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Wayne is giving a demonstration speech on replacing
a broken string on a guitar. Which of the following
would be the best topic to begin his presentation?
A. stretching the new string after putting it on the guitar
B. playing a song on the guitar
C. tuning all six strings
D. removing pieces of broken string
D. Removing pieces of broken
string
In science class, Jessie has been asked to give a speech
on paper recycling. She wants to present her speech in
a problem and solution format. Which of the
following topics would be the best to present first in
her speech?
A. tips to recycle paper at home and at school that will
make recycling easy
B. benefits to all schools and households of using recycled
paper
C. process for recycling paper at the factory in the school
zone
D. demonstrate how much paper is wasted at school and
the need for a recycling program
D. demonstrate how much paper is
wasted at school and the need for
a recycling program
Nikki is giving a presentation titled “Hostile Habitats
for Humans.” Her four main topics are listed below:
1) habitats that very few humans can tolerate
2) uninhabitable places where no one survives
3) necessary elements of human survival
4) habitats where humans survive but not thrive
Which order should she present the topics for an effective
speech?
A. 4, 3, 2, 1
B. 4, 3, 1, 2
C. 3, 2, 1, 4
D. 3, 4, 1, 2
C. 3, 2, 1, 4
Linda is giving a presentation to encourage people to
adopt dogs from shelters. Of the following four topics,
which would be her best ending topic to motivate
people to adopt a pet?
A. Owning a pet is like having a friend for life.
B. Pet ownership can be very expensive.
C. Beautiful pets can be purchased from local breeders.
D. Adopting pets from shelters keeps costs down for pet
owners.
A. Owning a pet is like having a
friend for life.
Danielle is preparing for a presentation to her social
studies class on recycling. Her outline is as follows:
1) recycle to solve the problem
2) benefits of recycling
3) current landfill problems
4) examples of recycled products
Which of the following would be the best way to organize
the ideas in her presentation.
•
1, 2, 3, 4
•
4, 3, 2, 1
•
3, 1, 2, 4
•
4, 3, 1, 2
C. 3, 1, 2, 4
Which of the following organizational patterns would
a demonstration speech on knitting a scarf most likely
follow?
A. cause and effect
B. sequential order
C. problem and solution
D. comparison and contrast
B. sequential order
The habit of reading is one of the greatest resources of mankind; and we
enjoy reading books that belong to us much more than if they are
borrowed. A borrowed book is like a guest in the house; it must be
treated with punctiliousness, with a certain considerate formality. You
must see that it sustains no damage; it must not suffer while under your
roof. You cannot leave it carelessly, you cannot mark it, you cannot turn
down the pages, you cannot use it familiarly. And then, some day,
although this is seldom done, you really ought to return it.
But your own books belong to you; you treat them with that affectionate
intimacy that annihilates formality. Books are for use, not for show; you
should own no book that you are afraid to mark up, or afraid to place on
the table, wide open and face down.
--- William Lyon Phelps 1933
What does William Phelps compare a borrowed book to?
A.
B.
C.
D.
a glass of wine
a guest in the house
a well traveled forest
a mural of decoration
B. a guest in the house
My father owned a barbershop. Every holiday, all of the guys who I
thought were just losers who hung out at the shop, and were always
bumming haircuts and borrowing money from my dad, all those guys
always ended up at our dinner table. And I would often say to my father
afterwards, ‘Dad, why can’t we just have regular people at our Christmas
dinner?’ And my father said to me, ‘They are regular people. They’re just
like you. They want the same thing you want.’ And I would say, ‘What?’
And he’d say, ‘To be fed.’ And at the time I just thought he was talking
about dinner. But I have since learned how profound he really was, because
we all are just regular people seeking the same thing - we all just want to
know that we matter. We want validation. We want the same things.
--- Oprah Winfrey
In the speech above, who does Oprah compare the guys who used
to come to her house for a free dinner to?
• businessmen and bankers trying to line their pockets
• criminals and vagrants who want to take advantage of goodhearted people
• uneducated worthless people who do not deserve to be heard
• regular people just like everyone else in the world
D. regular people just like
everyone else in the world
Here at Southmont Middle School, we are not taking steps to make a better
future. Are you ready to join us in these steps? You can, if you join the
Green Team to make an impact on the use of paper here
The amount of paper we use at Southmont is astounding. If you look in the
trash cans around here, they are filled with paper
We have to learn the three R’s of paper use. They are to reduce, reuse, and
recycle. First, we need to reduce how much paper we use as a class. Our
next R is to try to reuse paper. Always use the back of a sheet of paper. The
third R to remember is recycle. We need to use the small blue containers for
recycling.
So, I’ll finish by saying that no one can do this job alone. We need
everyone’s help. I’d like you to consider joining the Green Team.
