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Keeping up with a speaker's argument

English · Speaking & Listening · ages 14-16
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  1. A speaker reports a survey result but does not state how many people replied. What can you identify from that omission?

    • A sign that the survey used too few respondents.
    • Missing respondent information needed to assess the result.
    • A sign that the survey questions led respondents toward one answer.

  2. A speaker begins making a case for a change. What should you track first to follow the argument's structure?

    • The claim and how each reason supports it.
    • The facts and quotations in the order the speaker presents them.
    • The conclusion and the reason count.

  3. The chair reserves questions for the end. You should call out your question as soon as it occurs to you.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A speaker reports that 65% of respondents support a plan but gives no respondent count. Which note preserves the result and records that gap?

    • 65% support; ? number of replies.
    • 65% of pupils support; ? survey date.
    • 65 replies support; ? total number asked.

  5. A speaker says, 'Add lockers: bags block aisles, as corridor photos show. Lockers may also reduce lost coats; the office logged missing coats.' Which notes preserve the two lines of support?

    • Clear aisles: office log; fewer lost coats: corridor photos.
    • Clear aisles: both records; fewer lost coats: proposed lockers.
    • Clear aisles: corridor photos; fewer lost coats: office log.

  6. Confident delivery guarantees that a speaker's reasoning is supported.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Questions follow the talk. A speaker says, 'A reading club will improve spelling because 18 pupils said they would attend.' No further support is given. Which question should you save to test that link?

    • Which pupils expressed an interest in attending the club?
    • What evidence links interest in attending to improved spelling?
    • How would you arrange the reading club's meeting times and place?

  8. In a practice talk, a speaker movingly describes losing a library book and concludes that pupils usually lose borrowed books. Which judgment fits the support offered?

    • The account indicates that book loss is common among pupils.
    • The emotion weakens the evidence.
    • One loss is described; the usual rate needs more cases.
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  1. Missing respondent information needed to assess the result. · The omission identifies missing information. Without further details, it does not establish a small sample or leading questions.
  2. The claim and how each reason supports it. · Following structure means identifying the claim and how reasons support it. A list of details or a count of reasons leaves those links unclear.
  3. False · Under this procedure, record the question and wait for the question period.
  4. 65% support; ? number of replies. · The selected note preserves the reported percentage and requests the respondent count. The alternatives change the population or turn a percentage into a count.
  5. Clear aisles: corridor photos; fewer lost coats: office log. · The speaker uses corridor photos for blocked aisles and the office log for missing coats. Both reasons support the lockers proposal.
  6. False · Confidence describes delivery. Support depends on evidence and its connection to the claim.
  7. What evidence links interest in attending to improved spelling? · The unresolved connection is between expressed interest and improved spelling. Respondent identities and meeting arrangements concern different questions.
  8. One loss is described; the usual rate needs more cases. · One account can support a claim about that loss. It does not establish how often pupils lose books, and its emotional effect does not remove its evidential value.
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