This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 43 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is an example of loaded language? A) 13 out of 20 people agree. B) This is not true. C) This product is a miracle!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This product is a miracle!. 2. Spot the persuasive language:'Act now before it's too late!' A) Maybe act later when you have more time. B) Take your time and consider your options. C) Act now before it's too late!. D) Hurry up and don't miss out!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act now before it's too late!. 3. An author or speaker establishes credibility when he/she is an expert in the field. A) Expert testimonial. B) Fear mongering. C) Bandwagon approach. D) Glittering generalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expert testimonial. 4. Sounds added to or enhance in a text Eg. The sound of a cash register in an advertisement to suggest a bargain A) Satire. B) Pun. C) Logic. D) Sound effects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sound effects. 5. According to the CSIRO climate change is here to stay' is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Inclusive Language. D) Expert Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expert Opinion. 6. This is the literary device that is used to give inanimate objects human qualities. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 7. What happens if you drop a glass on the floor? A) The glass will float. B) The glass will sing. C) The glass might break. D) The glass will turn into a toy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The glass might break. 8. What kind of persuasive technique is this?Do we really want to be known as a country that locks up children in cages? A) Anecdote. B) Evidence. C) Inclusive Language. D) Rhetorical Question. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical Question. 9. What is the main aim of emotive appeals in persuasive writing? (Pathos) A) To engage people's feelings. B) To present logical arguments. C) To provide historical context. D) To summarize the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To engage people's feelings. 10. What term did Paul Keating use to describe the dispossession experienced by Indigenous Australians? A) Cultural erosion. B) Social exclusion. C) Historical injustice. D) Land theft. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Land theft. 11. "I pray that one day you will see the error of your ways and realize that the principles and ideals of scouting can be taught by men or women, gay or straight. And the knowledge, wisdom and benefits of Scouting should be available to all young men regardless of their sexual identity. A) Emotive Language and Rule of Three. B) Emotive Language. C) Alliteration and Rule of Three. D) Rule of Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotive Language and Rule of Three. 12. Find the emotive language in this sentence."The mass slaughter of poor, defenceless creatures to feed the masses, is appalling." A) 'mass slaughter', 'poor, defenceless'. B) 'creatures', 'appalling'. C) 'creatures', 'the masses'. D) 'poor, defenceless', 'appalling'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'mass slaughter', 'poor, defenceless'. 13. Which persuasive technique is described below:Using facts (often numbers and often from an expert source) to persuade the audience with logic. A) Generalisation. B) Formal language. C) Statistics. D) Rhetorical question. E) Attack/Criticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statistics. 14. This is used to appeal to your feelings of right and wrong or morals and values. A) Emotional Appeal. B) Ethical Appeal. C) Bandwagon Appeal. D) Testimonials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethical Appeal. 15. The doctor tried to ..... Rajiv to do physical therapy instead of surgery. A) Convince. B) Agree. C) Point of view. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convince. 16. How is connotation used in persuasive language? A) To give weight to an argument or belief. B) To create certain emotional responses in an audience. C) To create certain logical responses in an audience. D) To establish authority and reliability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create certain emotional responses in an audience. 17. What tone is being used here?"If we allow this portrait to be taken down, what's next? Will all controversial artworks be censored?" A) Confident / Assertive. B) Caring / Supportive. C) Hopeful / Inspiring. D) Worried / Alarmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worried / Alarmed. 18. What is this an example of? ..... remember what is was like to be at school, remember how much work you had. A) Exaggeration. B) Repetition. C) EmotiveLanguage. D) Factsand Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 19. Facts or information that show whether information is true or valid A) Adjectives. B) Alliteration. C) Exaggeration. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 20. Identify the persuasive technique used in the following sentence: "You must try this new ice cream; it's the best in the world!" A) Statistics. B) Anecdote. C) Exaggeration. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggeration. 21. I have to practise my multiplication facts over and over and over again so I can learn them.This sentence is an example of ..... A) Exaggeration. B) Repetition. C) Fact. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 22. Which persuasive technique is this?To go over the top and make things sound better or worse than they are. A) Emotive language. B) Alliteration. C) Exaggeration. D) Personal pronouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggeration. 23. Using positive and "glittery" loaded words so that people feel good about their beliefs, purchases, and opinions. A) Glittering generalities. B) Jargon. C) Rhetorical question. D) Bandwagon approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glittering generalities. 24. What is the purpose of using rhetorical questions in persuasive language? A) To create certain emotional responses in an audience. B) To engage with an audience and create an emotional response. C) To provoke thought and challenge the audience. D) To establish authority and reliability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provoke thought and challenge the audience. 25. Which of the following best describes the term "imagery" ? A) The use of symbols to represent ideas. B) The use of vivid and descriptive language to create pictures in the reader's mind. C) The repetition of consonant sounds. D) The use of informal language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The use of vivid and descriptive language to create pictures in the reader's mind. 26. Which evaluative adjective means wonderful and splendid? A) Delightful. B) Awful. C) Dreadful. D) Serene. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delightful. 27. The sun, the moon and the stars. A) Alliteration. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Rule of Three. D) Emotive Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rule of Three. 28. 'Fair dinkum', 'snag' and 'pluggers' are all examples of what? A) Alliteration. B) Groups of three. C) Colloquial language. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colloquial language. 29. Repetition is used to ..... A) Emphasize a point. B) Make a point seem really important. C) Make a point very memorable. D) ALL of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL of the above. 30. Which language technique is used here:"80% of plastic is not recycled" A) Rhetorical question. B) Statistics. C) Emotive language. D) None of the above. 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