This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 21 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Snap! Crackle! Pop! A) Statistics. B) Opinion. C) Emotive Language. D) Rule of Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rule of Three. 2. Which is an example of a personal attack? A) The other candidate is wrong about this issue. B) My opponent is an idiot!. C) That man is a genius!. D) Dr. Phil Oz uses this weight training program too. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My opponent is an idiot!. 3. Go, go, go! That's right! Keep going! Keep going! A) Repetition. B) Bandwagon. C) Figurative Language. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 4. What is the purpose of using statistics in persuasive language? A) To confuse the audience. B) To provide entertainment. C) To make the text longer. D) To support an argument with numerical evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To support an argument with numerical evidence. 5. "Perhaps, when we recognise what we have in common, " This quote uses: A) Inclusive Language. B) Rhetorical question. C) Metaphor. D) Ethical appeal (ethos). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inclusive Language. 6. What is the persuasive technique used in conclusion of the article (Eat Right:Live Longer) on Page 3? A) Appeal to Emotion (Pathos). B) Appeal to Authority. C) Red herring. D) Appeal to Ethics (Ethos). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appeal to Authority. 7. "Thank you Dad for being there when I need you the most. I am so happy that you were the one that was chosen out of all the people who wanted to adopt me, love me and take care of me. Thanks for being the most amazingly awesome dad in the world. Love Josiah." A) Alliteration, Emotive Language and Rule of Three. B) Rule of Three and Emotive Language. C) Rule of Three and Alliteration. D) Rule of Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration, Emotive Language and Rule of Three. 8. What is the impact of using vivid imagery in persuasive speeches? A) To make the speech more difficult to follow. B) To engage the audience's senses, making the argument more vivid and memorable. C) To provide unnecessary details. D) To focus on irrelevant examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage the audience's senses, making the argument more vivid and memorable. 9. Which language technique is used here:"We need to make this change together" A) Personal pronoun. B) Statistics. C) Rhetorical question. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal pronoun. 10. Repetition"It hurts the individual, it hurts the community and it hurts the country as a whole."What is the effect on the reader? A) Emphasises the writer's viewpointand captures attention. B) Makes the reader feel included. C) Is humorous to the reader. D) Evokes sympathy in the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emphasises the writer's viewpointand captures attention. 11. '24% of middle aged men agree that ..... ' is an example of ..... A) Rhetorical Question. B) Hyperbole. C) Facts. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Statistics. 12. Which is an example of loaded language? A) 13 out of 20 people agree. B) This is not true. C) This product is a miracle!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This product is a miracle!. 13. Spot the persuasive language:'Act now before it's too late!' A) Maybe act later when you have more time. B) Take your time and consider your options. C) Act now before it's too late!. D) Hurry up and don't miss out!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act now before it's too late!. 14. An author or speaker establishes credibility when he/she is an expert in the field. A) Expert testimonial. B) Fear mongering. C) Bandwagon approach. D) Glittering generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expert testimonial. 15. Sounds added to or enhance in a text Eg. The sound of a cash register in an advertisement to suggest a bargain A) Logic. B) Sound effects. C) Pun. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sound effects. 16. According to the CSIRO climate change is here to stay' is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Inclusive Language. D) Expert Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expert Opinion. 17. This is the literary device that is used to give inanimate objects human qualities. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 18. What happens if you drop a glass on the floor? A) The glass will sing. B) The glass might break. C) The glass will turn into a toy. D) The glass will float. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The glass might break. 19. What kind of persuasive technique is this?Do we really want to be known as a country that locks up children in cages? A) Rhetorical Question. B) Anecdote. C) Evidence. D) Inclusive Language. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 20. What is the main aim of emotive appeals in persuasive writing? (Pathos) A) To summarize the text. B) To present logical arguments. C) To provide historical context. D) To engage people's feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To engage people's feelings. 21. What term did Paul Keating use to describe the dispossession experienced by Indigenous Australians? A) Cultural erosion. B) Social exclusion. C) Historical injustice. D) Land theft. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Land theft. 22. "I pray that one day you will see the error of your ways and realize that the principles and ideals of scouting can be taught by men or women, gay or straight. And the knowledge, wisdom and benefits of Scouting should be available to all young men regardless of their sexual identity. A) Emotive Language and Rule of Three. B) Emotive Language. C) Alliteration and Rule of Three. D) Rule of Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotive Language and Rule of Three. 23. Find the emotive language in this sentence."The mass slaughter of poor, defenceless creatures to feed the masses, is appalling." A) 'mass slaughter', 'poor, defenceless'. B) 'creatures', 'appalling'. C) 'creatures', 'the masses'. D) 'poor, defenceless', 'appalling'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'mass slaughter', 'poor, defenceless'. 24. Which persuasive technique is described below:Using facts (often numbers and often from an expert source) to persuade the audience with logic. A) Generalisation. B) Formal language. C) Statistics. D) Rhetorical question. E) Attack/Criticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statistics. 25. This is used to appeal to your feelings of right and wrong or morals and values. A) Emotional Appeal. B) Ethical Appeal. C) Bandwagon Appeal. D) Testimonials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethical Appeal. 26. The doctor tried to ..... Rajiv to do physical therapy instead of surgery. A) Convince. B) Agree. C) Point of view. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convince. 27. How is connotation used in persuasive language? A) To give weight to an argument or belief. B) To create certain emotional responses in an audience. C) To create certain logical responses in an audience. D) To establish authority and reliability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create certain emotional responses in an audience. 28. What tone is being used here?"If we allow this portrait to be taken down, what's next? Will all controversial artworks be censored?" A) Hopeful / Inspiring. B) Confident / Assertive. C) Worried / Alarmed. D) Caring / Supportive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worried / Alarmed. 29. What is this an example of? ..... remember what is was like to be at school, remember how much work you had. A) Exaggeration. B) Repetition. C) EmotiveLanguage. D) Factsand Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 30. Facts or information that show whether information is true or valid A) Adjectives. B) Alliteration. C) Exaggeration. