What is the effect of using the second person (you / yours) in a speech?
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Using the second person creates a sense of distance between the speaker and the audience
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Using the second person draws the audience in, decreasing the gap between them and the speaker
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Using the second person sounds very formal
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Using the second person ensures that the audience will not take the speaker seriously
Q.3.
What is the effect of using the first person plural (we / us / our) in a speech?
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Using the first person plural causes the audience to feel a sense of collective identity
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Using the first person plural sounds more formal
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Using the first person plural distances the audience
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All of the above
Q.4.
Which of the following should NOT be used in a speech?
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Alliteration
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Rhyme
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Metaphor
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Each of these can be effective in a speech
Q.5.
'For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth. For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.' - These words from Barack Obama's Inaugural Address demonstrate the use of which rhetorical device?
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Hyperbole (exaggeration)
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A rhetorical question
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The rule of three
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Anecdote
Q.6.
Looking again at the extract from Obama's speech, which sentence contains the most examples of emotive language?
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The first sentence
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The second sentence
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The third sentence
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Each sentence contains an equal number of emotive words
Q.7.
Read these lines from General Charles de Gaulle's speech following the Nazi invasion of France. Which of them is an example of using a parallel structure (parallelism)?
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The very factors that brought about our defeat may one day lead us to victory
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For, remember this, France does not stand alone
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This war is not limited to our unfortunate country
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The destiny of the world is at stake
Q.8.
Read these lines from Oliver Cromwell's 1653 speech to Parliament. Which of the following is an example of antithesis?
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It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place
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Ye are a pack of mercenary wretches, and would like Esau sell your country for a mess of potage
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Is there a man amongst you that has the least good care for the good of the Commonwealth
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You were deputed here by the people to get grievances redress'd, are yourselves become the greatest grievance
Q.9.
When preparing for a speech, you should do which of the following?
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Print a neat copy of your speech on A4 paper and deliver your speech while reading from it
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Write the main point of each paragraph on a note card, along with any key words you need to remember
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Write each full paragraph on a note card in your best handwriting, so you can read it while speaking
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Don't worry about writing a speech: just say whatever comes into your head on the day
Q.10.
Which of the following will NOT help to combat nerves during a speech?
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Take a breath and focus on speaking slowly and clearly
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Practice your speech in front of a mirror
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Patronize your audience in order to feel superior
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Rehearse your speech several times until you've memorized it
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