This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is a good sentence starter when giving supporting details? A) For instance,. B) Surely . C) I am writing to . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For instance,. 2. ..... presents a narrow, fixed idea about all the members of a certain group. A) Emotional appeal. B) Support. C) Stereotype. D) Persuasive Technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stereotype. 3. True or False:The only writing with an argument is persuasive A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. What technique is this:English with 8E is light a light in the darkness of my day. A) Emotive language. B) Flattery. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 5. What is exaggeration in persuasive language? A) Using statistics to support an argument. B) Describing a situation in forceful, overblown language. C) Repeating a word multiple times. D) Using expert opinions to back a claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describing a situation in forceful, overblown language. 6. Available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief is true or valid. A) Adjectives. B) Attacks. C) Evidence. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence. 7. What technique is being used in the quotation below:"By 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish." A) Statistic. B) Fact. C) Opinion. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fact. 8. An anaphora is ..... A) A figure of speech in which words repeat at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences. B) Writers often repeat words and phrases to emphasise particular ideas. Throughout a piece of writing, writers might also repeat ideas in the hope this will persuade the audience to agree with them. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A figure of speech in which words repeat at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences. 9. Whose slogan is Think Different? A) Samsung. B) Microsoft. C) Apple. D) X-Box. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apple. 10. What is meant by language? A) The time, place and circumstances in which a text is produced. B) The various forms of visual communication at work to convey arguments. C) The text genre or type, as well as the structure, shape or style of the text. D) The various forms of verbal, non-verbal and visual communication at work; the words, phrases, symbols, gestures, etc. used to convey arguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The various forms of verbal, non-verbal and visual communication at work; the words, phrases, symbols, gestures, etc. used to convey arguments. 11. This persuasive technique uses something terrible we all want to avoid to convince you to buy the product or believe the idea. A) Loaded Words. B) Testimonial. C) Bandwagon. D) Fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fear. 12. What is the effect of appealing to family values? A) It makes the reader feel insecure. B) It appeals to those who respect or like their family. C) It provides statistical evidence. D) It uses logical arguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It appeals to those who respect or like their family. 13. Many people prefer ..... businesses because they can work from the comfort of their own homes. A) Open-minded. B) Low-paid. C) Well-known. D) Home-based. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Home-based. 14. What is evidence in the context of writing? A) A random guess. B) Information or details that support a claim or argument. C) A fictional story. D) A rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information or details that support a claim or argument. 15. "We need cleaner air, we need cleaner water, and we need a cleaner environment for our future."Which persuasive device is used in this statement? A) Alliteration. B) Modality. C) Hyperbole. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 16. Which technique does the following ad use?Do you want to take care of your family;s health?VITA-HEALTH VITAMINSSupplements for men, women and children A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 17. What does 'low-maintenance' imply? A) Requires a lot of care. B) Easy to manage. C) High upkeep. D) Complicated to maintain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Easy to manage. 18. Ismael wants to go on vacation with his friend's family.What's the best way he can persuade his parents to say yes? A) He can tell them that he will be sad and stay in bed if he can't go. B) He can explain that the vacation will be educational and safe. C) He can say that he'll hate his parents if they don't let him go. D) He can ask them for the money that he needs for the trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He can explain that the vacation will be educational and safe. 19. What is emotive language? A) Words that cause an emotional response and can cause an audience to take action. B) Words that have little emotional response and have no effect on an audience. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words that cause an emotional response and can cause an audience to take action. 20. "You are talking to a man who has laughed in the laps of lords, sneered at doom, and chuckled at catastrophe." A) Emotive Language and Rule of Three. B) Rule of Three and Alliteration. C) Alliteration. D) Rule of Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rule of Three and Alliteration. 21. What emotion is this example appealing to?These reckless hoon drivers are putting everyone at risk. Innocent lives are being lost. A) Fear. B) Patriotism. C) Money. D) Family. E) Fairness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fear. 22. A cliche is: A) A personal story. B) A question that has the answer embedded in it. C) A worn, overused statement. D) Deliberate exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A worn, overused statement. 23. What is the intended effect of using sarcasm in a persuasive text? A) To make the reader feel included and responsible. B) To provide factual evidence that supports the writer's argument. C) To help the reader imagine the situation clearly. D) To make the opposing viewpoint look silly or unreasonable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make the opposing viewpoint look silly or unreasonable. 24. What technique is being used?I will move mountains to make sure you get what you want A) Anecdote. B) Imperative. C) Exaggerate. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exaggerate. 25. What persuasive technique is the ideas or feelings that a certain word invokes and is used to create certain emotional responses in an audience. A) Connotation. B) Rhetorical question. C) Slogan. D) Humour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. ← 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