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 31. Identify the persuasive technique used in the following sentence: "You must try this new ice cream; it's the best in the world!" A) Anecdote. B) Statistics. C) Repetition. D) Exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exaggeration. 32. I have to practise my multiplication facts over and over and over again so I can learn them.This sentence is an example of ..... A) Exaggeration. B) Repetition. C) Fact. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 33. Which persuasive technique is this?To go over the top and make things sound better or worse than they are. A) Emotive language. B) Alliteration. C) Exaggeration. D) Personal pronouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggeration. 34. Using positive and "glittery" loaded words so that people feel good about their beliefs, purchases, and opinions. A) Glittering generalities. B) Jargon. C) Rhetorical question. D) Bandwagon approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glittering generalities. 35. Which of the following best describes the term "imagery" ? A) The use of symbols to represent ideas. B) The use of vivid and descriptive language to create pictures in the reader's mind. C) The repetition of consonant sounds. D) The use of informal language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The use of vivid and descriptive language to create pictures in the reader's mind. 36. Which evaluative adjective means wonderful and splendid? A) Awful. B) Serene. C) Dreadful. D) Delightful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delightful. 37. The sun, the moon and the stars. A) Alliteration. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Rule of Three. D) Emotive Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rule of Three. 38. 'Fair dinkum', 'snag' and 'pluggers' are all examples of what? A) Alliteration. B) Groups of three. C) Colloquial language. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colloquial language. 39. Which language technique is used here:"80% of plastic is not recycled" A) Rhetorical question. B) Statistics. C) Emotive language. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statistics. 40. America represents less than 5% of the world's population yet accounts for 25% of the worlds' prison population. In other words, one in four people around the world who are in prison, are in American prisons. A) This is both a statistic and an appeal to logos. B) This is a statistic. C) This is an appeal to logos. D) This is false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is both a statistic and an appeal to logos. 41. (a):the deliberate use of strong words to influence the audience's opinion. A) A. Emotive language. B) Figurative language. C) Euphemism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Emotive language. 42. Words that take the place of nouns, and are used to create a sense of unity with an audience or distance from a common enemy. A) Exaggeration. B) Jargon. C) Pathos. D) Pronouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pronouns. 43. Which type of text engages the reader's emotions and imagination through vivid characters, evocative settings, and unexpected twists and turns? A) A comedy television script. B) A stand-up comedy routine. C) A novel. D) A news article. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A novel. 44. Ukraine is a strong, proud and independent nation who will stand up to the bullying Russia. A) Rule of Three. B) Anecdote. C) Fact. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rule of Three. 45. 67% of players agree that the football canteen needs better food. This is an example of? A) Anecdote. B) Facts and Statistics. C) Quotation. D) Expert Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facts and Statistics. 46. Lighting and colour are A) Used as visual design within the film to add atmosphere, tone and meaning. B) To repeat from a book, speech or movie as by way of authority, illustration, etc. C) Aims to persuade the reader or listeners to share the writer's or speakers point of view using language to stimulate emotional reaction. D) The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement or idea and terms of which it can be fully understood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used as visual design within the film to add atmosphere, tone and meaning. 47. Anecdotes from your own experience A) Example. B) Fact. C) Quote. D) Statistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Example. 48. Linking positive, general, and commonly accepted words ('love, ' 'family, ' 'democracy, ' etc.) with a person, group, or cause to make an audience approve without careful consideration. A) Oxymorons. B) Metaphors. C) Euphemisms. D) Generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Generalities. 49. What's the tone here?Ladies and gentlemen, I want to assure you that ..... A) Gentle. B) Authoritative. C) Formal. D) Assuring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Formal. 50. Which persuasive device involves repeating words or phrases to emphasize an idea? A) Repetition. B) Alliteration. C) Rhetorical Questions. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 51. Does exactly what it says on the tin A) Statistics. B) Opinion. C) Fact. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fact. 52. Which persuasive technique is this? Repeating words or phrases so that they stick in your audience's mind. A) Groups of three. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Emotive Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 53. Which sentence is MOST likely to be a hook? A) "This game has five modes and good sound.". B) "Many people have rated this game highly.". C) "Imagine flying through space in a race against time-that's what this game feels like.". D) "It's fun and has lots of features.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Imagine flying through space in a race against time-that's what this game feels like.". 54. Choose an example of rule of three. A) Number one, go to school, number two, learn, number three, get qualifications. B) I need three apples for my recipe. C) See, talk, prevent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) See, talk, prevent. 55. What is the role of a conclusion in a piece of writing? A) To introduce new arguments or evidence. B) To summarize the main points and restate the thesis. C) To provide a detailed analysis of a single point. D) To list all the references used in the writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To summarize the main points and restate the thesis. 56. What is this an example of? Because you're worth it. A) Triple. B) Direct address. C) Fact. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct address. 57. It's the weekend and I'm trying to go On a camping trip with all of my friends, so I need to (a) my pops that it's cool. A) . B) Agree. C) In addition. D) A. convince. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. convince. 58. If an author is providing detailed information about a topic, which purpose are they fulfilling? A) Entertain. B) Persuade. C) Inform. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inform. 59. An appeal to patriotism inclines you to feel devoted to your country.True or false? A) True. B) FalseTagsAC9E7LY03. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 60. What is the main purpose of using Modal Verbs? A) To directly address the reader. B) To evoke an emotional response from the audience. C) To indicate necessity, possibility, or obligation. D) To make a point or persuade without requiring an answer. 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