This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Definition of PERSUADE A) To inform. B) To convince someone to think or act differently. C) To present facts and statistics. D) To rant and rave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To convince someone to think or act differently. 2. Rhetorical questions are: A) Using questions that don't need an answer to get the audience to think. B) Strongly commanding the reader go and do something. C) Using statistics to make it sound like you are telling the truth. D) Using words like 'we', 'you', 'our' and 'us' to make your audience think you are talking only to them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using questions that don't need an answer to get the audience to think. 3. 'We must recycle to protect our planet.'Which persuasive device is used in this statement? A) Hyperbole. B) Personal Pronouns. C) Rhetorical Questions. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personal Pronouns. 4. What technique is being used in the quotation below:"Being homeless is especially difficult in the winter. George, who was made homeless after losing his job, described how challenging he found being on the streets over Christmas ..... " A) Imperative. B) Rhetorical question. C) Alliteration. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anecdote. 5. Why does the sentence "This toy is the best ever!" use persuasive language? A) To tell you how the toy looks. B) To tell you the toy is the most fun. C) To convince you to buy the toy. D) To describe how the toy works. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To convince you to buy the toy. 6. Bias can lead to prejudiced behavior. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. What technique is being used here?Did anyone listen to the garbage he was spouting? A) Emotive language. B) Alliteration. C) Rhetorical question. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 8. Which of the following is a good way to end a persuasive text? A) In short . B) In addition . C) Surely . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In short . 9. What kind of persuasive technique is this?At this rate schools won't be satisfied until students are working 24 hours a day! A) Anecdote. B) Evidence. C) Inclusive Language. D) Rhetorical Question. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Hyperbole. 10. The reason why the text is written (what the writer wants you to do, think, or feel) A) Audience. B) Purpose. C) Message. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purpose. 11. Evaluate the effectiveness of using personal anecdotes in persuasive language. A) Personal anecdotes can be effective in persuasive language. B) Personal anecdotes are never effective in persuasive language. C) Using personal anecdotes in persuasive language is only effective for certain age groups. D) Personal anecdotes are only effective in written persuasive language, not in spoken language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal anecdotes can be effective in persuasive language. 12. "It is common knowledge that humans need at least 8 hours of sleep a night", uses ..... A) Emotive Langauge. B) Repetition. C) Fact. D) Counter Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fact. 13. The purpose of a persuasive essay is to ..... A) Entertain your reader. B) Convince the reader you're view is correct. C) Give directions. D) Explain how to perform an action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convince the reader you're view is correct. 14. What is this an example of? ..... remember what is was like to be at school, remember how much work you had ..... remember how much you just wanted to play and relax. A) Emotive Language. B) Facts and Statistics. C) Exaggeration. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 15. What are persuasive devices? A) Things to tell someone what to do. B) Tools you can use in language, to help persuade a reader. C) Something you can use to fix your writing. D) A tool to help you write sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tools you can use in language, to help persuade a reader. 16. The purpose of a piece of persuasive writing is: A) To entertain the reader. B) To convince the reader. C) To inform the reader. D) To describe a series of events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To convince the reader. 17. What are persuasive language techniques and/or appeals? A) They're large sticks that you hit people with if they don't do what you want. B) They are language skills used in writing to persuade people to believe something. C) They are language skills used in writing and speaking to persuade people to believe nothing. D) They are language skills used in writing and speaking to persuade people to believe something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are language skills used in writing and speaking to persuade people to believe something. 18. What does the phrase 'Buy now and save!' imply? A) You will lose money. B) You will spend more. C) You will save money. D) You will gain money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You will save money. 19. What is the effect of appealing to tradition and custom? A) It uses statistical data. B) It provides logical arguments. C) It makes the reader feel nostalgic about the past. D) It tells a personal story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It makes the reader feel nostalgic about the past. 20. Voice-over is ..... A) Whenever the narrator of the documentary talks. B) When the narrator provides a pre-recording of them talking over a separate clip. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the narrator provides a pre-recording of them talking over a separate clip. 21. What is the persuasive technique being used below:"Obesity is a big problem in Australia. Everyone is wearing pants as tight as a rubber band because they're legs are too fat!" A) Statistics. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Rhetorical question. E) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 22. Feelings accentuated by experiencing love, hate, fear, etc. An appeal to emotion is used to engage with an audience and create an emotional response. A) Emotion (Pathos). B) Credibility (ethos). C) Reason (logos). D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotion (Pathos). 23. This persuasive technique involves saying the same ideas over and over. It's simple to understand. A) Slogans. B) Testimonial. C) Loaded Words. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 24. "We should get a puppy because studies show that having a pet reduces stress and makes you happy." A) Strong argument. B) Weak argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong argument. 25. What is the purpose of using alliteration in persuasive language? A) To repeat initial consonant sounds to make certain words memorable. B) To present an idea as a fact without full explanation. C) To use special words or expressions used by a profession. D) To represent something as greater than it actually is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To repeat initial consonant sounds to make certain words memorable. ← 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