This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 47 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Name the following device-'Who cares?' A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhetorical Question. 2. 'The solution to violence is simple:forbid firearms.' is an example of alliteration A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which technique uses exaggerated statements for effect but not meant to be taken literally? A) Imperative command. B) Hyperbole. C) Groups of three. D) Rhetorical question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 4. Informal language familiar to a group. A) Assonance. B) Cliche. C) Pun. D) Colloquial Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colloquial Language. 5. A better butter makes a batter better. A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. E) OxymoronTagsAC9E7LY03. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 6. Living in Barnsley, we see many different people seeking refuge and needing our help. A) Opinion. B) Anecdote. C) Statistic. D) Rule of Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anecdote. 7. Which option demonstrates effective synthesis of arguments and citations? A) "Many studies have shown ". B) Johnson's research (2020) provides compelling evidence that ". C) "It is often debated whether ". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Johnson's research (2020) provides compelling evidence that ". 8. When people emotionally get in touch with you and are swayed by their emotions, they are more likely to agree with you. Through carefully choosing your words, you can evoke emotion from them. It may invite them to feel sympathy, disgust, guilt, anger, or excitement. To do this use (a) A) A. emotive language. B) Opinions. C) Flattery. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. emotive language. 9. Identify the persuasive technique: "Everyone is switching to this new phone; don't be left out!" A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Repetition. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bandwagon. 10. What is the effect of using inclusive language? A) It makes the reader feel part of the group. B) It provides statistical evidence. C) It makes the reader feel excluded. D) It uses logical arguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It makes the reader feel part of the group. 11. Choose the persuasive technique 'personal pronouns' to the correct definition. A) Using words like 'we', 'our' and 'us' to make your audience think you are talking only to them. B) To go over the top and make things sound better or worse than they are. C) When three adjectives or phrases are used together to make them stand out. D) Repeating words or phrases so that they stick in your audience's mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using words like 'we', 'our' and 'us' to make your audience think you are talking only to them. 12. The recurrence of certain words or phrases, and it is used to emphasize certain ideas and make them more memorable. A) Repetition. B) Rhetorical Questions. C) Pathos. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 13. What kind of persuasive technique is this?We deserve better than this. Our school should be the best school in the world. It's up to us to make a change A) Anecdote. B) Evidence. C) Inclusive Language. D) Rhetorical Question. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inclusive Language. 14. How is emotion (Pathos) used in persuasive language? A) To engage with an audience and create an emotional response. B) To establish authority and reliability. C) To emphasize certain points. D) To create certain emotional responses in an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To engage with an audience and create an emotional response. 15. To get my driver's license, I had to ..... I was a citizen by showing evidence of where I lived. A) In addition. B) Prove. C) Agree. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prove. 16. Tone? "Come on! We can do this." A) Hopeful. B) Encouraging. C) Inclusive. D) Incouraging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encouraging. 17. I absolutely agree that ..... A) Rhetorical question. B) Convincing words. C) Opinion words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opinion words. 18. Which example of loaded language best fits with the description of something being 'bad'? A) Agony. B) Dreadful. C) Slashed. D) Superior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dreadful. 19. What type of language can make any type of media more engaging and convincing? A) Free Speech. B) Soft Spoken. C) Persuasive. D) Broken Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persuasive. 20. Vivid, Slim, FastSamsung Galaxy II Which Persuasive Technique is being used in the above ad. A) Loaded language. B) Adjectives. C) Jargon. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loaded language. 21. An over used expression ex:absence makes the heart grow fondertime will tell A) Drawbacks. B) Era. C) Disorder. D) Cliche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cliche. 22. What is an appeal to ethos primarily concerned with? A) Logic and reason. B) Emotions and feelings. C) Credibility and character. D) Fear and warnings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credibility and character. 23. Which of the following sentences is an example of Emotive Language? A) We must act now to save the environment. B) Imagine a world without trees. C) Heartwarming stories inspire us all. D) It is crucial to conserve nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heartwarming stories inspire us all. 24. What does a critical tone encourage the audience to do? A) Feel hopeful. B) Reconsider their views. C) Feel dismissive. D) See the argument as humorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reconsider their views. 25. What is meant by form? A) The various forms of verbal, non-verbal and visual communication. B) The text genre or type, as well as the structure, shape or style of the text. C) The time, place and circumstances in which a text is produced. D) The reason a text is produced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The text genre or type, as well as the structure, shape or style of the text. ← 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