Public speaking techniques in speeches

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English
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10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What technique is used when you repeat words or phrases?
Pun
Parallelism
Alliteration
Repetition
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the rhetorical device when three words or phrases are used together to make your idea stand out?
Alliteration
Rule of three
Parallelism
Emotive language
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When you play with words that have multiple meanings or that they sound the same or simliar, the technique is called ...
Alliteration
Pun
Repetition
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which technique is used when Nick Vujicic said "bodybuilder" and "give me a hand"?
Personification
Pun
Alliteration
Rhetorical Question
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following public speaking techniques did Steve Jobs use in his speech, 'Stay hungry, stay foolish' to appeal to his audience? (You can choose more than one answer)
End with an inspiring and memorable line
Quote from authoritative figures
personal stories/ anecdotes
Quote from famous people
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Steve Jobs said, 'If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all the matters of heart, you'll know when you find it. .... So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.' What technique did he use?
Rule of three
Pun
Repetition
Parallelism
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device did Jeff Bezos use when he said, "Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice"?
Repetition
Rule of three
anecdote
Parallelism
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What technique did Jeff Bezos use towards the end of his speech?
Share his childhood experience
Use self-deprecating humour
ask a series of questions
Quote some shocking statistics
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
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