This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Speech – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Speech Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Persuasive speech is A) The demonstration of how things works. B) The explaination of ideas. C) The ways to communicate ideas. D) The process of influencing people's attitude, beliefs, behaviour and values. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The process of influencing people's attitude, beliefs, behaviour and values. 2. Steve Jobs speaks in a very confident ..... A) Tone. B) Handshake. C) Gesture. D) Short hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 3. Which of the following is a strong counterargument? A) "Some people believe that social media helps people stay connected, but studies show that excessive use actually increases loneliness.". B) "Social media is good, but it can also be bad.". C) "I think social media is harmful, and I don't agree with people who say otherwise.". D) "Not everyone agrees with me, but that's okay.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Some people believe that social media helps people stay connected, but studies show that excessive use actually increases loneliness.". 4. What is the effect of using emotive language in a persuasive speech? A) To evoke emotions. B) To provide evidence. C) To confuse the audience. D) To establish credibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To evoke emotions. 5. Why is practising your speech out loud important? A) It helps you be more confident and fix mistakes. B) My teacher told me to. C) It gives me a chance to re-write my whole speech. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps you be more confident and fix mistakes. 6. "Her habits were disgusting and vile." Is an example which persuasive technique? A) Strong/ powerful language. B) Rhetorical question. C) Alliteration. D) Expert opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong/ powerful language. 7. Identify the persuasive technique used in the following statement:'Join the winning team and be part of our success story.' A) Bandwagon. B) Repetition. C) Testimonial. D) Loaded Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 8. Using a video, google slide, canva slide, prop or costume during your speech is considered a A) Extra credit point. B) A visual reference. C) A distraction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A visual reference. 9. Vocabulary:What is a synonym for:despair. A) Frighten. B) Treat badly. C) Hopeless. D) Embarrass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hopeless. 10. What is the either/or fallacy? A) It is when the argument suggests that there are only two options or potential outcomes. B) It is when the argument suggests that because a large number of people have adopted a solution we should, too. C) It is when we have to make a rushed conclusion without considering other sides of the argument. D) It is when we believe something is true just because it hasn't been disproven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is when the argument suggests that there are only two options or potential outcomes. 11. The P in FLAP stands for A) Plan. B) Place. C) Purpose. D) Prepare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purpose. 12. How should a persuasive speech end? A) With a question. B) With a call to action. C) With a joke. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a call to action. 13. Which of the two methods simply lists the arguments? A) Direct Method Pattern. B) Monroe's Motivated Sequence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Method Pattern. 14. PART B:Arrange the parts (order of a persuasive speech) (11-18). Which part tells the audience what action to take? A) Evidence. B) Reason. C) Solution. D) Hook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solution. 15. What is the purpose of using rhetorical questions in a persuasive speech? A) To provide factual information. B) To engage the audience and provoke thought. C) To confuse the audience. D) To summarise the main points. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage the audience and provoke thought. 16. This type of target audience is friendly, usually likes you and what you have to say, and is ready to promote ideas. A) Positive. B) Indifferent. C) Kind. D) Supportive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supportive. 17. This type of persuasive speech judges whether something is good or bad. A) Proposition of value. B) Proposition of love. C) Proposition of fear. D) Proposition of policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proposition of value. 18. When Edwards says, "however unconvinced you may now be of the truth of what you hear, by and by you will be fully convinced of it, " he: A) Addresses a counterargument from non-believers. B) Uses repetition to make a point. C) Uses pathos to instill fear. D) Establishes ethos by claiming intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Addresses a counterargument from non-believers. 19. You use this framework to organize your points to challengethe opposing arguments and bolster your arguments. This framework is known as A) Refutative. B) Statement of reasons. C) Problem solution. D) Problem cause solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refutative. 20. LOGOS:If a speaker uses Logos in a persuasive speech, what are they trying to appeal to? A) The audience's logic and facts. B) The audience's feelings and emotions. C) The speaker's credibility and good character. D) The way the speaker moves their hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The audience's logic and facts. 21. Persuasive speech aims to make an audience feel: A) Forced and controlled. B) Coerced but not informed. C) Informed but not convinced. D) Good about the speaker's message without feeling forced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Good about the speaker's message without feeling forced. 22. What is the primary goal of rhetoric? A) To persuade. B) To criticize. C) To entertain. D) To inform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To persuade. 23. What do we use persuasive language for? A) To interest people in a topic. B) To intimidate others. C) To convince others, share our values and adopt our way of thinking. D) To frustrate people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To convince others, share our values and adopt our way of thinking. 24. A persuasive speech that convinces an audience to support or reject a rule or program is called: A) Factual persuasive speech. B) Policy persuasive speech. C) Value persuasive speech. D) Inspirational speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Policy persuasive speech. 25. The ..... step helps the listener see how the solution works. A) Satisfaction. B) Need for action. C) Taking action. D) Visualization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visualization. 26. All of these are ways to give your attention getter at the beginning except A) Ask the audience a question. B) Starting with your thesis. C) Give a quote. D) Give a striking statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starting with your thesis. 27. What should the conclusion of a persuasive speech encourage the audience to do? A) Provide more evidence. B) Introduce new arguments. C) Listen to opposing views. D) Take action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take action. 28. What is the role of a conclusion in a persuasive speech? A) To introduce new arguments. B) To summarize key points and reinforce the main message. C) To entertain the audience. D) To confuse the audienceTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To summarize key points and reinforce the main message. 29. Recycling is everyone's responsibility. A) POLICY. B) FACT. C) VALUE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) VALUE. 30. In which version of Monroe's Motivated Sequence would you establish the problem in the introduction? A) Version 4. B) Version 3. C) Version 1. D) Version 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Version 2. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPersuasive Speech Quiz 1Persuasive Speech Quiz 2Persuasive Speech Quiz 3Persuasive Speech Quiz 4Persuasive Speech Quiz 5Persuasive Speech Quiz 6Persuasive Speech Quiz 7Persuasive Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books