Vocab 1
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.
“He has been ______ in jail since 1993.”
A. stereotyping
B. languishing
C. anguishing
D. advocating
B. languishing
What year did Martin Luther King Jr give his “I Have A Dream” speech?
A. 1941
B. 1995
C. 1968
D. 2008
C. 1968
What can statistics and real-world examples do for speeches?
A. weaken them
B. strengthen them
C. distract from the theme
D. convince the audience to not listen to the speech
B. strengthen them
“Indifference” is a synonym for what vocabulary word?
A. apathy
B. creed
C. anguish
D. cynical
A. apathy
“Reggie was doing great in Kansas City, _______at his new school.”
A. degrading
B. languishing
C. flourishing
D. anguishing
C. flourishing
“Carol is a great _________ for people with Downs Syndrome.”
A. advocate
B. stereotype
C. creed
D. tactic
A. advocate
What day was Pearl Harbor bombed?
A. June 7, 1920
B. September 11, 2001
C. May 5, 1898
D. December 7, 1941
D. December 7, 1941
How is a speech different from an essay?
A. A speech has an introduction, a body, and a conclusion
B. A speech is meant to be orally delivered
C. A speech has a theme
D. A speech can use facts
B. A speech is meant to be orally delivered
“After I didn’t study for the test, my failure was ________."
A. languished
B. cynical
C. inevitable
D. anguished
C. inevitable
“Strategy” is a synonym for what vocabulary word?
A. creed
B. anguish
C. infamy
D. tactic
D. tactic
If someone is suffering from extreme mental or physical pain, you can say that they are in
A. indifference
B. anguish
C. infamy
D. degrading
B. anguish
What year did Mary Fisher die? (A Whipser of AIDS)
A. 2004
B. 1989
C. She is still alive
D. 2025
C. She is still alive
Where did Hillary Clinton give her speech to the UN in 1995?
A. China
B. Canada
C. Germany
D. Washington
A. China
“Lack of interest or concern” is the definition of what vocabulary word?
A. infamy
B. indifference
C. tactic
D. apathy
B. indifference
In what kind of speech would you show someone how to do something?
A. Memorial
B. Demonstration
C. Informative
D. Persuasive
B. Demonstration
“A set of beliefs” is best defined as a
A. stereotype
B. creed
C. tactic
D. cynic
B. creed
What is the theme of the “Perils of Indifference” speech by Elie Wiesel?
A. Indifference is ok as long as you are safe
B. Indifference is ok when you are a child
C. Indifference is evil
D. Indifference helps the “good guys”
C. Indifference is evil
Imagine you are giving a speech telling your audience about the life of Michael Jackson. What kind of speech would this be?
A. demonstrative
B. persuasive
C. informative
D. debate
C. informative
President Roosevelt described the attack on Pearl Harbor as an “attack that will live in ________."
A. indifference
B. creed
C. infamy
D. degrading
C. infamy
“Oversimplified image or idea” is the definition for
A. stereotype
B. tactic
C. perils
D. infamy
A. stereotype
“Since you left the milk out on the counter overnight, it _________ .”
A. flourished
B. languished
C. tactic
D. perished
D. perished
In what city did Obama give his election speech in 2008?
A. Washington DC
B. New York City
C. Chicago
D. Los Angeles
C. Chicago
One way to open a speech is to
A. Jump right into the main idea
B. State the theme
C. Turn your back to your audience
D. Tell an interesting or surprising fact
D. Tell an interesting or surprising fact
“Causing a loss of self-respect” is the definition for what vocabulary word?
A. apathy
B. perished
C. indifference
D. degrading
D. degrading
If someone is distrustful of human sincerity, you can describe them as
A. apathetic
B. an advocate
C. cynical
D. degrading
C. cynical