EnglishFreePrintable

Persuasive Techniques Practice

A free english worksheet ready for your classroom. Open in Kuraplan to grab the print-ready PDF, customize it for your students, or generate a fresh version in seconds.

Download now

Name:Date:

Persuasive Techniques Practice

Read each example. Match, choose or write to show how a speaker can use trust, feelings and reasons.

Understand the techniques

1.Match each word to what it means.

Ethos (trust)
Pathos (feelings)
Logos (logic)

Using a trusted person's view
Using a reason or fact
Helping someone feel an emotion

2.What does it mean to persuade someone?

To help them decide or agree
To tell them a funny story
To ask them what time it is
To give them a present

Spot the persuasive technique

3.At the netball tournament, Omar says, “Our coach has taught netball for many years, and she thinks we should warm up.” Which technique is he using?

Ethos (trust)
Pathos (feelings)
Logos (logic)

4.Sienna says, “Imagine how proud our team will feel when we cheer for every player!” Which technique is she using?

Ethos (trust)
Pathos (feelings)
Logos (logic)

5.Chloe says, “A warm-up gets our muscles ready to move, so we should do one before the game.” Which technique is she using?

Ethos (trust)
Pathos (feelings)
Logos (logic)

6.Choose every sentence that tries to make someone feel an emotion.

Your friends will feel welcome when you cheer them on.
The coach says a drink break is important.
Wouldn’t you feel excited to play as a team?
A netball has a round shape.
Let’s make every player feel included.

Make your own persuasive message

7.Write a sentence about taking turns that uses ethos. You could use the view of a trusted person.

8.Write a sentence about cheering for your team that uses pathos. Try to make the reader feel something.

9.Write a sentence about having a drink break that uses logos. Give a reason.

Finish and illustrate

10.Finish each persuasive sentence with a word or idea that fits.

“Our coach says this is a good idea because they are a __________.”

“You will feel __________ when you cheer for a teammate.”

“We should take turns because __________.”

Draw two people talking at a netball game. Add a speech bubble with a kind message that might convince someone to join in.

11.Choose one idea and write a sentence to persuade a classmate: read together, share equipment, or cheer for every player. Then choose the technique you used.