Name :…………………………………………………… Registration number :…………………………….. Course Title : Public Speaking and Debating EXAM (questions and answers) A-Can You Distinguish Between Commonly Confused Words? Undererline the word in parentheses that you would use in each sentence. 1. She (accepted, excepted) the award and thanked everyone (accept, except) the producer. 2. The teacher (affected, effected) his students greatly and will now (Oiled, effect) an entirely new curriculum. 3. Are you deciding (between, among) red and green or (between, among) red, green, and blue ? 4. t (can. may) scale the mountain butt (can, may) not reveal its hidden path. 5. The table was (cheap, inexpensive) but has great style ; the chairs cost fortune but look (cheap, inexpensive) 6. We (discover, invent) uncharted lands but (discover, invent) computer programs. 7. He was (explicit, implicit) about his past experiences and discussed them at length, but because he was (explicit, implicit) concerning his present feelingsfit never knew what to say. 8. She (implied, inferred) that she'd seek a divorce ; we can only (imply, infer) her reasons. 9. The wedding was (tasteful, tasty) and the food most (tasteful, tasty). 10. The student seemed (disinterested, uninterested) in the lecture. The teacher was (disinterested, uninterested) in who received what grades. Here are the principles that govern the correct usage for these 10 pairs of terms : l. Use accept to mean to receive and except to mean with the exclusion of. 2. Use to affect to mean to have an effect or to influence, and to effect to mean to produce a result 3. Use between when referring to two items and among when referring to more than two items. 4. Use can to irefer to ability and may to refer to permission, 5. Use, cheap refer to somethmg that is inferior and inexpensive to something that costs little. 6. Use discover to refer to the act of finding something out or to learn something previously unknown and use invent to refer to the act of originating something new. 7. Use explicit to mean specific and implicit to mean the act of expressing something without actually stating it. 8. Use to imply to mean to state indirectly and to infer to mean to draw a conclusion. 9. Use tasteful to refer to one's good taste and use tasty to refer to something that tastes good. ‘ 10. Use uninterested to mean a lack of interest and use disinterested to mean objetive or unbiased. What other commonly confused words can, you think of ? B-How Credible Are You? Respond to each of the following phrases as you think members of this class (your audiennce) see you when you deliver a public speech. Use the following scale : 5=Definitely true. 4=Prabably true 3=Neither true nor untrue 2=Probably untrue 1=Definitely untrue l. Knowledgeable about the subiect matter 2. Experienced 3. Confident 4. informed about the subiect matter 5. Fair in the presentation of materiaiievidence and argument) 6. Concerned with the audiences' needs, 7. Consistent over time on the issues addressed in the speech 8. Similar to the audience in attitudes and values 9. Positive rather than negative 10. Assertive in personal style 11. Enthusiastic about the topic and in general l2. Active rather than passive This test is designed to stimulate you to focus on yourself as a credible spokesperson. The test focuses on the three qualities of credibilit : competence, character, and charisma and is based on a large body of research (for example, McCroskey I997, Riggio i987i- items i through 4 refer to your perceived competence : How competent or capo. ble does the audience see you when you give a public speech? items 5 through 8 refer to your perceived character : Does the audience see you as a person of good and moral character ? Items 9 through l2 refer to your perceived charisma : Does the audience see you as dynamic and active rather than as static and passive? What specific steps can you take to change any audience perception with which you may be unhappy?