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Public Speaking Worksheet: Purpose of a Speech

Public speaking lesson 9: The purpose of a speech · Set 160 · 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.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech explaining how a rainbow forms? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
  2. 2.True or false: a speech telling a funny story about your pet goat is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💬 Words like “should”, “must” and “let us” often show a speech that wants… (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
  4. 4.True or false: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a speech describing the life cycle of a butterfly is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech telling a funny story about your pet goat? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
  7. 7.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech sharing facts about the Sun? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
  8. 8.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech explaining the rules of kabaddi? (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
  9. 9.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech retelling a funny dream you had? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
  10. 10.True or false: “Rainy days are the nicest days.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📋 Before writing a speech, what should you decide first? (a) the font (b) the stage colour (c) its purpose (d) the ending music
  12. 12.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
  13. 13.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “The Moon goes around the Earth.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Mangoes are the best fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  16. 16.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech acting out a comic scene from a picnic? (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform
  17. 17.True or false: a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Cricket is the most exciting sport.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  19. 19.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  20. 20.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “The Sun rises in the east.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  21. 21.True or false: a speech reporting the results of a class survey is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a speech telling the tale of a very clumsy cook is mainly to entertain. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a speech asking families to save water is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🎯 A speech with facts, steps and clear explanations mainly aims… (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
  25. 25.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
  26. 26.True or false: a speech giving directions to the school library is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a speech asking friends to vote for you as class monitor is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a speech reporting the results of a class survey is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking families to save water? (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
  31. 31.True or false: “Homework is boring.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a speech retelling a funny dream you had is mainly to entertain. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a speech urging everyone to plant a tree is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech urging everyone to plant a tree? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
  36. 36.True or false: a speech reporting the results of a class survey is mainly to persuade. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a speech asking families to save water is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Cricket is the most exciting sport.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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