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Persuasion and Signposting

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which rhetorical appeals do you need for effective persuasion?

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos, Logos, Pathos

d)

Pathos

2.

Which expression can you use to rephrase what you are saying?

a)

I'd like to expand on ...

b)

Now we'll move on to ...

c)

We've looked at ...

d)

To put it another way, ...

3.

If you have finished a point or concluded an idea and you want to go onto your next point it is important to let audience members know you...

a)

I'd like to expand on ...

b)

Moving on to ...

c)

We've looked at ...

d)

To put it another way, ...

4.

Which word would best complete this signposting?

The next ________ I’d like to focus on …

a)

subject

b)

topic

c)

section

d)

part

5.

In your intro, you could say, "there may be a number of ________ I'd like to make."

a)

points

b)

arguments

c)

presentations

d)

say

6.

Sometimes during a speech it is important to revisit a particular point, a story or an example. Which would you use in order to revisit?

a)

Please answer

b)

Lets continue answering

c)

Remember when I said...

d)

I will be reminding

7.

Which expression cannot be used to begin your presentation?

a)

In first,

b)

First of all,

c)

Let's start by

d)

Let's begin by

8.

Which expression can you use to start your presentation?

a)

So,

b)

I like to start by saying

c)

I'd like to start by explaining you

d)

I'd like to begin by saying

9.

This brings me to my second point

a)

Introducing the presentation

b)

Introducing a message

c)

Ending a message

d)

Linking one message to the next one

e)

Ending the presentation

10.

What is Signposting?

a)

it is a great way to start a presentation

b)

it is a guide to guide the audience through the presentation

c)

it is a useful word for presentations

11.

Which phrase is used to preview?

a)

First

b)

In conclusion

c)

We will look at

d)

Alternatively

12.

Which phrase is used to sequence?

a)

Secondly

b)

As a rule

c)

Whenever

d)

Despite

13.

When giving a speech it is often appropriate to go off on a tangent. The goal of a tangent is to deliver another important point which doesn’t fit in directly with your speech. Which signpost would you use?

a)

As a side note…

b)

Lets take a break...

c)

Timeout for a second...

d)

Flag on the play...

14.

Which phrase is used to move from one main idea to the next?

a)

Today, Im going to...

b)

Now, let's move on to...

c)

First of all

d)

For instance

15.

Which phrase is used to conclude a presentation?

a)

As an illustration

b)

Finally

c)

After that

d)

To sum up

16.

What was Mr. Di Stefano listening to when he made this quiz?

a)

Eminem

b)

Michael Buble

c)

Boyz II Men

d)

Possibly all 3