Public Speaking Worksheet: Purpose of a Speech

Public speaking lesson 9: The purpose of a speech · Set 17 · 40 questions

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”).

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

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