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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Put a word in this sentence to make the audience feel shocked."When I saw the result, I was ..... " A) Elated. B) Open-minded. C) Lonely. D) Devastated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Devastated. 2. Identify the emotive word in the following statement: "Imagine the joy on a child's face when they receive a gift they never expected." A) Child's face. B) Imagine. C) Gift. D) Joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joy. 3. What does "Say it again" refer to in persuasive writing? A) Asking someone to repeat themselves. B) Repeating a key point to ensure it is remembered. C) Writing the same sentence twice in a row. D) Using synonyms to avoid repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repeating a key point to ensure it is remembered. 4. What is the meaning of "Imperfection" ? A) A flaw or defect; something that is not perfect. B) A connection between two things. C) A quality of being flawless. D) A planned course of action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A flaw or defect; something that is not perfect. 5. What does 'credibility' (ethos) establish in persuasive language? A) A repetition of certain words or phrases. B) The power of the mind to think and form judgments logically. C) The authority and reliability of the speaker or writer. D) The ideas or feelings that certain word invokes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The authority and reliability of the speaker or writer. 6. Which type of evidence is:The government has been contributing food and money to our schools to improve student nutrition for years. A) Fact. B) Statistic. C) Example. D) Quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fact. 7. Name. this device-'He's about as Australian as Vegemite.' A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. Which of the following literary devices is NOT a sound device? A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Repetition. D) Jargon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jargon. 9. (a):the use or irony to mock or show contempt by implying the opposite of what is being said A) A. Sarcasm. B) Irony. C) Humour. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Sarcasm. 10. "Think about the consequences! Can we afford to ignore the signs any longer?"Which persuasive device is used in this statement? A) Emotive Language. B) Statistics. C) Modality. D) Punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Punctuation. 11. Which of the following is an example of using alliteration in persuasive language? A) "She sells sea shells by the sea shore.". B) "The cat sat on the mat.". C) "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.". D) "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.". 12. What text type am I?An article giving the newspaper's official opinion on an important topic. A) Speech. B) Editorial. C) Opinion piece. D) Cartoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Editorial. 13. Read the fact: "There are over 4, 200 religions in the world." Which argument does this fact best support? A) Everyone should respect people of other religions. B) Religion is important to many people. C) Religion is often overlooked in America. D) Everyone is a member of some kind of religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religion is important to many people. 14. Which technique does the following ad use?Quick Chili Veggies-Our frozen vegetables have 30% more vitamins than fresh ones. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 15. Dad I want to start a babysitting business. It will teach me responsibility. I can babysit after school and get paid. I promise to get my homework done too. The italicized sentence is an example of: A) A conclusion. B) A disagreement. C) A point of view. D) A reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A reason. 16. Which sentence uses hyperbole to make a point? A) "I've told you a thousand times to clean your room.". B) "I've told you to clean your room.". C) "Please clean your room.". D) "Your room needs cleaning.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I've told you a thousand times to clean your room.". 17. Which of the following is a strong modal verb? A) Will. B) Can. C) Might. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 18. "The government wants at least 40% of Australians to use the COVIDSafe app" is an example of: A) Anecdote. B) Inclusive language. C) Statistical evidence. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statistical evidence. 19. What do supporters of the arts community argue? A) The portrait should be moved to another gallery. B) The portrait should be sold. C) Taking the picture down is censorship. D) The portrait should be repainted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taking the picture down is censorship. 20. Which of the following is an example of a rhetorical question used as a persuasive language feature? A) "How many apples are in the basket?". B) "Isn't it time we took action?". C) "Where is the nearest train station?". D) "What time is it?". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Isn't it time we took action?". 21. Without a doubt, it would be disastrous to people's health ifthey did not eat nutrient rich foods. A) Rhetorical questions. B) Convincing words. C) Opinion words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convincing words. 22. What techniques are being used here?We cannot allow this to happen again. We cannot allow another victim to be forced to live with this. We cannot stand by and do nothing. A) Repetition. B) Metaphor. C) Emotive language. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 23. What technique is being used in the quotation below:"Imagine that you were the one that needed help." A) Direct address. B) The rule of three. C) Opinion. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct address. 24. The Persuasive Technique that taps into people's need to feel superior to others is called? A) Glittering Generalities. B) Bandwagon. C) Snob Appeal. D) Transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snob Appeal. 25. Opposite of contradict A) Support. B) Reason. C) Point of view. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 26. I love sports. (a), soccer is my favourite. A) A. For instance. B) Besides. C) Moreover. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. For instance. 27. What is persuasion? A) A type of entertainment. B) Arguing a point of view. C) A factual document. D) Convincing people to buy a product. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convincing people to buy a product. 28. "We all need to do our part to stop the spread of fruit fly" is an example of which technique? A) Appeal to common sense. B) FOMO. C) Inclusive language. D) Strong adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inclusive language. 