BLENDED LEARNING 1

WEEK 2

Choose the correct answer.

1. What is the main difference between public speaking and everyday conversation?
a. Public speaking requires an audience while everyday conversation does not
need any audience.
b. Public speaking has an intended message while everyday conversation is just
random ideas.
c. Public speaking needs to be more planned compared to everyday
conversation.

2. To think positively to overcome nervousness means _____.

a. the speaker has to practise many times before giving his or her speech.
b. to transform negative thoughts into positive ones.
c. to know that people do not expect perfection from the speaker.

3. Critical thinking _____.

a. assists the speaker to judge the credibility of statements and assess the
soundness of ideas.
b. requires the speaker to visualise how the audience will react to his or her
speech.
c. is presenting a speech without making too many language errors.

4. Which statement is not true about the speech communication process?

a. Feedback from a listener to a speaker can be in a form of nonverbal
messages.
b. Internal interference is when there is too much noise or static which impedes
communication of a message.
c. Situation is when and where conversations take place.

5. Speechmaking can be more difficult if there is an increase in cultural diversity

because _____.
a. the listeners will not be able to understand what the speaker is saying.
b. language is separate from culture and it is very complex.
c. there are many differences in language from culture to culture.

6. How do we avoid ethnocentrism when listening to speeches?

a. By focusing on the speaker’s appearance and delivery.
b. By taking as much notes as possible.
c. By listening attentively no matter what the speaker’s cultural background is.

7. Being an ethical speaker is important because _____ .

a. you can differentiate between right and wrong and fair and unfair.
b. you can talk about whatever you want whenever you want.
c. it would be easier for your listeners to understand your speech.

8. Incremental plagiarism is when a speaker _____.

a. uses another person’s entire speech and passes it as his/her own.
b. fails to give credit for particular parts of the speech that are borrowed from
other people.
c. takes sections of speeches from a few sources and passes them as his/her own.
9. Paraphrasing means _____.
a. to use or condense someone else’s ideas in your own words.
b. to quote someone directly and give credit to the author.
c. to restate someone else’s ideas without giving credit to the author.

10. Which of the following is not considered a cause of poor listening?

a. Not concentrating on the speaker.
b. Trying to remember everything the speaker is saying.
c. Giving undivided attention to the speaker.
ANSWER
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. A
10. C