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True or false
1 point
True or false: A source’s professional appearance is enough to prove that it is reliable.
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3 Research and Supporting Materials Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 3 Research and Supporting Materials, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
Choose one
1 point
A speaker starts with a broad topic and narrows it to a question the speech can answer. What is the main benefit of doing this?
- A
It ensures that the speech can use only one source.
- B
It helps identify the evidence needed and the sources relevant to the speech.
- C
It replaces the need to evaluate sources.
- D
It guarantees that the speaker will find evidence supporting the claim.
03
Written response
1 point
Which source-evaluation criterion asks whether a source is recent enough for its topic?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
A provides firsthand evidence, while a interprets or summarizes evidence gathered by others.
05
Choose one
1 point
A speaker wants evidence to help establish whether a city’s population has changed over time. Which source is the best match for that claim?
- A
Use an interview with one resident to establish a citywide population trend.
- B
Use a historical novel to establish a current population trend.
- C
Use a government dataset to help establish a population trend.
- D
Use an unrelated expert biography to establish a population trend.
06
Choose all
1 point
A statistic appears repeatedly online, and a speaker wants to check it before using it. Which actions are sound verification steps? Select all that apply.
- A
Check the statistic against its original data or source.
- B
Compare the claim with another reputable, independent source.
- C
Assume the claim is accurate if many websites repeat it.
- D
Treat a polished-looking webpage as confirmation.
07
Fill in the blank
1 point
When taking research notes, separate a source’s from your own .
08
True or false
1 point
True or false: A speaker must attribute a source’s idea even when the speaker paraphrases it instead of quoting it.
- A
True
- B
False
09
Written response
1 point
A spoken citation often names the author or organization and the publication or study. What chronological detail is also often useful to say aloud?
10
Choose one
1 point
A speaker uses a statistic about average neighborhood temperatures to support planting street trees. What should the speaker do so listeners understand the evidence’s significance?
- A
The statistic proves that the proposed action is the only possible solution.
- B
The speaker should explain how the temperature pattern supports the proposed action.
- C
The statistic makes it unnecessary to explain the claim.
- D
The statistic proves that one example applies to every neighborhood.
11
Choose all
1 point
A speech point needs to show how widespread an issue is and also make the issue concrete for listeners. Which evidence forms are specifically suited to those purposes? Select all that apply.
- A
Use statistics to show the scale of an issue.
- B
Use a statistic as a substitute for describing an individual experience.
- C
Use a brief story or example to make an idea concrete.
- D
Use an unrelated quotation to establish how often an event occurs.
12
Choose one
1 point
A speaker is planning a spoken citation and a final slide. Which approach best balances useful oral attribution with a complete reference?
- A
Read every element of the written bibliography aloud.
- B
Give useful source details aloud and provide a fuller reference list on a slide, handout, or shared document.
- C
Omit source details aloud and leave out a written reference list.
- D
Give only the author’s name, regardless of the claim.
13
True or false
1 point
True or false: A source with a clear viewpoint is automatically unusable as evidence.
- A
True
- B
False
14
Open ended
1 point
A speaker wants to support the claim that residents in one district lack access to public transit. The speaker has a citywide ridership dataset and an interview with one resident from that district. Explain how the speaker could use each source responsibly, including what limits to make clear and how to help listeners evaluate the evidence.
15
Written response
1 point
A publication interprets findings from several studies rather than presenting the authors’ own firsthand observations. Enter the source category.
16
Choose one
1 point
A speaker wants firsthand accounts of how residents experienced a neighborhood heat wave. Which source is most directly suited to that purpose?
- A
A textbook chapter summarizing multiple studies
- B
An interview with a resident about their experience during a heat wave
- C
A news article summarizing a city report
- D
A review article comparing earlier research
17
Choose one
1 point
A student plans a speech on urban trees. Which question best narrows the topic to something the speech can investigate with relevant evidence?
- A
What are all the benefits of trees?
- B
Why should every city plant trees?
- C
How might street trees affect heat exposure on residential streets?
- D
What is the history of every urban forest?
18
Choose one
1 point
A speech claim concerns whether a city’s population has increased over the past decade. Which source is most directly suited to establishing that trend?
- A
A government dataset tracking population changes over time
- B
A personal essay about one person’s relocation
- C
An interview about a family’s experience in one city
- D
A novel set in a rapidly growing town
19
Written response
1 point
A speaker checks whether a source supports the point they intend to make and is suitable for their audience. Enter the source-evaluation criterion being checked.
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Choose one
1 point
A speaker is discussing a rapidly changing medical topic and finds a study published many years ago. Which evaluation criterion most directly prompts the speaker to check whether the study is recent enough?
- A
Authority, because it identifies the author’s expertise
- B
Purpose, because it considers whether the source is advocating
- C
Relevance, because it checks whether the source supports the speech point
- D
Currency, because it considers whether the information is recent enough