1. If you're asked to give a speech at a birthday party or a crowd demands a toast at your
friend's wedding, this will likely be which of the following types of speeches?
A. memorized
C. impromptu
B. manuscript
D. extemporaneous
2. Which of the following is an example of an impromptu speech?
A. You are asked to prepare a speech for you sister's wedding, which you then read
because you have are afraid to speak in public.
B. You're asked to prepare a speech for your family's reunion dinner because it is also
the celebration of your grandparent's wedding anniversary. As part of your speech,
you recite two poems that they would always tell you when you were younger.
C. After the dinner party, you move up at the stage and decide to give a speech off the
top of your head.
D. All the answers are correct.
3. Which of the following is a scenario that includes an extemporaneous speech?
A. Cobie has just finished his class report, and upon asking for feedback, his classmates
told him that they found the report well presented, but they didn't like it, that he spoke
in a very monotonous voice.
B. Cobie has just finished his class report, and upon asking for feedback, his classmates
told him that they felt the lack of eye contact, animation or movement on stage.
C. Cobie has just finished his class report, and upon asking for feedback, he is told that it
felt well-organized, he never went too far off topic, and he seemed to know all the
facts, but it also never felt over-rehearsed and was engaging.
D. All the answers are correct.
4. Jessie tends to put her hands in her pockets when she is speaking in front of large
audiences. What is the best position for Jessie to place her hands in during a speech?
A. on her hips
C. folded in front of her
B. at her sides
D. crossed over her chest
5. It is the use of body movements to send a message.
A. posture
C. hand gestures
B. eye contact
D. nonverbal communication​