your audience?. C) Is it important to you?. D) Is it funny?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is it important to your audience?. 9. Are you okay? A) Rising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising Intonation. 10. Why is it important to research your topic thoroughly? A) Your audience might ask questions you haven't prepared for. B) It's not. C) You might forget what to say. D) So you can decide what tone to use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your audience might ask questions you haven't prepared for. 11. What would the audience's aims for a eulogy be? A) To hear about an important issue. B) To feel inspired. C) To hear about the life of their friend or family member. D) To feel concern about the state of the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To hear about the life of their friend or family member. 12. What was Hillary Clinton's persuasive angle in the speech discussed? A) Women have lives too. B) Women are important players in both economic and social terms all over the world. C) LGBT rights are important. D) Feminism is an important issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women are important players in both economic and social terms all over the world. 13. How will you answer that kind of question? A) Rising Intonation. B) Falling Intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling Intonation. 14. "Make an essay about the COVID-19 pandemic" A) Restriction. B) Nomination. C) Turn-taking. D) Topic Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restriction. 15. How can we come up with a persuasive angle for a speech? A) By researching a topic thoroughly. B) By putting yourself in your audience's place. C) By interrogating your own beliefs. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. How often do you go to cinema? A) Falling intonation. B) Rising intonation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falling intonation. 17. "That's it for today's topic, i'll see you next week." A) Turn-Taking. B) Nomination. C) Repair. D) Termination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Termination. 18. The demographic of an audience is important to consider when deciding on a subject. A) A. True. B) B. False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. True. 19. "Hey! How are you? How's the weather up there?" A) Nomination. B) Topic Shifting. C) Restriction. D) Turn-taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nomination. 20. You don't have to know why you believe what you believe to persuade someone else to believe it too. A) A. True. B) B. False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. False. 21. How can you make people feel inspired? A) By leading them on an emotional journey through various states to inspiration. B) By talking about something that interests you. C) By proving yourself to be a trustworthy speaker. D) By making them laugh and feel comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By leading them on an emotional journey through various states to inspiration. 22. How do you choose the tone of a speech? A) By considering the occasion and what is appropriate. B) By considering the issues you want to talk about. C) By considering the tone of your favorite speeches. D) By considering the tone of your favorite comedians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By considering the occasion and what is appropriate. 23. It is a strategy wherein the speaker carries to establish a topic collaboratively and productively. A) Nomination. B) Restriction. C) Termination. D) Restriction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nomination. 24. "We should take this moment as learning opportunity. Let's take a note regarding this matter." A) Topic Control. B) Termination. C) Repair. D) Turn Taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repair. 25. You should choose subjects you are interested in and knowledgeable about when writing a speech. A) A. True. B) B. False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. True. Next →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSpeech Strategies Quiz 2Conversation Analysis QuizConversation Skills QuizImplicature Exercises QuizMaxims Of Conversation QuizPoliteness And Face QuizPoliteness Strategies Spoken English QuizPoliteness Strategies QuizPoliteness Theory QuizPragmatic Inference QuizPragmatic Markers In Conversation QuizPragmatics Context And Implicature QuizSpeech Acts Context QuizSpeech Acts Theory QuizSpeech Acts QuizTurn Taking In Conversation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books