Persuasive Language Quiz 24 (14 MCQs)

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1. "In one mission, we had to work together to solve a code in under five minutes." What is this an example of?

Correct Answer: D) Evidence.

2. What persuasive technique is shown here?"The portrait is the pride of our city, the pride of our gallery, and the pride of our nation."

Correct Answer: A) Repetition.

3. True or False:Visuals and stories help the audience understand and remember your message.

Correct Answer: A) True.

4. What technique is being used in the quotation below:"Come to Spain now!"

Correct Answer: C) Imperative.

5. What would be the appropriate analogy for a situation that is difficult?

Correct Answer: A) Organising students in an emergency is like herding sheep in a thunderstorm.

6. What is generalisation?

Correct Answer: B) A broad statement that applies to many cases.

7. What is the effect of using emotive language in a text?

Correct Answer: C) It evokes an emotional response from the audience.

8. A careful examination and study of something

Correct Answer: A) Analysis.

9. A question, where the reader knows the answer and is asked to side with the writer.

Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Question.

10. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

Correct Answer: C) Rule of Three.

11. Which of the following is an example of an arresting feature in writing?

Correct Answer: D) A shocking statistic.

12. What is the purpose of using exaggeration in persuasive language?

Correct Answer: B) To represent something as greater than is actually the case.

13. Which sporting team is Gina Rinehart currently supporting?

Correct Answer: A) The Australian swimming team.

14. Which sentence uses emotive language to persuade the reader?

Correct Answer: A) "The puppy was abandoned and shivered in the cold, lonely night.".