Creating Analysis for An Essay Public Speaking Exam Practice

When creating analysis for an essay, which question(s) should a writer ask her or his self?

Are the points made in the best logical order?

Is the overarching argument clear and concise?

Is there reasonable and logical evidence that supports the argument?

All of the above

SPEECH 1101
PROFESSOR JACKSON
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
To accommodate everyone’s schedule, the exam will be offered on-line on 5/1 (Monday, 12:01am) – 5/4
(Thursday, 10:00pm) You MUST Take it During this Time Period to receive credit. As you have only one
attempt to take this assessment, before taking the exam make sure you are in a quiet location with stable WiFi.
A four day time span is being offered to ensure you have the opportunity to locate stable location and reliable
laptop or desktop.
You will have 1 hour and 15 minutes to take the exam (the normal length of class). If you have not “submitted”
your test at the end of 1 hour and 15 minutes, the test will automatically submit to avoid your test from not being
counted. Use must only have the Blackboard browser open when taking this assessment. The system can detect
if you open another browser and it will automatically shut down your test.
The 50-question exam will consist of multiple choice and true/false questions.
The exam open notes and book.
Please study ALL of the information below carefully. The majority of questions comes mainly
from Assignment #9, #10 and #13 in which you should have already completed. The
following are the 3 Parts that will be covered on the Final Exam. To find the correct
answers, please refer to your Blackboard’s Textbook or Lecture Notes (if stated).
PART 1 (from Assignment #9)
Chapters 7 and 9
1. When giving a speech, why are Supporting Materials important?
2. What are the two roles of Supporting Materials? (see Textbook – Under Table 7.1)
3. Define Probative?
4. Name and define three (3) Types of Supporting Materials
5. What are Examples? (see Lecture Notes – Chapter 7)
6. Name and define the three (3) types of Examples (see Lecture Notes – Chapter 7)
CHAPTER 9
7. What are Presentation Aids?
8. Name the five (5) most common types of Presentation Aids. (see Textbook – 9.3)
9. Define a) Chart and b) Graph.
10. Define the following three Graphs: a) Line, b) Bar and c) Pie.
PART 2 (from Assignment #10) – Chapters 13 & 14
CHAPTER 13
11. Define Persuasion.
12. What is a Proposition?
13. What is Target Audience?
14. Describe Cognitive Dissonance
15. Discuss the differences between Attitudes, Beliefs, Opinions, Values, and Behaviors. (see Lecture Notes – Chapter 13)
16. Name and define the three (3) Types of Proposition (see Lecture Notes – Chapter 13)
CHAPTER 14
17. What is Logical Fallacies?
18. What is Inductive Reasoning?
19. What is Generalization?
20. What is Deductive Reasoning?
PART 3 (from Assignment #13) – Chapter 10
21. What is Language?
22. What is a Euphemism?
23. Define Simile and Metaphor.
24. What is a Clichés?
25. Describe Imagery.
26. What is jargon?
27. What is slang?
28. What is the difference between Denotative meaning and Connotative meaning? (see Lecture Notes – Chapter
10)
29. Discuss the difference between Concrete language and Abstract language? (see Lecture Notes – Chapter 10)
30. Name and define the seven (7) types of languages you can use to create imagery. (see Lecture Notes –
Chapter 10)
*Note: There are 30 items above for this 50-question exam because some of the answers on the
questions above have multiple parts.