Question

2 - using visual aids

learning objective: choose the appropriate visual aid for a presentation.

anderson is giving a speech on the use of different types of world war ii aircraft to an audience of middle school students.

what type of visual aid would be most helpful to the audience in this example?

a.) an illustration of a world war ii pilot and his crew

b.) photographs of world war ii airplanes

c.) a graph of the number of planes manufactured during the war by the united states

d.) photographs of modern military equipment

Explanation:

Analyze the speech topic and audience

Topic: Use of different types of World War II aircraft.
Audience: Middle school students.

Evaluate the options against the topic

• Option (a) focuses on the pilot and crew, not the aircraft types.
• Option (b) directly shows the different types of World War II airplanes, which is highly relevant and engaging for middle schoolers.
• Option (c) shows manufacturing statistics, which does not help visualize the physical differences between aircraft types.
• Option (d) focuses on modern equipment rather than World War II aircraft.

Determine the most helpful visual aid

Photographs of World War II airplanes (Option b) directly support the speech's core topic of comparing aircraft types.

Answer:

• a.) An illustration of a World War II pilot and his crew
• b.) Photographs of World War II airplanes (Correct answer)
• c.) A graph of the number of planes manufactured during the war by the United States
• d.) Photographs of modern military equipment