This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Emphasis > Emphasis Markers – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emphasis Markers Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Canada and Mexico are different in that Canada is much colder ..... , more people travel to Mexico for vacation that to Canada. A) As a result. B) Finally. C) Sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As a result. 2. Which of the following is an emphasis marker used to highlight a contrast? A) However. B) Consequently. C) Additionally. D) Furthermore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 3. The nurses should get their own set of Personal Protective Equipment. A) Own. B) Get. C) Set. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Own. 4. What emphasis marker was used in this statement?"In2015alone, anestimated350, 000migrantshavecrossedthebordersof theEuropeanUnion." A) Evidence and statistics. B) Imperative mood. C) Emotive appeals. D) Modality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence and statistics. 5. I made a lot of money last year ..... working four different jobs A) Due to. B) Finally. C) Consisting of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Due to. 6. Which modal verb is used to express possibility? A) Might. B) Will. C) Can. D) Shall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 7. The dog was abandoned in a Filthy street A) Emotive words. B) Repetition. C) Exaggeration. D) Imperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotive words. 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." A) Evidence and statistics. B) Repetition. C) Inclusive language. D) Emotive appeals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 9. Which of the following is an example of an emphasis marker? A) Indeed. B) And. C) Or. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indeed. 10. Words of the same essential meaning. A) Repetition of a Key Term. B) Pronouns. C) Synonyms. D) Repetition of a Key Term. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synonyms. 11. What emphasis marker was used in this statement?"Morekidsthaneverarebecomingeducated, especiallygirls.Inthe1980s, onlyhalfofgirlsindevelopingcountriescompletedelementaryschool;now, 80percentdo." A) Modality. B) Hyperbole. C) Evidence and statistics. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence and statistics. 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 A) Exaggeration. B) Emotive words. C) Personal pronouns. D) Repetition. E) Imperatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 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.'? A) Definition. B) Example. C) Comparison. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Definition. 14. To supplement ideas to make an argument more convincing A) Reduction. B) Exemplification/ Reinforcement. C) Concession. D) Addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Addition. 15. What emphasis marker was used in this statement?"You will never be satisfied in life if you don't enjoy this moment." A) Hyperbole. B) Evidence and statistics. C) Emotive appeals. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emotive appeals. 16. These are signposts to direct the flow of discussion. A) Transitional devices. B) Repetition of a Key Term. C) Parallel Structures. D) Synonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitional devices. 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. A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 18. The function of the transitional device "most of all" is ..... A) Emphasis. B) Addition. C) Comparison. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emphasis. 19. What are the consequences of plagiarism? A) Academic penalties such as failing a course or expulsion. B) Attending a seminar on proper citation. C) Getting extra credit for your work. D) Receiving a warning from your professor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Academic penalties such as failing a course or expulsion. 20. What is the purpose of an annotated bibliography? A) To provide a summary and evaluation of each cited source. B) To organize sources alphabetically. C) To list all the sources used in a research paper. D) To provide in-text citations for a research paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide a summary and evaluation of each cited source. 21. Which modal verb is used to express prohibition? A) Must not. B) Could. C) Should. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must not. 22. The shops are closed. It ..... be very late. A) Can. B) Must. C) Could. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 23. Which modal verb is used to express necessity? A) Must. B) Can. C) Might. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 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. A) Rhetorical Question. B) Exaggeration. C) Imperatives. D) Emotive words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exaggeration. 25. The security camera had stopped working; ..... , there were no people in the closed store when it was robbed. A) Likewise. B) In the end. C) To conclude. D) Specifically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Likewise. 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