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Public Speaking Worksheet: Purpose of a Speech

Public speaking lesson 9: The purpose of a speech · Set 55 · 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: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a speech asking friends to vote for you as class monitor is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Blue is the prettiest colour.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 A speech full of jokes and a funny story mainly aims… (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
  5. 5.🎯 A speech with facts, steps and clear explanations mainly aims… (a) to inform (b) to entertain (c) to persuade
  6. 6.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Mangoes are the best fruit.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  7. 7.🎯 Which purpose usually ends with a call like “Join us!”? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
  8. 8.💬 Words like “should”, “must” and “let us” often show a speech that wants… (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
  9. 9.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking friends to vote for you as class monitor? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
  10. 10.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food? (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
  11. 11.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech urging shoppers to carry cloth bags? (a) to inform (b) to persuade (c) to entertain
  12. 12.True or false: a speech acting out a comic scene from a picnic is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Plants need sunlight to make food.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  14. 14.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “A week has seven days.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  15. 15.True or false: “A week has seven days.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a speech asking classmates to stop wasting food is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech describing the life cycle of a butterfly? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
  18. 18.True or false: a speech explaining how a rainbow forms is mainly to inform. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech explaining the rules of kabaddi? (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform
  20. 20.True or false: a speech giving directions to the school library is mainly to inform. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Blue is the prettiest colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  22. 22.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour? (a) to entertain (b) to inform (c) to persuade
  23. 23.True or false: “A week has seven days.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “The Sun rises in the east.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  25. 25.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  26. 26.📋 Before writing a speech, what should you decide first? (a) the stage colour (b) its purpose (c) the ending music (d) the font
  27. 27.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech acting out a comic scene from a picnic? (a) to entertain (b) to persuade (c) to inform
  28. 28.True or false: a speech asking families to save water is mainly to entertain. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “Rainy days are the nicest days.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  31. 31.True or false: “Blue is the prettiest colour.” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧐 Is this a fact or an opinion? “The Moon goes around the Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  33. 33.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech asking families to save water? (a) to persuade (b) to inform (c) to entertain
  34. 34.True or false: a speech telling a funny story about your pet goat is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Rainy days are the nicest days.” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎯 What is the main purpose of a speech explaining how a rainbow forms? (a) to persuade (b) to entertain (c) to inform
  37. 37.True or false: “Plants need sunlight to make food.” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a speech convincing the principal to add a reading hour is mainly to persuade. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Plants need sunlight to make food.” is an opinion. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: a speech showing how to fold a paper boat is mainly to persuade. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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