This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Using words like "we, " "you, " "us, " or "our" to make the audience think you are only talking to them A) Emotive language. B) Rhetorical Questions. C) Personal Pronouns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal Pronouns. 2. Same as confirm, show, verify A) Reason. B) Prove. C) Point of view. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prove. 3. What text type am I?An article giving an opinion about a current issue. Often long and can be formal or informal language. A) Editorial. B) Letter to the editor. C) Opinion piece. D) Blog post. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opinion piece. 4. Which of the following sentences uses persuasive vocabulary effectively? A) "The new policy is good.". B) "The innovative policy will revolutionise our community.". C) "The policy is okay.". D) "The policy is not bad.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "The innovative policy will revolutionise our community.". 5. (a):repeated words or phrases A) A. Repetition. B) Assonance. C) Alliteration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Repetition. 6. Which type of appeal uses facts, statistics, and logic to persuade an audience? A) Appeal to Pathos. B) Appeal to Ethos. C) Appeal to Logos. D) Appeal to Fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to Logos. 7. "The Coronavirus is causing turmoil and trauma across the country" is an example of which technique(s)? A) Rhetorical question. B) Fact. C) Alliteration. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 8. Which persuasive technique best fits the following:Have you without a doubt that it will be done? A) Anecdote. B) Rhetorical question. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 9. Which tone is likely to make readers question and potentially influence them? A) Hopeful tone. B) Assertive tone. C) Sceptical tone. D) Humorous tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sceptical tone. 10. The facts or information that indicate whether a view is true or valid and is used to give weight to an argument or belief. A) Generalization. B) Rule of Three. C) Evidence. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence. 11. How does the use of statistics and data enhance the persuasiveness of a speech? A) By making the speaker appear unprepared. B) By creating doubt and uncertainty in the audience. C) By confusing the audience with irrelevant information. D) By providing evidence and credibility to the speaker's arguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By providing evidence and credibility to the speaker's arguments. 12. Some players may try using (a) to persuade their coach into giving them more playing time. A) A. blandishments. B) Lucidity. C) Notorious. D) Profoundly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. blandishments. 13. Which of the following is a strong modal adverb? A) Certainly. B) Quite. C) Socialise. D) Gentle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Certainly. 14. Which language technique is used here:"You all know about climate change" A) Rhetorical question. B) Statistics. C) Flattery. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flattery. 15. Can writers' use personal experience as evidence? A) Yes, but only if they are a well-know expert in the field of the related topic. B) Yes, if it is appropriate and it is not the only form of evidence offered. C) No, because other forms of evidence are more appealing to a reader. D) No, because it is not appropriate for writers to reveal their beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, if it is appropriate and it is not the only form of evidence offered. 16. Describing something like something else A) Personification. B) Reason. C) Repetition. D) Similie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Similie. 17. (a):expression of approval or admiration A) A. Praise. B) Censure. C) Emotive language. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Praise. 18. 'Donate generously today' is an example of A) Expert opinion. B) Exaggeration. C) Facts. D) Command. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Command. 19. What tone might be described as "exhilarated, exuberant, enthusiastic" ? A) Excited. B) Disappointed. C) Neutral. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excited. 20. "I had a tonne of homework last night" This is an example of which persuasive technique? A) Colloquial language. B) Exclusive language. C) Figurative language. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 21. What is the tone of this sentence?"The National Gallery must not remove this portrait-doing so would erase history and show we are afraid of challenging ideas." A) Worried / Alarmed. B) Caring / Supportive. C) Confident / Assertive. D) Disappointed / Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confident / Assertive. 22. Which persuasive technique involves asking a question to make the reader think, but not necessarily expecting an answer? A) Rhetorical Question. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 23. Which sentence uses persuasive language to encourage someone to visit a zoo? A) The zoo has lions and tigers. B) The zoo is open from 10am to 6pm. C) Embark on a wild adventure and meet amazing animals up close!. D) The zoo is 2 miles from the city centre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embark on a wild adventure and meet amazing animals up close!. 24. Which language technique is used here:"This will cause sea turtles to die" A) Emotive language. B) Rhetorical question. C) Personal pronoun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotive language. 25. This is a moment to stand up for our rights, to fight for our children, and to secure our future. A) Use of Emotion/Guilt. B) Triadic Structure. C) Personal Anecdote. D) Emotive Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triadic Structure. ← 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