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Persuasive speech

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People use persuasive language to ________.

a)

teach someone how to do something

b)

encourage someone who's feeling down

c)

convince someone to act or agree

d)

paint a picture with words

2.

Which of the following would be the strongest argument to persuade you to buy a new video game:

a)

The video game is expensive.

b)

The video game has good graphics.

c)

The video game is almost as fun as the ones you have.

d)

The video game won an award for Game of the Year.

3.

Karla is giving a speech about why students should have class pets. What should she do to persuade her audience?

a)

keep repeating the same thing until everyone agrees

b)

give specific examples of pets that are clean and easy to take care of

c)

tell her audience that she's a really good student, so they should agree with her

d)

tell her audience the story of how her cat died

4.

Below are the 3 components of the persuasion process except one. Which does not belong to the group?

a)

venue

b)

speaker

c)

audience

d)

message

5.

What component refers to the bearer of the message?

a)

audience

b)

message

c)

venue

d)

speaker

6.

What component refers to the claim of the speaker?

a)

audience

b)

message

c)

venue

d)

speaker

7.

What component refers to the receiver of the message?

a)

audience

b)

message

c)

venue

d)

speaker

8.

What is the main goal of the persuasive speech?

a)

to inform

b)

to illustrate

c)

to convince

d)

to entertain

9.

Is body language an aid for persuading?

a)

yes

b)

no

10.

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)__________.

a)

counterargument

b)

claim

c)

explaination

d)

evidence