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Speech Features

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Direct address uses ____ to address the listener.

a)

Personal anecdotes

b)

Pronouns such as 'you' and 'we'

c)

Emotive language

2.

Personal Anecdotes help the listener..

a)

relate to the speaker and understand why the issue is important to them

b)

find amusement in the speech

c)

find the speaker on facebook

3.

Repetition of key words is important because...

a)

it makes the sentences sound better

b)

it creates a rhythm

c)

it emphasises the point and allows the listener to remember the key message

4.

Imperative sentences are sentences which..

a)

Command the reader to do something

b)

Ask the reader to do something

c)

Emphasise a point

5.

"Gender inequality impacts women, men, fathers, mothers, old and young" what does this list show?

a)

That the issue impacts lots of different people and scenarios so it should be taken serious

b)

Emphasises how bad it is

c)

That we all know about it so shouldn't talk about it

6.

What persuasive technique is demonstrated by this image?

a)

Emotive Language

b)

Direct Address

c)

Repetition

d)

Alliteration

7.

The rhetorical question "how would you feel if your mum or daughter were paid less than their coworkers?" aims to do what?

a)

Get an answer from the listener

b)

Make the listener engage with the speech and think about how the situation affects them

c)

Make the listener ask about their mother's salary

8.

What TWO types of persuasive techniques does this image demonstrate?

a)

Facts and emotive language

b)

Emotive language and statistics

c)

Facts and statistics

d)

Repetition and Rhetorical question

9.

Use of figures/percentages/numbers to support your ideas.

a)

Statistics

b)

Appropriate tone

c)

Memorable phrases

10.
'Together we can make this world a better place'. Which technique is being used here? 
a)
Inclusive Language
b)

First Person

c)
Emotive Language
d)

Direct Address

11.
'Vegas victims value police victory'
This is an example of what?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Pun
c)
Metaphor
d)
Evidence
12.
Tone means:
a)

The general attitude of a piece of writing

b)
How persuasive a piece is
c)
The audience of the piece
d)
The number of persuasive techniques
13.
An anecdote is:
a)
A statistic
b)

A short story based on a real life event

c)
When a key word is repeated
d)
When the writer uses an expert
14.

What TWO types of persuasive techniques are used in this image?

a)

Repetition and statistics

b)

Facts and alliteration

c)

Repetition and emotive language

d)

pathetic fallacy and statistics

15.
Sun, surf and sand, what more could you want?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Personal pronouns
c)
Colloquial language
d)
Hyperbole
16.
Research indicates that 9 out of 10 teenage girls love Justin Bieber.
a)

Statistics

b)
Short, simple sentence
c)
Alliteration
d)

Anecdote