29. What emotion is this example appealing to?If the government bans cigarettes it would save millions in health costs. This means less taxes for us. A) Patriotism. B) Money. C) Fear. D) Family. E) Fairness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Money. 30. An underlying theme or message in the text, with an unstated meaning is know as ..... A) Subtext. B) Bias. C) Imagery. D) Vocabulary choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subtext. 31. What is the effect of using 'exaggeration' in persuasive language? A) To make an idea more emotive and vivid. B) To indicate whether a view is true or valid. C) To represent something as greater than it actually is. D) To use repetition to make certain words memorable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To represent something as greater than it actually is. 32. What is the tone here?So I told them it's no big deal. It's cool. A) Apologetic. B) Chatty. C) Cool. D) Pleading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chatty. 33. This makes people feel as if their safety, security, or health is in danger. A) Appeal to fear. B) Appeal to pity. C) Bandwagon appeal. D) Ethical appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to fear. 34. What kind of persuasive technique is this?Veganism is on the rise with up to 6% of Americans identifying as vegans A) Inclusive Language. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Hyperbole. D) Anecdote. E) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Evidence. 35. Which sentence is trying to convince someone to do something? A) You should watch this movie because it is very exciting!. B) The movie is about animals. C) The movie starts at 7 PM. D) The movie is two hours long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You should watch this movie because it is very exciting!. 36. "Blackberry Picking" was written by A) Seamus Heaney. B) Elizabeth Bishop. C) W.B Yates. D) William Wordsworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seamus Heaney. 37. Overused words or phrases A) Cliche. B) Pun. C) Assonance. D) Colloquial Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cliche. 38. What does persuade mean? A) To tell someone the wrong thing. B) To tell someone a secret. C) To tell someone to do something and give them reasons. D) To not tell anyone anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To tell someone to do something and give them reasons. 39. What is not a relevant evidence example? A) Facts. B) Quotes. C) Individual thoughts. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individual thoughts. 40. Who the speech is foraudience A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. Kairos persuades people by appealing to their sense of what? A) Justice. B) Time. C) Emotion. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time. 42. Which one of the following is an example of the rule of three? A) Delicious Drumstick. B) Gigantic, huge, massive. C) Wonderful and exciting. D) Clever monkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gigantic, huge, massive. 43. What tone is expressed in this sentence?"We must celebrate artists who challenge the norm and encourage critical thinking." A) Disappointed / Sad. B) Hopeful / Inspiring. C) Confident / Assertive. D) Critical / Accusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hopeful / Inspiring. 44. A play on words to suggest different meanings. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pun. 45. What is the first step in a standard pitch structure? A) Benefits. B) Call to Action. C) Hook. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hook. 46. Which language technique is used here:"Save our oceans, save our planet" A) Imperative verb. B) Rhetorical question. C) Emotive language. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperative verb. 47. A belief must be ..... to be used persuasively in a speech. A) Proven true. B) Proven false. C) Justified. D) Contradicted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Justified. 48. Which persuasive technique repeats certain words or phrases and it is used to emphasize certain ideas, and make them more memorable A) Repetition. B) Attacks. C) Assertion. D) Rhetorical Questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 49. Define Objective A) Computer technology that allows text. B) Factors that influence whether a story will be picked for coverage. C) Who produces and distributes the media texts. D) Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts. 50. Not expected or predicted A) Identify. B) Reasoning. C) Unexpected. D) Fragments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unexpected. 51. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a place where descriptive writing can be found? A) Novels. B) Product descriptions. C) Scientific reports. D) Short stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scientific reports. 52. How does the use of pronouns function in persuasive language? A) To take the place of nouns and create a distance from the enemy. B) To establish authority and reliability. C) To infer that a claim is universally true. D) To make ideas more memorable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take the place of nouns and create a distance from the enemy. 53. According to Marc Mangel, a mathematical biologist from the University of California Santa Cruz, the Japanese practice of whale hunting does not count as science. A) Figurative language. B) Citing expert opinion. C) Inclusive language. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citing expert opinion. 54. What's the tone here? Australians can do better than this ..... A) Colloquial. B) Formal. C) Patriotic. D) Pattriotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patriotic. 55. What is the effect of using exaggeration in persuasive writing? A) It provides statistical evidence. B) It makes the argument more believable. C) It makes the argument more logical. D) It makes the argument more dramatic and clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It makes the argument more dramatic and clear. 56. Identify the persuasive technique: "This toothpaste is recommended by dentists worldwide!" A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Exaggeration. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testimonial. 57. Which of the following techniques are used for persuasive purposes? A) Complex Sentences. B) Homophones such as pear/ pair. C) Personal Pronouns such as 'you'. D) Onomatopoeia such as 'bang'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal Pronouns such as 'you'. 58. Which of the following is NOT part of a pitch structure? A) Problem. B) Repetition. C) Hook. D) Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 59. Which word means strongly and clearly? A) Emphatically. B) Mildly. C) Softly. D) Chaotically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emphatically. 60. The specific location at which the camera is placed to take a shot. A) Context. B) Symbolism. C) Quotes. D) Camera angle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Camera angle. ← 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