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Public Speaking Worksheet: Purpose of a Speech

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

Answer key

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

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