WorksheetsPersuasive speech
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
People use persuasive language to ________.
teach someone how to do something
encourage someone who's feeling down
convince someone to act or agree
paint a picture with words
Which of the following would be the strongest argument to persuade you to buy a new video game:
The video game is expensive.
The video game has good graphics.
The video game is almost as fun as the ones you have.
The video game won an award for Game of the Year.
Karla is giving a speech about why students should have class pets. What should she do to persuade her audience?
keep repeating the same thing until everyone agrees
give specific examples of pets that are clean and easy to take care of
tell her audience that she's a really good student, so they should agree with her
tell her audience the story of how her cat died
Below are the 3 components of the persuasion process except one. Which does not belong to the group?
venue
speaker
audience
message
What component refers to the bearer of the message?
audience
message
venue
speaker
What component refers to the claim of the speaker?
audience
message
venue
speaker
What component refers to the receiver of the message?
audience
message
venue
speaker
What is the main goal of the persuasive speech?
to inform
to illustrate
to convince
to entertain
Is body language an aid for persuading?
yes
no
A statement that shows an opinion like "Everyone needs to have a good phone these days". It has to be supported with evidence. It is a(n)__________.
counterargument
claim
explaination
evidence
