Informative Speaking Quiz
Name ____________________________ 3rd 5th
Fill in the blank. 2 points
1. There are several different general purposes for giving a speech. They include to ________________, to
entertain, to celebrate an event, and to commemorate a person.
2. An __________________ speech gives information about a specific subject.
3. Telling how to do something, how something is made, or how something works is a
_____________________ speech.
4. When brainstorming topics for your speech, you should connect your genuine interests with the interests and
needs of your ___________________.
5. Catching your audience’s attention with a startling statement, a rhetorical question, interesting fact, or
personal anecdote is called the ____________. This is the first step in presenting your speech
6. In the introduction, you should share your thesis statement, precisely what you intend to speak about. This is
also known as your __________________________.
Word Bank
specific purpose
inform
process
hook
audience
expository
Matching. 3 points
Type of Organizational Pattern
Description of Pattern
_____ 7. Chronological
A. This order organizes ideas according to physical
space- top to bottom, left to right, east to west. It is
useful when describing something.
_____ 8. Topical
B. When the ideas in the body of your speech seem to
flow naturally from one to the other, you present them in
logical order.
_____ 9. Order of Importance
_____ 10. Cause and Effect
C. This is presenting your ideas in the order that they
occurred in time.
D. In this pattern, the first part of the speech explain a
complication or dilemma; the second part presents
possible answers or remedies. This pattern is useful
when giving a persuasive speech.
_____ 11. Problem/ Solution
E. Using this pattern, you establish a reason (or
reasons) something occurs followed by what the
outcomes of the event may be.
_____ 12. Spatial
F. This organizational pattern arranges information
according to how two or more things are similar to or
different from one another (or both.)
_____ 13. Compare and/or Contrast
G. This pattern is effective in presenting demonstration
speeches. It presents the information as a series of
steps on how to perform a particular process.
_____ 14.Sequential
H. The body of the speech builds to a climax, leading the
audience from the least important point to the most
important point.
Short Answer. 2 points
15. What is one effect practicing your speech can cause?
16. What is one type of expository speech general topic you can choose from (ex. describing an idea)?
17. What is an example of a process speech topic?
18. What is one thing you need to consider when doing research for your speech?
19. What is one way you could use nonverbal communication to improve your speech?