This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is an example of alliteration? A) She ate and ate and ate. B) Her horrendous hair-raising screams. C) The men went outside. D) Crispy chips certainly don't appeal to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her horrendous hair-raising screams. 2. Which technique does the following ad use?Crest Toothpaste removes 95% of plaque above the gum line. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 3. Which of these words is a synonym for the term prove. A) An example. B) Verify. C) Persuade. D) Identify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verify. 4. Repeating words or phrases. A) Personification. B) Reason. C) Repetition. D) Similie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 5. "Let's make sure this never, never, never happens again." What technique is used? A) Rhetorical question. B) Repetition. C) Evidence. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 6. (a):A comparison describes one thing in terms of another. A) A. Metaphor. B) Juxtaposition. C) Attack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Metaphor. 7. Identify the writer's tone. "Madam Deputy-President, honoured guests, ladies and gentlemen, I would first like to stress ..... " A) Informal. B) Reverent. C) Formal. D) Optimistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Formal. 8. The part of a view that is nearest to observer especially in a picture or photograph A) Foreground. B) Background. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreground. 9. What is an example of a high modality word? A) Always. B) Frequently. C) Never. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Always. 10. Which sentence is emotive?(Remember emotive language causes an emotional response and can cause an audience to take action.) A) Together we can change the world. B) They may be able to change the world. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Together we can change the world. 11. Convince means to A) Make someone like you. B) Make someone believe something. C) Make someone understand something. D) Make someone disagree with you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make someone believe something. 12. "My homework is so hard my brain is going to explode" is an example of: A) Alliteration. B) Rhetorical question. C) Repetition. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 13. The ideas or feelings that a certain word is used to create certain emotional responses in an audience. A) Repetition. B) Rule of Three. C) Connotation. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 14. Je pense que A) I think. B) He or she is right. C) The author is wrong. D) To conclude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I think. 15. What technique is being used in the quotation below:"I think it's unfair that zoos keep animals in such small cages. It's wrong that animals should be locked up." A) Direct address. B) Opinion. C) Alliteration. D) The rule of three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opinion. 16. Which language technique is used here:"You have no excuses!" A) Personal pronoun. B) Rhetorical question. C) Emotive language. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal pronoun. 17. We need more trees at school. (a), they give us shade. A) A. Besides. B) Finally. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Besides. 18. What kind of persuasive technique is this?We as reasonable people cannot allow this to happen! We must stand up and make a change A) Anecdote. B) Evidence. C) Inclusive Language. D) Rhetorical Question. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inclusive Language. 19. Which of the following is NOT an example of persuasive writing: A) An editorial. B) A letter to the editor. C) A newspaper article. D) An advertisement in a magazine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A newspaper article. 20. What role does humor play in persuasive language? A) To undermine the speaker's credibility. B) To distract from the main points. C) To engage and maintain the audience's attention. D) To complicate the message. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To engage and maintain the audience's attention. 21. The group of people that a commercial is targeting to sell their product is the ..... A) Fear. B) Bandwagon. C) Target Audience. D) Star Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Target Audience. 22. Point out, and destroy the opposing argument by invalidating them/their claims A) Emotive language. B) Alliteration. C) Criticize the opposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Criticize the opposition. 23. "Healthy habits lead to a happy and harmonious life."Which persuasive device is used in this statement? A) Repetition. B) Modality. C) Alliteration. D) Emotive Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 24. When a word makes you feel a particular way it is said to have what? A) Pun. B) Exaggeration. C) Anecdote. D) Connotations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connotations. 25. Which sentence uses hyperbole? A) "This bag weighs a tonne.". B) "This bag is heavy.". C) "This bag is full.". D) "This bag is black.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "This bag weighs a tonne.". 26. How is generalization used in persuasive language? A) To emphasize certain points. B) To engage with an audience and create an emotional response. C) To speak to prevailing beliefs or prejudices of an audience. D) To create certain emotional responses in an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To speak to prevailing beliefs or prejudices of an audience. 27. What is a testimonial? A) A statement of evidence and statistics. B) A use of emotive language. C) A slogan. D) A well-know person supports a product or service. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A well-know person supports a product or service. 28. Descriptive words used to add emphasis and used to create an emotional response. A) Adjectives. B) Pronouns. C) Rule of Three. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectives. 29. 'Together we can make this world a better place'. Which technique is being used here? A) Anecdote. B) Repetition. C) Inclusive Language. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inclusive Language. 30. What is the effect of using logic or reason in writing? A) To persuade with a well-argued case. B) To entertain the reader. C) To confuse the audience. D) To create a vivid image. 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