This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Speech – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Speech Quiz 44 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence is to: A) Establish a logical argument about why the colonies want independence. B) Congratulate the colonies on their success. C) Prove something that Britain said about the colonies wrong. D) Use the document as a way to usurp power over the colonies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Establish a logical argument about why the colonies want independence. 2. What is the recommended approach to organizing the main points in a persuasive presentation? A) Emphasize the benefit, then the solution, and finally the problem. B) Emphasize the problem, then the solution, and finally the benefit. C) Emphasize the benefit, then the problem, and finally the solution. D) Emphasize the solution, then the problem, and finally the benefit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphasize the problem, then the solution, and finally the benefit. 3. Persuasion is the process of creating, reinforcing or ..... people's actions or beliefs A) Moving. B) Changing. C) Creating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Changing. 4. It is the highest in the categories of the pitch. A) Word Stress. B) Extra high Pitch. C) Falling Intonation. D) Rising Intonation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extra high Pitch. 5. What is the purpose of using direct and memorable language in persuasive techniques? A) To confuse the audience. B) To entertain the audience. C) To make the argument impactful. D) To weaken the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make the argument impactful. 6. What is the primary purpose of using emotional appeals in "The Power of Hello" ? A) To inform the audience. B) To entertain the audience. C) To persuade the audience. D) To confuse the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To persuade the audience. 7. What is the purpose of a persuasive text? A) It tells a story to the reader. B) It explains something to the reader. C) It presents opposing opinion about an issue. D) It convinces the reader to believe an idea or act on something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It convinces the reader to believe an idea or act on something. 8. The "context" answers this question? A) Who. B) What. C) Why. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why. 9. Identify the persuasive technique used in the following statement: "Everyone is switching to eco-friendly products; you should too." A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Repetition. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 10. Why should a speech incorporate a range of paragraph lengths for effect? A) To confuse the audience. B) To make the speech longer. C) To engage and emphasise different points. D) To repeat ideas for emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To engage and emphasise different points. 11. This represents the appeal at the conclusion of the speech designed to elicit the audience's emotions A) Exordium. B) Confirmatio. C) Partitio. D) Peroratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peroratio. 12. What is the most effective way to practice delivering a persuasive speech? A) Reading it silently to yourself. B) Practicing in front of a mirror. C) Rehearsing in front of a small audience for feedback. D) Memorizing it word for wordTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rehearsing in front of a small audience for feedback. 13. What is the purpose of emphasizing the problem in a persuasive presentation? A) To entertain the audience. B) To manipulate the listeners. C) To convince the audience of the need for a solution. D) To confuse the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To convince the audience of the need for a solution. 14. A speaker says, "Imagine a world where every child has access to clean water." What persuasive device is being used? A) Direct address. B) Anecdote. C) Hypothetical scenario. D) Statistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothetical scenario. 15. Which of the following is an example of using ethos to persuade? A) "I have studied environmental science for five years, so I understand the impact of pollution.". B) "It is devastating to see animals suffer from pollution.". C) "If we reduce waste, we will protect wildlife.". D) "My friend once saw a polluted river.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I have studied environmental science for five years, so I understand the impact of pollution.". 16. Which of the following is a persuasive device? A) Rhetorical Question. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 17. In paragraph 10 the speaker helps establish her ..... as a speaker with a personal anecdote. A) Sincerity. B) Competence. C) Credibility. D) Dynamism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credibility. 18. Informal, everyday, conversationallanguage that includes down to earth views and is seductive because it appearsfriendly, and can make the audience feel that the author is on the samewavelength as them. A) Humor. B) Jargon. C) Colloquial language. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colloquial language. 19. The young mother has trouble providing her small children with clothing and food. She is an excellent mother who does her best, but sometimes she has a difficult time making ends meet. A) LOGOS. B) ETHOS. C) PATHOS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PATHOS. 20. What is the focus of a value persuasive speech? A) Right or wrong. B) True or False. C) What action to take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right or wrong. 21. Which type of words have a strong modality in persuasive writing? A) Analytical words. B) Uncertain words. C) Emotional words. D) Strong words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strong words. 22. Was your solution doable and practical is part of the ..... A) Fact Check. B) Truth Check. C) Soundness Test. D) Success Check. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Success Check. 23. The presenter should use the first ..... to present the big idea. A) 30 seconds. B) 60 seconds. C) 30 minutes. D) 60 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30 seconds. 24. TCAT:During this time period, how did "they" feel? A) Free, loved, equal. B) Shy, embarrassed, friendly. C) Humiliated, intimidated, oppressed. D) Beautiful, appreciated, proud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humiliated, intimidated, oppressed. 25. Which of the following is an example of a factual persuasive speech topic? A) The importance of honesty. B) Whether Pluto is a planet. C) The value of friendship. D) Whether women should serve in the military. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whether Pluto is a planet. 26. Our company has been around for almost 150 years. We are the industry's leader when it comes to engines. A) ETHOS. B) PATHOS. C) LOGOS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ETHOS. 27. Looking at the audience when you speak helps you maintain body language. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. Will the speaker's plan solve the problem? Will it create new and more serious problems? Is this a ..... A) Need. B) Plan. C) Purposefulness. D) Practicality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Practicality. 29. Which verbs relate to the process of thinking? A) Feeling verbs. B) Thinking verbs. C) Descriptive verbs. D) Action verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thinking verbs. 30. A piece of information used as evidence A) Fact. B) Logic. C) Competence. D) Apathetic. 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