The organizational pattern of this speech is _________________
• cause and effect
• problem and solution
• comparison and contrast
• chronological
B. problem and solution
My father owned a barbershop. Every holiday, all of the guys who I
thought were just losers who hung out at the shop, and were always
bumming haircuts and borrowing money from my dad, all those guys
always ended up at our dinner table. And I would often say to my father
afterwards, ‘Dad, why can’t we just have regular people at our Christmas
dinner?’ And my father said to me, ‘They are regular people. They’re just
like you. They want the same thing you want.’ And I would say, ‘What?’
And he’d say, ‘To be fed.’ And at the time I just thought he was talking
about dinner. But I have since learned how profound he really was,
because we all are just regular people seeking the same thing - we all just
want to know that we matter. We want validation. We want the same
things.
--- Oprah Winfrey
What does Oprah identify as one of the greatest problems in life?
• not being heard and validated for what you do
• not being educated and employed
• not finding someone to share your life with
A. not having enough food to eat or shelter
A. not being heard and validated
for what you do
Which of the following is not a responsibility
of the timekeeper in a group?
A. reminding group members how much time is left
B. keeping the group focused to complete the task on
time
C. presenting the findings of the group to the class
D. allowing members of the group adequate time for
their contributions
C. presenting the findings of the
group to the class
In a governing body, who has the job of keeping record
of all money collected and spent?
A. president
B. vice-president
C. secretary
D. treasurer
D. treasurer
The new class president for the seventh grade at
Larkdale Middle School is planning her first meeting
and wants to print the information to be discussed so
that everyone in attendance is aware of the issues being
addressed. What would this document be called?
A. ledger
B. agenda
C. record
D. timeline
B. agenda
In a governing body, who has the job of documenting all
of the business conducted and distributing copies of that
documentation to all of the members of the body.
A. president
B. vice-president
C. secretary
D. treasurer
C. secretary
Mr. Shoemaker is coordinating the school safety program and
has invited the police chief, the fire chief, and the town safety
inspector to speak before the school.
If the program lasts one hour and Mr. Shoemaker needs five
minutes to introduce the program and wants to leave ten
minutes for questions and answers at the end, how much time
can he tell each guest speaker he or she has to speak?
A. ten minutes
B. fifteen minutes
C. twenty minutes
D. forty-five minutes
B. fifteen minutes
What group of people would the object pictured above be for?
A. a book club
B. a football team
C. an orchestra
D. a theater company
C. an orchestra
Joneshia is giving a presentation and is trying to
convince young people to quit smoking. She wants
to add a visual aid to her presentation. Which of the
following would not be well suited for her purpose?
A. a photograph of a diseased lung
B. a photo of a celebrity smoking a cigarette
C. a chart with the amount of money spent on cigarettes over
years
D. a graph of deaths associated with complications from
smoking
B. a photo of a celebrity smoking a
cigarette
Which of the following would be the most appropriate purpose
for this photograph?
A. to encourage people to ride bicycles
B. to persuade people to purchase flood insurance
C. to discourage people from buying automobiles
D. to persuade people to purchase hilltop property
B. to persuade people to purchase
flood insurance
What purpose does the image above serve?
A. to gain support for military soldiers
B. the need for gun control
C. federal assistance for preschool programs
D. opposition for the Iraqi War
A. to gain support for military
soldiers
What purpose does the image above serve?
A. to encourage safety precautions on the job site
B. to discourage female workers from manual labor
C. to expose corporate misconduct
D. to persuade public charity for a relief effort
A. to encourage safety precautions
on job site
What holiday can you infer that the teddy bear pictured above
might be given as a gift?
A. Labor Day
B. Christmas
C. Easter
D. Valentine’s Day
D. Valentine’s Day
What inference can be made about the book in the picture above?
A. It is read for academics.
B. It is read for enjoyment.
C. It is read for information.
D. It is read for personal growth.
B. It is read for enjoyment.
What inference can be made from the image above?
A. This is a campaign poster.
B. This is a newspaper article.
C. This is an advertisement.
D. This is a list of instructions.
C. This is an advertisement.
What inference can be made from the picture above?
A. This image is of the invasion of Baghdad at the beginning of
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
B. This image is of Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War.
C. This image is of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima at the end
of World War II.
D. This image is of the holocaust during World War II.
D. This image is of the holocaust
during World War II.
What inference can be made from the picture above?
A. Women were not allowed to be a part of the military in the
early 1900s.
B. Women were allowed in special branches of the military in
the early 1900s.
C. Women joined the workforce but not the military in the early
1900s.
D. Women volunteered as nurses or were only homemakers in
the early 1900s.
B. Women were allowed in
special branches of the
military in the early 1900s.