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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What's the tone here? Australians can do better than this ..... A) Patriotic. B) Pattriotic. C) Formal. D) Colloquial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patriotic. 2. What is the effect of using exaggeration in persuasive writing? A) It provides statistical evidence. B) It makes the argument more believable. C) It makes the argument more logical. D) It makes the argument more dramatic and clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It makes the argument more dramatic and clear. 3. Identify the persuasive technique: "This toothpaste is recommended by dentists worldwide!" A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Exaggeration. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Testimonial. 4. Which of the following techniques are used for persuasive purposes? A) Personal Pronouns such as 'you'. B) Homophones such as pear/ pair. C) Complex Sentences. D) Onomatopoeia such as 'bang'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal Pronouns such as 'you'. 5. Which of the following is NOT part of a pitch structure? A) Problem. B) Solution. C) Repetition. D) Hook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 6. Which word means strongly and clearly? A) Emphatically. B) Mildly. C) Softly. D) Chaotically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emphatically. 7. In persuasive writing, what is the primary purpose of using rhetorical questions? A) To provide an answer. B) To confuse the reader. C) To engage the reader. D) To introduce a new topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To engage the reader. 8. The specific location at which the camera is placed to take a shot. A) Camera angle. B) Quotes. C) Symbolism. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Camera angle. 9. "I actually feel rather good about this. I think we've all arrived at a very special place, eh? Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." A) Rhetorical Question, Emotive Language and Rule of Three. B) Rhetorical Question and Rule of Three. C) Rhetorical Question. D) Rule of Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question and Rule of Three. 10. Slogans are saying or phrases used by companies to help sell their products, because they are remembered. What is the slogan for the brand, Nike? A) Play more. B) Evian, live young. C) Just do it. D) It does exactly what is says on the tin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Just do it. 11. The same letter or sound at the beginning of words close together A) Alliteration. B) Anaphora. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 12. ..... is special words or expressions used by a profession or certain group. A) Generalization. B) Connotation. C) Jargon. D) Anecdotes. E) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jargon. 13. What's it called when you explain what someone might say if they disagree with you? A) Rebuttal. B) Counterclaim. C) Otherclaim. D) Reasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counterclaim. 14. Which of the following is an example of repetition? A) Councils are losing the war against vandals. B) This task requires guts, determination, grit and willpower. C) We will all suffer for years to come unless we stop this government, stop them in the workplace, stop them in the polls, and stop them on election day. D) A recent survey found that 90% of students favoured no school uniforms at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We will all suffer for years to come unless we stop this government, stop them in the workplace, stop them in the polls, and stop them on election day. 15. What is the primary purpose of using 'inclusive language' in persuasive writing? A) To create a sense of unity and belonging. B) To provide factual information. C) To appeal to authority. D) To exaggerate a point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create a sense of unity and belonging. 16. Feelings accentuated by experiencing love, hate, fear etc. An appeal to emotion is used to engage with an audience in order to create an emotional response. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Rhetorical Questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 17. What does the media use in order to point out the faults of the competition and provoke an audience's fears or anger? A) Attacks. B) Compliments. C) Facts. D) Ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attacks. 18. Which of the following is a technique often used in persuasive language to appeal to the audience's emotions? A) Anecdote. B) Statistic. C) Definition. D) Quotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anecdote. 19. "The history of pandemics is long, deadly and frightening." is an example of which technique(s)? A) Three rule. B) Anecdote. C) Rhetorical question. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three rule. 20. What technique is being used in the quotation below:"It was the worst day I've ever had in my life and I will never go back to that shop for as long as I live!" A) Direct address. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 21. What is the persuasive technique being used below:"Do we allow dangerous dogs to roam the streets and rip little children to ribbons?" A) Humour. B) Rhetorical question. C) Repetition. D) Attack/Criticism. E) Generalisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 22. What is the art of using language effectively and persuasively? A) Poetry. B) Allusion. C) Rhetoric. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetoric. 23. Which of the following is the weakest argument to convince your parents to let you see a movie? A) You saved up your allowance so you can buy the ticket yourself. B) You have a ride to and from the theater with a friend's parent. C) Its not a school night. D) The movie is a little violent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The movie is a little violent. 24. What technique is this:We all have to work together to help Sidney have something to cheer about. A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Inclusive Language. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inclusive Language. 25. What is colourful language? A) Language that uses numbers and statistics. B) Language that is vivid and descriptive. C) Language that is dull and monotonous. D) Language that is purely factual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Language that is vivid and descriptive. ← 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