Emphasis Markers Quiz 1 (25 MCQs)

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1. Canada and Mexico are different in that Canada is much colder ..... , more people travel to Mexico for vacation that to Canada.
2. Which of the following is an emphasis marker used to highlight a contrast?
3. The nurses should get their own set of Personal Protective Equipment.
4. What emphasis marker was used in this statement?"In2015alone, anestimated350, 000migrantshavecrossedthebordersof theEuropeanUnion."
5. I made a lot of money last year ..... working four different jobs
6. Which modal verb is used to express possibility?
7. The dog was abandoned in a Filthy street
8. What emphasis marker was used in this statement? "When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things."
9. Which of the following is an example of an emphasis marker?
10. Words of the same essential meaning.
11. What emphasis marker was used in this statement?"Morekidsthaneverarebecomingeducated, especiallygirls.Inthe1980s, onlyhalfofgirlsindevelopingcountriescompletedelementaryschool;now, 80percentdo."
12. To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful." -Edward R. Murrow
13. What type of context clue is used here:'The word 'antidote' can be defined as a substance that counteracts the effects of a poison.'?
14. To supplement ideas to make an argument more convincing
15. What emphasis marker was used in this statement?"You will never be satisfied in life if you don't enjoy this moment."
16. These are signposts to direct the flow of discussion.
17. This mode of persuasion appeals to the audience's sense of emotion. It refers to how much the emotion of the audience has been moved by what was read or heard. The writer or speaker uses emotional appeal.
18. The function of the transitional device "most of all" is .....
19. What are the consequences of plagiarism?
20. What is the purpose of an annotated bibliography?
21. Which modal verb is used to express prohibition?
22. The shops are closed. It ..... be very late.
23. Which modal verb is used to express necessity?
24. It is when we are making something much better or much worse than it really is or being over the top to get a point.
25. The security camera had stopped working; ..... , there were no people in the closed store when it was robbed.