This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is emotive language? A) Words that cause an emotional response and can cause an audience to take action. B) Words that have little emotional response and have no effect on an audience. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words that cause an emotional response and can cause an audience to take action. 2. "You are talking to a man who has laughed in the laps of lords, sneered at doom, and chuckled at catastrophe." A) Emotive Language and Rule of Three. B) Rule of Three and Alliteration. C) Alliteration. D) Rule of Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rule of Three and Alliteration. 3. What emotion is this example appealing to?These reckless hoon drivers are putting everyone at risk. Innocent lives are being lost. A) Money. B) Fear. C) Patriotism. D) Fairness. E) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fear. 4. What is the intended effect of using sarcasm in a persuasive text? A) To make the reader feel included and responsible. B) To provide factual evidence that supports the writer's argument. C) To help the reader imagine the situation clearly. D) To make the opposing viewpoint look silly or unreasonable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make the opposing viewpoint look silly or unreasonable. 5. What technique is being used?I will move mountains to make sure you get what you want A) Anecdote. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Imperative. D) Exaggerate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exaggerate. 6. What persuasive technique is the ideas or feelings that a certain word invokes and is used to create certain emotional responses in an audience. A) Humour. B) Rhetorical question. C) Slogan. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connotation. 7. A personal interest in a decision A) Appeal to tradition and customs. B) Appeal to family values. C) Vested interest. D) Informal language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vested interest. 8. Counter-argument is A) Argument made personally against an opponent instead of against their argument. B) Two counters arguing with each other. C) A statement against the argument being made. D) Attracting customers by popularity/peer pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A statement against the argument being made. 9. Riviera Prep has the most stringent and useless dress code. Is this an emotive or non emotive statement? A) Non emotive. B) Yes. C) Emotive. D) Emotional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotive. 10. "All teenagers are lazy" is an example of ..... A) Fact. B) Repetition. C) Generalisation. D) Opinion of Expert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generalisation. 11. Which word means keenly interested and enthusiastic? A) Unsure. B) Ambivalent. C) Indifferent. D) Eager. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eager. 12. The repetition or initial consonant sounds in order to emphasize certain words and make them more memorable A) Alliteration. B) Pronouns. C) Reason (logos). D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 13. What is persuasive language? A) To persuade someone using images. B) To persuade someone using words, sounds, videos and images. C) To persuade someone using words. D) To persuade someone using words and body language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To persuade someone using words, sounds, videos and images. 14. Which of the following sentences uses Modal Verbs? A) We should protect the environment. B) Forests are crucial for the environment. C) Imagine a world without trees. D) Heartbreaking news has emerged. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We should protect the environment. 15. What is the primary focus of an appeal to ethos? A) Emotions and feelings. B) Credibility and trustworthiness. C) Facts and statistics. D) Potential danger and warnings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Credibility and trustworthiness. 16. Hurry stocks are limited! This is an example of which persuasive technique? A) Free Lunch. B) Emotive language. C) Appeal to the hip pocket. D) FOMO. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FOMO. 17. Same meaning as cause A) Convince. B) Reason. C) Point of view. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reason. 18. What text type am I?Designed to be read online A) Letter to the editor. B) Editorial. C) Opinion piece. D) Blog post. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blog post. 19. Some persuasive techniques include; name calling, generalities, appeal to credibility, and A) Over stepping. B) Soul searching. C) Euphemisms. D) Hyphenation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Euphemisms. 20. Read the passage below. What is the child trying to do? A) Give reasons to support his argument. B) Entertain his mother. C) Teach his mother how to do something. D) Get to sleep before his mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Give reasons to support his argument. 21. I would like to argue that ..... A) Rhetorical question. B) Convincing words. C) Opinion words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opinion words. 22. An example of 'hyperbole' is: A) Global warming is an international issue. B) It felt like a million degrees in the sun. C) The sun looked like a giant basketball. D) All of us need to take responsibility for the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It felt like a million degrees in the sun. 23. Sun, surf and sand, what more could you want? A) Alliteration. B) Personal pronouns. C) Colloquial language. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 24. 'Research indicates that 85% of people who exercise regularly feel happier and more productive.'Which persuasive device is used in this statement? A) Hyperbole. B) Modality. C) Statistics. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statistics. 25. What is meant by purpose? A) The reason a text is produced. B) The various forms of verbal, non-verbal and visual communication. C) The text genre or type. D) The group/s a text is designed for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reason a text is produced. 26. The technique of 'undermining the opposition' is ..... A) Repeating an important word/ phrase or fact for emphasis. B) Being over the top/ exaggerating your point. C) Involving the audience by using personal pronouns (we, us, together, etc). D) Thinking ahead of and challenging possible opposing viewpoints to your own. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thinking ahead of and challenging possible opposing viewpoints to your own. 27. Which of the following is an example of an appeal to fear? A) "This will make you feel happier.". B) "This solution is supported by leading scientists.". C) "Everyone is doing it, so should you.". D) "If we don't act now, our planet will be uninhabitable.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "If we don't act now, our planet will be uninhabitable.". 28. An Advertising tagline that states, "If you believe that every child deserves a good education, support the Great Minds Organization, " is using what type of appeal? A) Transfer. B) Appeal to Fear. C) Ethical Appeal. D) Appeal to pity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethical Appeal. 29. The feeling of an argument, often conveyed (shown) by the choice of words and reasons an author uses is ..... A) An audience. B) A purpose. C) An argument. D) A context. E) A tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) A tone. 30. What does hyperbole or exaggeration do in a persuasive argument? A) It emphasizes the argument. B) It undermines the argument by making it less believable. C) It provides a factual basis for the argument. D) It clarifies the argument by providing specific details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It emphasizes the argument. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPersuasive Language Quiz 1Persuasive Language Quiz 2Persuasive Language Quiz 3Persuasive Language Quiz 4Persuasive Language Quiz 5Persuasive Language Quiz 6Persuasive Language Quiz 7Persuasive Language Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books