This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of an anecdote? A) A fictional novel. B) A short personal story about a past event. C) A detailed scientific report. D) A list of statistical data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A short personal story about a past event. 2. Which word in the sentence below has a negative connotation? "The company's aggressive marketing tactics annoyed customers." A) Marketing. B) Aggressive. C) Company. D) Customers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aggressive. 3. What does it mean to appeal to pathos? A) The use of emotions to convince a reader. B) The appeal to ethics and morals. C) The appeal to problem-solving. D) Using logic and statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of emotions to convince a reader. 4. A factual claim is A) A belief I have. B) A statement that can be proven to be true. C) An insurance claim. D) A statement that many people believe to be true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A statement that can be proven to be true. 5. "It might be challenging, but students learn responsibility, discipline, and teamwork-skills they'll use for life." What is this sentence doing? A) Rebuttal. B) Reason. C) Evidence. D) Hook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rebuttal. 6. What is the purpose of using emotive language? A) To provide logical arguments. B) To evoke emotional responses. C) To use statistical data. D) To tell a personal story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To evoke emotional responses. 7. What is emotive language designed to do in persuasive writing? A) Show certainty. B) Make people feel sad. C) Use numbers and facts. D) Make people feel strong emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make people feel strong emotions. 8. Which persuasive technique is this?Using words that make your opposition look sad, angry, upset, wrong or guilty. A) Personal pronouns. B) Emotive language. C) Attacks. D) Rhetorical questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attacks. 9. Which of the following statements make a strong argument for getting to eat dessert. A) I should get dessert because I have eaten all my vegetables. B) I should have dessert because it is delicious. C) I should have dessert because it is full of sugar. D) I should have dessert because it will extend the family dinner time and allow for more bonding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I should have dessert because it will extend the family dinner time and allow for more bonding. 10. 'Dr Lisa Peel suggested that goats are ..... ' is an example of ..... A) Expert Opinion. B) Hyperbole. C) Appeal to Fear. D) Appeal to Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expert Opinion. 11. Saying your main points several times to emphasize them. A) Supporting details. B) Rhetorical question. C) Repetition. D) Personal attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 12. Humour found in contradictory situations, often through the use of sarcasm A) Informal language. B) Formal language. C) Vested interest. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 13. Choose the sentence with alliteration: A) Mobile phones are bad for students. B) Mobile phones are distracting. C) Mobile phones are boring and bad. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mobile phones are boring and bad. 14. Why might a writer use an anecdote? A) To provide statistical data. B) To make a point more relatable and engaging. C) To confuse the reader. D) To lengthen the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make a point more relatable and engaging. 15. Logos persuades people by appealing to their sense of what? A) Logic. B) Hunger. C) Time. D) Emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logic. 16. What is the effect on the reader when a persuasive technique appeals to togetherness or patriotism? A) It encourages the reader to disregard the argument. B) It is designed to make the reader feel guilty if they don't become involved or fearful of being left out. C) It makes the reader question the credibility of the argument. D) It provides the reader with a sense of humor about the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is designed to make the reader feel guilty if they don't become involved or fearful of being left out. 17. What is the term for a brief and interesting story about a real incident or person? A) Hyperbole. B) MetaphorTagsAC9E7LY03. C) Simile. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anecdote. 18. What is the tone of this statement?"It is heartbreaking to see a work of art removed simply because some people are uncomfortable with it." A) Critical / Accusing. B) Disappointed. C) Hopeful / Inspiring. D) Confident / Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disappointed. 19. 'Vegas victims value police victory'This is an example of what? A) Alliteration. B) Pun. C) Metaphor. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 20. Addressing and criticizing an opposing view A) Rhetorical Question. B) Evidence. C) Adjectives. D) Attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attack. 21. When groups of three adjectives are used to make ideas memorable. A) Repetition. B) Loaded Words. C) Bias. D) Rule of Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rule of Three. 22. What is the primary function of rhetorical questions in advocacy? A) To provide direct instructions. B) To make the audience think and engage. C) To present statistical data. D) To list items in threes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make the audience think and engage. 23. A counterargument challenges the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with you. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. What technique is this:It's up to you, 8E, to fight for your parks and open spaces. A) Direct address. B) Hyperbole. C) Emotive language. D) Flattery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct address. 25. Read the statements below. What is the statement in red?Dad, I want to start a babysitting business. It will teach me to be responsible. I can babysit after school and get paid. I promise to get my homework done, too. A) A point of view. B) A reason. C) A conclusion. D) A disagreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A reason. 26. Which tone is described as "Inspires Hope" ? A) Reflective. B) Hopeful. C) Humorous. D) Optimistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Optimistic. 27. The acronym SOAPStone represents: A) SubjectObjectAppealPersuasionSensationalize& Tone. B) SubjectOccasion/Setting AudiencePurpose Speaker & Tone. C) SimileOnomatopoeiaAssonancePropagandaSensationalize& Tone. D) SettingObjectAudiencePersuasionSimile& Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SubjectOccasion/Setting AudiencePurpose Speaker & Tone. 28. A counterclaim is imagining what someone may argue against your claim and then write about those concerns. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 29. What does "Unsolicited" mean? A) A strict set of instructions. B) Something that has never been done before. C) Given or received without request or invitation. D) Required by law or rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Given or received without request or invitation. 30. A faulty idea that is used as the foundation of an argument A) Rhetorical fallacy. B) Incorrect premise. C) Rhetorical device. D) Loaded term. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect premise. 31. People use persuasive language to ..... A) Paint a picture with words. B) Convince someone to act or agree. C) Teach someone how to do something. D) Encourage someone who's feeling down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convince someone to act or agree. 