Week 15 Quiz

At a job interview, the interviewer asks, "What is one mistake you learned from?" You answer on the spot with no preparation. Which delivery method is that?

Select one.

• Extemporaneous delivery
• Impromptu delivery
• Manuscript delivery
• Memorized delivery

The running speech is delivered from its five cards after a week of rehearsal, and it sounds relaxed and unscripted. Which delivery method is it?

Select one.

• Impromptu, because it sounds unscripted
• Memorized, because it was rehearsed until it sounded natural
• Extemporaneous, because it was prepared and practiced
• Manuscript, because it uses written cards

In which order do the four parts of the PREP frame come?

Select one.

• Point, reason, example, point
• Reason, example, point, point
• Example, point, reason, point
• Point, example, reason, recap

Asked "What is the most underrated study skill?", a speaker opens with a long story about a roommate and names the skill only in the last sentence. Which classic misconception does this answer show?

Select one.

• Three frames used in one answer
• Impromptu confused with extemporaneous
• The point buried at the end
• "I don't know" treated as a failure

A speaker answers "What is one thing every first-year student should know?" by stating the point, then moving from when they started, to now, to next year. Which backup frame is that, and which organizational pattern does it shrink?

Select one.

• Problem–solution, the problem–solution pattern in miniature
• Past–present–future, a chronological pattern in miniature
• Past–present–future, a spatial pattern in miniature
• PREP, a topical pattern in miniature

As the speaker walks up, the five-minute slot for the running speech is cut to two minutes. Which of these should the speaker keep? Select all that apply.

Select every option that applies.

• The summary sentence
• One support for each main point
• The clincher
• Every subpoint from the preparation outline
• A new opening story to win the room back

Which opening buys time most credibly before an impromptu answer?

Select one.

• A pause, then a one-sentence reframe of the question
• "That's a great question," said before every answer
• "Um, so, like," repeated until the first idea finally arrives
• An apology for not having prepared anything

After the running speech, an audience member asks, "Isn't this audit a waste of everyone's time?" Which reply follows the Q&A toolkit?

Select one.

• "That's a rude question, and I won't answer it."
• "Let's talk about dining hall hours instead."
• "You're right, so let's forget the audit and keep the trays exactly as they are now."
• "The question is whether the audit is worth its time," then a point and one support

After the running speech, someone asks how much the scale would cost. The speech never priced a scale. This course treats "I don't know, but I can find out" as a complete answer to that question.

True or false.

• True
• False

A chatbot coaching a described impromptu answer ends with "Try to be more confident next time." Which problem does that line show?

Select one.

• An invented source attached to a statistic it supplied
• A quotation credited to the wrong speaker
• An outline with a lone subpoint
• A feeling offered in place of a named move