This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Speech – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Speech Quiz 36 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Wouldn't you feel happier if you could wear what you want to school?What is the above sentence an example of? A) Hyperbole. B) Anecdote. C) Rhetorical Question. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Question. 2. Which type of persuasive speech is this: "Honesty is the best policy." A) Factual. B) Value. C) Policy. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Value. 3. "Join us today in making a difference-sign the petition and share our message." Which technique is being used? A) Call to action. B) Triplets. C) Emotive language. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Call to action. 4. What does making eye contact show your audience? A) That you forgot your speech. B) That you are nervous. C) That you are confident and interested. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That you are confident and interested. 5. Provide solutions A) Attention Step. B) Needs Step. C) Satisfaction Step. D) Visualization Step. E) Action Step. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satisfaction Step. 6. How can a speaker effectively analyse audience appeal? A) By ignoring the audience's interests. B) By considering what matters to the audience and addressing their concerns. C) By only talking about personal experiences. D) By using complex language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By considering what matters to the audience and addressing their concerns. 7. Which type of persuasive speech focuses on morality or ethics? A) Policy. B) Value. C) Factual. D) Informative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Value. 8. What is a call to action in a persuasive speech? A) A type of figurative language comparing two things. B) A final appeal urging the audience to do something. C) A question asked for effect, not an answer. D) A repeated structure in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A final appeal urging the audience to do something. 9. Which is the most effective rhetorical question in a speech encouraging classmates to volunteer? A) "What if we just helped a little bit?". B) "Don't you think that someone should do something to help them?". C) "Have you ever stopped to wonder how you might change someone's life with just a few hours of your time?". D) "So, why not volunteer, right?". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Have you ever stopped to wonder how you might change someone's life with just a few hours of your time?". 10. To build trust with the audience, the presenter must ..... A) Talk until the time is up. B) Talk and use a slideshow or video. C) Talk to them. D) Talk to himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talk to them. 11. A subtopic provides information in support of the main topic. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Which of the following openings is least effective for a persuasive speech about reducing plastic use? A) "What if I told you that every minute, one million plastic bottles are bought around the world?". B) "Imagine a future where our oceans are free of plastic waste.". C) "Today, I want to talk to you about a problem we all contribute to-plastic pollution.". D) "Plastic has been around since 1907 and is used in many industries.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Plastic has been around since 1907 and is used in many industries.". 13. Reflect back on our study of Patrick Henry's Speech to the Second Virginia Convention, aka the "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech.Identify the audience. A) Patrick Henry. B) To fight the British for freedom. C) The assembled members of Congress in the Virginia House of Burgesses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The assembled members of Congress in the Virginia House of Burgesses. 14. Which literary device involves the use of specific words to describe a subject with positive or negative connotations? A) Alliteration. B) Repetition. C) Emotive language. D) Modality words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotive language. 15. What are the 3 types of speech? A) Factual, Policy, Value. B) Policy, Value, Supportive. C) Value, Factual, Myths. D) Evidence, Policy, Morally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factual, Policy, Value. 16. Topic: "World top 10 unusual animal" is example of which type of topic order? A) Chronological. B) Spatial. C) Topic. D) Logical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Topic. 17. Pathos is much more important in persuasive writing than it is in argumentative writing. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 18. Which of the following is an example of statistical evidence in a speech? A) A personal story from your own experience. B) A quote from a famous author. C) Data from a reliable survey showing trends related to your topic. D) A fictional scenario to illustrate a point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Data from a reliable survey showing trends related to your topic. 19. Which type of credibility is built when you cite scholarly sources and show evidence of research in your speech? A) Surface. B) Experienced. C) Reputed. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reputed. 20. Celebrity endorsements, experienced folks, and professionals all have ..... A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 21. A speech concluding that "air travel is better than ground travel" is an example of: A) Speech to convince. B) Speech to inspire. C) Speech to actuate. D) Factual persuasive speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech to convince. 22. Which of the following is an example of "pathos" in a persuasive speech? A) "According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, youth unemployment is at 12%.". B) "Imagine the heartbreak of a family losing their home to bushfires.". C) "As a teacher with 20 years' experience, I know what students need.". D) "The law was passed in 2010.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Imagine the heartbreak of a family losing their home to bushfires.". 23. Define persuasion. A) How an audience regards a speaker's intelligence, expertise, and knowledge of the subject. B) Credibility of a speaker before they start to speak. C) The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence. D) The act of creating, reinforcing, or altering people's beliefs or actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The act of creating, reinforcing, or altering people's beliefs or actions. 24. Topic: "The history of world pandemic war with human race" is fall under which type of topic order? A) Chronological. B) Spatial. C) Cause-Effect. D) Topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chronological. 25. Which word describe '' Ethos" ? A) Logic. B) Emotion. C) Credibility. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credibility. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPersuasive Speech Quiz 1Persuasive Speech Quiz 2Persuasive Speech Quiz 3Persuasive Speech Quiz 4Persuasive Speech Quiz 5Persuasive Speech Quiz 6Persuasive Speech Quiz 7Persuasive Speech Quiz 8Persuasive Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books