Writing a persuasive speech

The question asks which opening works as a hook that grabs attention in the first ten seconds.

A hook should be a question, surprising fact, or short story, not a plain statement of topic or background.

The wrapper fact is surprising and shocking, immediately making listeners curious and emotionally engaged.

The other options simply announce the topic or introduce the speaker, which does not grab attention quickly.

The surprising fact about wrappers lasting 400 years is the strongest hook, so the choice “Did you know that the food wrappers you threw away this morning will still exist in 400 years?” is correct.

Saying recycling clubs help schools save money is informative but flat, not attention-grabbing as an opener.

Stating the topic directly is functional but boring, and does not hook listeners in the crucial opening seconds.

Introducing yourself and your interests delays the audience connection and fails to create curiosity right away.

The surprising fact about wrappers lasting centuries immediately shocks and interests the audience, fitting the hook definition.

The choice “Did you know that the food wrappers you threw away this morning will still exist in 400 years?” is the only one that functions as a true hook, so it is correct.

The question asks about the purpose of direct address in a persuasive speech.

The content explains that direct address makes the audience feel spoken to and connects them to the speaker's message.

Speeches are heard, so personal address helps listeners feel the speech is about them specifically.

Formality, replacing evidence, and filling time are not functions described in the teaching content.

Making the audience feel personally involved matches the explained purpose, so the choice “To make the audience feel personally spoken to and involved in the speaker's message.” is correct.

Direct address actually reduces distance between speaker and audience, so it does not create formal distance.

Direct address works alongside evidence in PEA paragraphs, it does not substitute for reasons or proof.

Direct address is a deliberate connection technique, not a filler used when arguments run short.

Personal involvement of the audience matches exactly what the teaching content describes as the goal.

The choice “To make the audience feel personally spoken to and involved in the speaker's message.” correctly identifies the purpose of direct address.