THIS IS FOR INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMMUNICATION 10. Accepted by three universities, Shaniqua is now having difficulty deciding which to attend. She decides to ask her friend Maria for her help. Maria listens intently and provides an interpretation of the problem, which helps Shaniqua solve her dilemma. What type of supportive response did Maria utilize?
a) Analyzing
b) Questioning
c) Comforting
d) Reflecting

11. Which type of listener only pays attention to messages for the purpose of collecting information to attack what you have to say?
a) Stage hogs
b) Ambushers
c) Defensive listeners
d) Selective listeners

12. That part of the message we can still recall after short term and long term memory loss is ?
a) Selective
b) Salient
c) Residual
d) Mindful

13. Anita had received some upsetting news just before beginning her shift as a waitress. All evening long, Anita was taking people's orders incorrectly. She was also having trouble listening to her manager's direction. Which reason best explains Anita's poor work performance?
a) she was having a problem with psychological noise
b) she wasn't putting effort into her work
c) she was doing too many things at once
d) she was receiving too much information at once

10. is C

11. has to be C

12.A

13.D

Explanation:

10. Because Maria listens intently and provides an interpretation of the problem, which helps Shaniqua solve her dilemma.

11. Any type of listener who only pays attention to messages for the purposes of collecting information to attack what you have to say is definitely a defensive listener

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

you're welcome ; p

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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