1. When organizing your speech, you should start with at least five main points you hope to make.
a. True
b. False
2. Using parallel structure can help your audience to recognize the main points.
a. True
b. False
3. Joseph and Denise gave a presentation on how to bake low-calorie cookies. They explained each step, from beginning to end. This is an example of arranging the main point in ________ :
a. logical reasons order
b. topical order
c. narrative order
d. time (or sequential) order
4. When you are giving a persuasive speech, you may want organize your ideas by using "logical reasons order."
a. True
b. False
5. A thesis statement is a paragraph that describes your main points and speech goal.
a. True
b. False
6. A sub-point is a statement that elaborates on a main point.
a. True
b. False
7. Which of these is not an example of supporting material for a speech:
a. thesis statement
b. statistics
c. quotations
d. personal experiences
8. Transitions refer to words, phrases, or sentences that show the relationship between two ideas.
a. True
b. False
9. Signposts" are useful in a speech because:
a. they help to connect pieces of supporting material to the main point.
b. they show the audience that you are an expert.
c. they make a speech entertaining.
d. they prove that you have a good bibliography.
10. You can create your formal speech outline even if you don't know what your main points are.
a. True
b. False