Delivering an Oral Presentation Answers

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Carla is giving a presentation about national parks in Rwanda, a country in central Africa. Several of the words she needs to use in her presentation are unfamiliar to her, and she is unsure of how to pronounce them.

A
by making a list of the unfamiliar words and planning to say them softly during the presentation
B
by making a list of the unfamiliar words and copying it several times
C
by practicing saying the unfamiliar words quickly so no one will notice if she says them incorrectly
D
by practicing saying the unfamiliar words to a friend several times
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Angelo is presenting his science project, which is a model of a volcano. During the presentation, he rocks back and forth from one foot to the other.

A
by walking around the room
B
by focusing his attention on the volcano
C
by sitting down to calm his nerves
D
by standing up straight with good posture
4

Inga is giving a presentation on horseback riding, a topic she is enthusiastic about.

A
keeping her focus by staring at the teacher
B
smiling at the audience to show her interest in the topic
C
laughing at the parts of her presentation she finds most interesting
D
traveling around the room and demonstrating how to ride a horse
5

Benjamin is giving a presentation about how to start a new club at his school. He sees students at the back of his classroom holding their hands to their ears to indicate that they cannot hear him, and he begins to feel nervous.

A
by speaking louder and using a confident tone
B
by keeping his voice at the same volume but moving closer to those who cannot hear him
C
by continuing to look forward as he speaks to see whether those in the back can hear him
D
by starting to yell so that everyone can hear him
6

What would a speaker be most likely to say during the conclusion of an oral presentation?

A
“I will show you how to make your own kite.”
B
“These are the steps I will take.”
C
“You will need to buy some items at the store.”
D
“Let me review how we did that.”
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Andrea is giving an oral presentation on a difficult topic. When an audience member asks a question Andrea does not like, she rolls her eyes.

A
by maintaining an angry facial expression
B
by nodding while listening to the question
C
by answering only reasonable questions
D
by staring at the floor to avoid conflict
8

Tyrone is giving a presentation about how robins build nests. He has prepared a poster and brought in an abandoned robin’s nest to use as visual aids.

A
pointing to the pictures on his poster as he describes how robins make nests
B
gesturing wildly at the robin’s nest as he explains where he found it
C
walking around the room quickly to show his audience the nest
D
waving the poster around above his head to get the attention of his audience
9

Kaydee is giving an oral presentation on the life of Abraham Lincoln.

A
how he became president
B
where and when he was born
C
her favorite fact about him
D
her thoughts about his work
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Stanley is planning a presentation about how to make his favorite salad. His presentation is supposed to be 7–10 minutes long, but he thinks it might be too long.

A
He should stop worrying about the length of the presentation and just do his best.
B
He should practice giving the presentation as quickly as he can.
C
He should keep only the most interesting information in the presentation.
D
He should practice giving the presentation to a friend while using a timer.

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