32. What does "Exploited" mean? A) Taken advantage of unfairly for personal gain. B) A connection between things or people. C) A step in a procedure. D) Given without request. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taken advantage of unfairly for personal gain. 33. What is meant by an argument? A) Three reasons given in support of an idea. B) The overall feeling of a piece of writing. C) The ways in which visual present a point of view. D) A reason given in support of an idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A reason given in support of an idea. 34. What's the tone here?It would be amazing if you could do this. It would be a great help. A) Hopeful. B) Pleading. C) Helpful. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pleading. 35. Things that make something more difficult or unpleasant A) Access. B) Broccoli. C) Drawbacks. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drawbacks. 36. This is a direct comparison of two unlike things which uses words such as "like" or "as" . A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 37. What is the primary purpose of using a rhetorical question in persuasive writing? A) To confuse the reader. B) To provide an answer to the audience. C) To encourage the reader to think about the topic. D) To present a counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To encourage the reader to think about the topic. 38. "We have to acknowledge that pre-1788, this land was as Aboriginal then as it is Australian now." This quote uses: A) Rhetorical question. B) Ethical appeal (ethos). C) Anecdote. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethical appeal (ethos). 39. Overstatement. Magnifying the subject. A) Generalisation. B) Exaggeration. C) Rhetorical question. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exaggeration. 40. What is the purpose of using figurative language in persuasive language? A) To create certain emotional responses in an audience. B) To create imagery and express things non-literally. C) To establish authority and reliability. D) To emphasize certain points. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create imagery and express things non-literally. 41. Which of the following would be the strongest argument to persuade you to buy a new video game? A) The video game won an award for the Game of the Year. B) The video game is almost as fun as the ones you have. C) The video game is expensive. D) The video game has ok graphics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The video game won an award for the Game of the Year. 42. Which technique does the following ad use?Celebrity stylist Rob Hall uses Nature's Nectar Shampoo A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 43. Which of the following sentences contains a high modality word? A) You could study if you have time. B) You should definitely study for the test. C) You may study later. D) You might want to consider studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You should definitely study for the test. 44. How does mentioning children or pets in a persuasive argument affect the reader? A) It makes the reader focus on the financial aspects of the argument. B) It appeals to the reader's logical reasoning. C) It appeals to the reader's love of children and pets and desire to protect them. D) It causes the reader to lose interest in the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It appeals to the reader's love of children and pets and desire to protect them. 45. Which is an example of emotional appeal? A) "We guarantee a 10% return.". B) "Imagine never missing a moment with your family again.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Imagine never missing a moment with your family again.". 46. Which phrase uses emotive language to create a strong emotional response? A) We need change. B) Let's do better. C) The system must be improved. D) Children are suffering in silence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children are suffering in silence. 47. Which word in the following sentence has a positive connotation? "He is a visionary leader." A) Leader. B) Is. C) He. D) Visionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visionary. 48. Emotive Language is ..... A) Is a phrase used to describe any words that have an emotional effect on an audience. Always consider how language makes you feel. B) Language that is utilised to everyday to make them seem down-to-earth, practical and realistic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is a phrase used to describe any words that have an emotional effect on an audience. Always consider how language makes you feel. 49. Identify the rule of three in the following sentence: "We need to reduce, reuse, and recycle." A) Reduce, reuse, and recycle. B) We need to. C) Reduce and recycle. D) Reuse and recycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce, reuse, and recycle. 50. What technique is this:Failing to recycle is the worst crime you can commit. A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Rhetorical question. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 51. The presentation of only one side of an issue or viewpoint and is used to subjectively influence an audience A) Assertion. B) Attack. C) Bias. D) Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bias. 52. Did you ..... you brother to let you use his new car? A) Convincingly. B) Persuasive. C) Convince. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convince. 53. This persuasive technique claims that an audience should do something because everyone else is doing it-this plays on people's fear of being left out. A) FOMO. B) YOLO. C) Bandwagon. D) Camarederie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bandwagon. 54. Which one of the following is a persuasive language device? A) Setting. B) Sausage. C) Stanza. D) Rhetorical questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical questions. 55. A theme evident in "Blackberry Picking" is: A) Appreciation of Nature. B) Disappointment. C) Spring. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disappointment. 56. What is a rhetorical question used for in persuasive language? A) To provide a detailed explanation. B) To introduce a new topic. C) To gather information from the audience. D) To reinforce a point without expecting an answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To reinforce a point without expecting an answer. 57. The phrase, "I've told you a million times to clean your room" is an example of: A) Alliteration. B) Repetition. C) Facts, stats and professional opinion. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 58. What is an "expert opinion" ? A) Using the opinion of those who know a lot about a topic to give further weight to their argument. B) Using the words 'we' or 'us'-is often used to get a reader onside. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using the opinion of those who know a lot about a topic to give further weight to their argument. 59. What is the purpose of Involving the Reader? A) To make a point or persuade without requiring an answer. B) To indicate necessity or possibility. C) To make the reader feel part of the conversation. D) To evoke an emotional response. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make the reader feel part of the conversation. 60. What is this an example of?95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework. A) Exaggeration. B) Factsand Statistics. C) EmotiveLanguage. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factsand Statistics. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPersuasive Language Quiz 2Persuasive Language Quiz 3Persuasive Language Quiz 4Persuasive Language Quiz 5Persuasive Language Quiz 6Persuasive Language Quiz 7Persuasive Language Quiz 8Persuasive Language Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books