This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 25 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which scenario would the use of facts and statistics be most effective? A) When trying to evoke an emotional response. B) When aiming to increase credibility and support arguments. C) When exaggerating a viewpoint. D) When making a direct command. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When aiming to increase credibility and support arguments. 2. What is an Attack? A) A play on words to suggest different meaningsFor example: "He ran like a rocket". B) A comparison that describes one thing in terms of anotherFor example: "He ran like a rocket". C) Overstatement. Going over the top to make a pointFor example: "He is the worst prime minister we have ever had". D) Criticising an opponent or ideaFor example: "He is the worst prime minister we have ever had". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Criticising an opponent or ideaFor example: "He is the worst prime minister we have ever had". 3. What is structure? A) The use of words. B) How words appear on the page. C) The way a person pronounces words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How words appear on the page. 4. What is one reason some people defend keeping the portrait on display? A) It supports mining companies. B) It increases ticket prices. C) It promotes censorship. D) It encourages artistic freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It encourages artistic freedom. 5. Which persuasive technique is this?Why pay for Netflix when Youtube is free? A) Rhetorical question. B) Inclusive language. C) Hyperbole. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical question. 6. What criticism is directed at Gina Rinehart's company? A) It is not profitable. B) It does not donate to charities. C) It does not support sports teams. D) It destroys First Nations people's lands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It destroys First Nations people's lands. 7. Which persuasive technique is highlighted in the Nature's Nectar Shampoo advertisement endorsed by celebrity stylist Rob Hall? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 8. What does the persuasive technique "Emotive Language" aim to do? A) Convince the reader with logical facts. B) Make the reader feel certain emotions. C) Describe a scene vividly to the reader. D) Compare two unlike things for effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make the reader feel certain emotions. 9. As a dentist I see this problem a lot, I recommend using a sensitive toothpaste. A) Etos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Patos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 10. Why would you use an expert opinion in persuasive writing A) To give your opinion the credibility of someone who is knowledgeable in the area. B) To show the reader you don't know what you are talking about. C) To get the reader to think. D) To explore different options. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give your opinion the credibility of someone who is knowledgeable in the area. 11. How is repetition used in persuasive language? A) To emphasize certain points and make them more memorable. B) To create certain emotional responses in an audience. C) To establish authority and reliability. D) To engage with an audience and create an emotional response. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To emphasize certain points and make them more memorable. 12. The process of drawing conclusions from facts; clear and sensible thinking A) Reasoning. B) Reconstruct. C) Intact. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reasoning. 13. What is the contention of this statement?"The National Gallery should not remove Gina Rinehart's portrait just because it offends some people. Removing it would set a dangerous precedent." A) The portrait of Gina Rinehart is offensive. B) The gallery should keep Gina Rinehart's portrait on display. C) The gallery should remove Gina Rinehart's portrait. D) Removing Gina Rinehart's portrait would set a dangerous precedent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The gallery should keep Gina Rinehart's portrait on display. 14. Which is an example of a statistic? A) Everybody loves our product. B) A funny commercial telling you to vote for a certain candidate. C) Ariana Grande only buys Saltine brand crackers. D) 79% of our customers leave us positive reviews on Yelp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 79% of our customers leave us positive reviews on Yelp. 15. What is a command? A) Juicy fruit. B) Get it Now!. C) The Big Sale. D) Did you brush today?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get it Now!. 16. Best, Most, Love, Honor.These words are examples of ..... A) Subjective language. B) Facts. C) Generalization. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subjective language. 17. What rhetorical technique is used when Churchill asks, "You ask, what is our policy?" and "You ask, what is our aim?" A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical Question. 18. What is the purpose of using the rule of three in persuasive language? A) To engage with an audience and create an emotional response. B) To make ideas memorable by using three words or phrases. C) To emphasize certain points. D) To create certain emotional responses in an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make ideas memorable by using three words or phrases. 19. What role does metaphor play in persuasive language? A) To provide clear examples. B) To compare two unlike things, enhancing understanding or appeal. C) To list facts in a straightforward manner. D) To directly address the opposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To compare two unlike things, enhancing understanding or appeal. 20. What kind of persuasive technique is this?How many people have to die before we do something about this deadly intersection? A) Anecdote. B) Evidence. C) Inclusive Language. D) Rhetorical Question. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 21. You should buy the new Xbox One. You will love the graphics. You will love the games. You will love the price.This is an example of A) Repetition. B) Superlatives. C) Alliteration. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 22. What is the role of an imperative command in persuasive writing? A) To exaggerate claims. B) To give direct orders or requests to the audience. C) To provide statistical data. D) To connect emotionally with the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give direct orders or requests to the audience. 23. "We should get a puppy because they are cute." A) Strong argument. B) Weak argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weak argument. 24. A technique that an author or speaker uses to influence or persuade an audience. A) Incorrect premise. B) Rhetorical device. C) Expository text. D) Factual claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical device. 25. What technique is being used in the quotation below:"An innocent bystander suffered severe facial injuries after being knocked down by a hit and run driver." A) Emotive language. B) Anecdote. C) Direct adress. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotive language. 26. Which of the following sentences is an example of a Rhetorical Question? A) Can you imagine a world without music?. B) Music is essential to our lives. C) We must appreciate the art of music. D) Music has a profound impact on emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you imagine a world without music?. 27. What term did Paul Keating use to describe the ongoing process of building a more inclusive and equitable Australia in the Redfern Speech? A) Social revolution. B) Cultural transformation. C) Economic rejuvenation. D) Reconciliation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reconciliation. 28. Statistics, expert opinion, research findings and anecdotes are all examples of A) Personal views. B) Evidence. C) Reasons. D) Humour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 29. What is the role of rhetorical questions in persuasive language? A) To require an answer from the audience. B) To make the audience laugh. C) To plant ideas in the audience's mind and suggest a point of view subtly. D) To present information in a particular sequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To plant ideas in the audience's mind and suggest a point of view subtly. 30. Which of the following sentences contains sarcasm? A) "Oh, great! Another homework assignment.". B) "I have another homework assignment.". C) "I finished my homework.". D) "Homework is important.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Oh, great! Another homework assignment.". ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPersuasive Language Quiz 1Persuasive Language Quiz 2Persuasive Language Quiz 3Persuasive Language Quiz 4Persuasive Language Quiz 5Persuasive Language Quiz 6Persuasive Language Quiz 7Persuasive Language Quiz 8Persuasive Language Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books