This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 35 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Persuasive Technique that taps into people's need to feel superior to others is called? A) Glittering Generalities. B) Bandwagon. C) Snob Appeal. D) Transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snob Appeal. 2. Opposite of contradict A) Support. B) Reason. C) Point of view. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 3. I love sports. (a), soccer is my favourite. A) A. For instance. B) Besides. C) Moreover. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. For instance. 4. What is persuasion? A) Convincing people to buy a product. B) Arguing a point of view. C) A type of entertainment. D) A factual document. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convincing people to buy a product. 5. "We all need to do our part to stop the spread of fruit fly" is an example of which technique? A) Appeal to common sense. B) FOMO. C) Strong adjectives. D) Inclusive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inclusive language. 6. What emotion is this example appealing to?If the government bans cigarettes it would save millions in health costs. This means less taxes for us. A) Fear. B) Patriotism. C) Money. D) Family. E) Fairness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Money. 7. An underlying theme or message in the text, with an unstated meaning is know as ..... A) Subtext. B) Imagery. C) Vocabulary choice. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subtext. 8. What is the effect of using 'exaggeration' in persuasive language? A) To make an idea more emotive and vivid. B) To indicate whether a view is true or valid. C) To represent something as greater than it actually is. D) To use repetition to make certain words memorable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To represent something as greater than it actually is. 9. What is the tone here?So I told them it's no big deal. It's cool. A) Cool. B) Chatty. C) Pleading. D) Apologetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chatty. 10. This makes people feel as if their safety, security, or health is in danger. A) Appeal to fear. B) Appeal to pity. C) Bandwagon appeal. D) Ethical appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeal to fear. 11. What kind of persuasive technique is this?Veganism is on the rise with up to 6% of Americans identifying as vegans A) Anecdote. B) Evidence. C) Inclusive Language. D) Rhetorical Question. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 12. Which sentence is trying to convince someone to do something? A) The movie starts at 7 PM. B) The movie is two hours long. C) You should watch this movie because it is very exciting!. D) The movie is about animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You should watch this movie because it is very exciting!. 13. "Blackberry Picking" was written by A) Seamus Heaney. B) William Wordsworth. C) W.B Yates. D) Elizabeth Bishop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seamus Heaney. 14. Overused words or phrases A) Assonance. B) Cliche. C) Pun. D) Colloquial Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cliche. 15. What does persuade mean? A) To tell someone the wrong thing. B) To tell someone a secret. C) To tell someone to do something and give them reasons. D) To not tell anyone anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To tell someone to do something and give them reasons. 16. What is not a relevant evidence example? A) Facts. B) Statistics. C) Individual thoughts. D) Quotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individual thoughts. 17. Who the speech is foraudience A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Kairos persuades people by appealing to their sense of what? A) Time. B) Emotion. C) Justice. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time. 19. Which one of the following is an example of the rule of three? A) Delicious Drumstick. B) Gigantic, huge, massive. C) Wonderful and exciting. D) Clever monkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gigantic, huge, massive. 20. What tone is expressed in this sentence?"We must celebrate artists who challenge the norm and encourage critical thinking." A) Confident / Assertive. B) Disappointed / Sad. C) Hopeful / Inspiring. D) Critical / Accusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hopeful / Inspiring. 21. A play on words to suggest different meanings. A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Pun. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pun. 22. What is the first step in a standard pitch structure? A) Benefits. B) Call to Action. C) Hook. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hook. 23. Which language technique is used here:"Save our oceans, save our planet" A) Imperative verb. B) Rhetorical question. C) Emotive language. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperative verb. 24. A belief must be ..... to be used persuasively in a speech. A) Contradicted. B) Proven false. C) Justified. D) Proven true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Justified. 25. Which persuasive technique repeats certain words or phrases and it is used to emphasize certain ideas, and make them more memorable A) Rhetorical Questions. B) Assertion. C) Attacks. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 26. Define Objective A) Computer technology that allows text. B) Factors that influence whether a story will be picked for coverage. C) Who produces and distributes the media texts. D) Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts. 27. Not expected or predicted A) Unexpected. B) Identify. C) Reasoning. D) Fragments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unexpected. 28. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a place where descriptive writing can be found? A) Short stories. B) Novels. C) Scientific reports. D) Product descriptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scientific reports. 29. How does the use of pronouns function in persuasive language? A) To take the place of nouns and create a distance from the enemy. B) To establish authority and reliability. C) To infer that a claim is universally true. D) To make ideas more memorable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take the place of nouns and create a distance from the enemy. 30. According to Marc Mangel, a mathematical biologist from the University of California Santa Cruz, the Japanese practice of whale hunting does not count as science. A) Rhetorical question. B) Citing expert opinion. C) Inclusive language. D) Figurative language. 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