This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The facts or information that indicate whether a view is true or valid and is used to give weight to an argument or belief. A) Generalization. B) Rule of Three. C) Evidence. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence. 2. How does the use of statistics and data enhance the persuasiveness of a speech? A) By making the speaker appear unprepared. B) By creating doubt and uncertainty in the audience. C) By confusing the audience with irrelevant information. D) By providing evidence and credibility to the speaker's arguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By providing evidence and credibility to the speaker's arguments. 3. Some players may try using (a) to persuade their coach into giving them more playing time. A) A. blandishments. B) Lucidity. C) Notorious. D) Profoundly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. blandishments. 4. Which of the following is a strong modal adverb? A) Certainly. B) Gentle. C) Quite. D) Socialise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Certainly. 5. Which language technique is used here:"You all know about climate change" A) Rhetorical question. B) Statistics. C) Flattery. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flattery. 6. Can writers' use personal experience as evidence? A) Yes, but only if they are a well-know expert in the field of the related topic. B) Yes, if it is appropriate and it is not the only form of evidence offered. C) No, because other forms of evidence are more appealing to a reader. D) No, because it is not appropriate for writers to reveal their beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, if it is appropriate and it is not the only form of evidence offered. 7. Describing something like something else A) Personification. B) Repetition. C) Similie. D) Reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Similie. 8. (a):expression of approval or admiration A) A. Praise. B) Censure. C) Emotive language. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Praise. 9. 'Donate generously today' is an example of A) Expert opinion. B) Exaggeration. C) Facts. D) Command. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Command. 10. What tone might be described as "exhilarated, exuberant, enthusiastic" ? A) Excited. B) Angry. C) Neutral. D) Disappointed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excited. 11. "I had a tonne of homework last night" This is an example of which persuasive technique? A) Colloquial language. B) Figurative language. C) Hyperbole. D) Exclusive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 12. What is the tone of this sentence?"The National Gallery must not remove this portrait-doing so would erase history and show we are afraid of challenging ideas." A) Caring / Supportive. B) Disappointed / Sad. C) Worried / Alarmed. D) Confident / Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confident / Assertive. 13. Which persuasive technique involves asking a question to make the reader think, but not necessarily expecting an answer? A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Anecdote. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical Question. 14. Which sentence uses persuasive language to encourage someone to visit a zoo? A) The zoo has lions and tigers. B) The zoo is open from 10am to 6pm. C) Embark on a wild adventure and meet amazing animals up close!. D) The zoo is 2 miles from the city centre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embark on a wild adventure and meet amazing animals up close!. 15. Which language technique is used here:"This will cause sea turtles to die" A) Emotive language. B) Rhetorical question. C) Personal pronoun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotive language. 16. This is a moment to stand up for our rights, to fight for our children, and to secure our future. A) Triadic Structure. B) Emotive Language. C) Personal Anecdote. D) Use of Emotion/Guilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triadic Structure. 17. What does the word 'similarity' mean? A) A comparison between two things. B) How two things are different. C) A similar feature or aspect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A similar feature or aspect. 18. What does an appeal to authority rely on? A) Emotional connection. B) Logical reasoning. C) Expertise or status of a reputable source. D) Fear and potential dangers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expertise or status of a reputable source. 19. Andrea is so ..... when she wants her mother to buy new shoes. A) Persuasive. B) Argue. C) Belief. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuasive. 20. The word 'outrageous' makes the audience feel ..... A) Passive. B) Excited. C) Sad. D) Angered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angered. 21. A word of phrase that is repeated at the beginning of successive sentences or lines is called A) Anaphora. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 22. Evaluate the rhetorical device used in this statement: "We must act now, for tomorrow may be too late." A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 23. Which persuasive technique is this?Using words that make people feel sad, angry, upset, sympathetic or guilty. A) Exaggeration. B) Emotive language. C) Anecdote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotive language. 24. Ishmael wants to go on vacation with his friend's family. What's the BEST way he can persuade his parents to say yes? A) He can tell them that he will be sad and stay in bed if he can't go. B) He can explain that the vacation will be educational and safe. C) He can say that he'll never talk to his parents again if they don't let him go. D) He can ask them for the money that he needs for the trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He can explain that the vacation will be educational and safe. 25. The power of dreams A) Rule of Three. B) Opinion. C) Alliteration. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotive language. 26. "dancing the night away, looking like a pop star, and meeting your dream guy" is an example of what language feature? A) Imagery. B) List of three. C) Repetition. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) List of three. 27. Which of these is an example of alliteration? A) She ate and ate and ate. B) Her horrendous hair-raising screams. C) The men went outside. D) Crispy chips certainly don't appeal to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her horrendous hair-raising screams. 28. Which technique does the following ad use?Crest Toothpaste removes 95% of plaque above the gum line. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 29. Which of these words is a synonym for the term prove. A) An example. B) Persuade. C) Identify. D) Verify. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verify. 30. Repeating words or phrases. A) Reason. B) Similie. C) Repetition. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. ← 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