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Public Speaking Worksheet: Purpose of a Speech

Public speaking lesson 9: The purpose of a speech · Set 106 · 40 questions
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Speaker's tip (Know, do or enjoy?): To inform: explain, describe, show how, report facts. To persuade: ask, urge, convince — words like “should”, “must” and “let us”, ending with a call to act. To entertain: funny stories, silly poems, comic scenes. A fact can be checked (“A week has seven days”); an opinion cannot (“Homework is boring”).

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  1. 1.True or false: a speech telling a funny story about your pet goat is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: a speech explaining how a rainbow forms is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking friends to vote for you as class monitor? (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform
  4. 4.💬 Words like “should”, “must” and “let us” often show a speech that wants… (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
  5. 5.True or false: a speech giving directions to the school library is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
  7. 7.📋 Before writing a speech, what should you decide first? (a) its purpose (b) the stage colour (c) the ending music (d) the font
  8. 8.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “A week has seven days.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  9. 9.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech retelling a funny dream you had? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
  10. 10.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Homework is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  11. 11.True or false: a speech asking families to save water is mainly to persuade. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Mangoes are the best fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  13. 13.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech reporting the results of a class survey? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
  14. 14.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “The Moon goes around the Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  15. 15.True or false: a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech describing the life cycle of a butterfly? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
  17. 17.True or false: a speech showing how to fold a paper boat is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Summer holidays should be longer.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  19. 19.🎯 A speech with facts, steps and clear explanations mainly aims… (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
  20. 20.True or false: a speech reporting the results of a class survey is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “The Sun rises in the east.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  22. 22.True or false: a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🎯 Which purpose usually ends with a call like “Join us!”? (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
  24. 24.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech urging everyone to plant a tree? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
  25. 25.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech acting out a comic scene from a picnic? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
  26. 26.True or false: a speech urging everyone to plant a tree is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Cricket is the most exciting sport.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Blue is the prettiest colour.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech giving directions to the school library? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
  30. 30.True or false: a speech urging everyone to plant a tree is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking families to save water? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
  32. 32.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour? (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform
  33. 33.True or false: a speech telling a funny story about your pet goat is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech sharing a silly poem about Monday mornings? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
  36. 36.True or false: a speech sharing facts about the Sun is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
  38. 38.True or false: a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Rainy days are the nicest days.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  40. 40.True or false: a speech sharing a silly poem about Monday mornings is mainly to entertain. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. to persuade
  4. to persuade
  5. True
  6. to entertain
  7. its purpose
  8. a fact
  9. to entertain
  10. an opinion
  11. True
  12. an opinion
  13. to inform
  14. a fact
  15. True
  16. to inform
  17. True
  18. an opinion
  19. to inform
  20. True
  21. a fact
  22. False
  23. to persuade
  24. to persuade
  25. to entertain
  26. False
  27. True
  28. False
  29. to inform
  30. True
  31. to persuade
  32. to persuade
  33. True
  34. False
  35. to entertain
  36. False
  37. to persuade
  38. False
  39. an opinion
  40. True

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