This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the word 'similarity' mean? A) A comparison between two things. B) How two things are different. C) A similar feature or aspect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A similar feature or aspect. 2. What does an appeal to authority rely on? A) Emotional connection. B) Logical reasoning. C) Expertise or status of a reputable source. D) Fear and potential dangers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expertise or status of a reputable source. 3. Andrea is so ..... when she wants her mother to buy new shoes. A) Persuasive. B) Argue. C) Belief. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuasive. 4. The word 'outrageous' makes the audience feel ..... A) Sad. B) Excited. C) Angered. D) Passive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Angered. 5. A word of phrase that is repeated at the beginning of successive sentences or lines is called A) Anaphora. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 6. Evaluate the rhetorical device used in this statement: "We must act now, for tomorrow may be too late." A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 7. Which persuasive technique is this?Using words that make people feel sad, angry, upset, sympathetic or guilty. A) Exaggeration. B) Emotive language. C) Anecdote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotive language. 8. Ishmael 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 never talk to his parents again 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. 9. The power of dreams A) Rule of Three. B) Opinion. C) Alliteration. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotive language. 10. "dancing the night away, looking like a pop star, and meeting your dream guy" is an example of what language feature? A) List of three. B) Repetition. C) Metaphor. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) List of three. 11. Which of these is an example of alliteration? A) She ate and ate and ate. B) Her horrendous hair-raising screams. C) The men went outside. D) Crispy chips certainly don't appeal to me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her horrendous hair-raising screams. 12. Which technique does the following ad use?Crest Toothpaste removes 95% of plaque above the gum line. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 13. Which of these words is a synonym for the term prove. A) An example. B) Verify. C) Persuade. D) Identify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verify. 14. Repeating words or phrases. A) Personification. B) Reason. C) Repetition. D) Similie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 15. "Let's make sure this never, never, never happens again." What technique is used? A) Rhetorical question. B) Repetition. C) Evidence. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 16. (a):A comparison describes one thing in terms of another. A) A. Metaphor. B) Juxtaposition. C) Attack. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Metaphor. 17. Identify the writer's tone. "Madam Deputy-President, honoured guests, ladies and gentlemen, I would first like to stress ..... " A) Informal. B) Reverent. C) Formal. D) Optimistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Formal. 18. The part of a view that is nearest to observer especially in a picture or photograph A) Foreground. B) Background. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreground. 19. What is an example of a high modality word? A) Always. B) Frequently. C) Never. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Always. 20. Which sentence is emotive?(Remember emotive language causes an emotional response and can cause an audience to take action.) A) Together we can change the world. B) They may be able to change the world. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Together we can change the world. 21. Convince means to A) Make someone like you. B) Make someone believe something. C) Make someone understand something. D) Make someone disagree with you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make someone believe something. 22. "My homework is so hard my brain is going to explode" is an example of: A) Alliteration. B) Rhetorical question. C) Repetition. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 23. The ideas or feelings that a certain word is used to create certain emotional responses in an audience. A) Repetition. B) Rule of Three. C) Connotation. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 24. Je pense que A) I think. B) He or she is right. C) The author is wrong. D) To conclude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I think. 25. What technique is being used in the quotation below:"I think it's unfair that zoos keep animals in such small cages. It's wrong that animals should be locked up." A) Direct address. B) Opinion. C) Alliteration. D) The rule of three. 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