This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Persuasive Language – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Persuasive Language Quiz 58 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can hyperbole be effectively used in a campaign? A) By presenting accurate data. B) By illustrating a point through exaggeration. C) By asking rhetorical questions. D) By using personal pronouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By illustrating a point through exaggeration. 2. Create a persuasive argument for the following topic: "Why should schools implement more technology in classrooms?" A) Schools should implement more technology because it is fun. B) Schools should implement more technology to enhance learning and prepare students for a digital future. C) Schools should implement more technology because everyone else is doing it. D) Schools should implement more technology because it is expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Schools should implement more technology to enhance learning and prepare students for a digital future. 3. 'If we don't act now, the entire world will be underwater in a few years!' Which persuasive device is used in this statement? A) Emotive Language. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 4. .... booking your trip early? This way, you can save money and secure the best deals. A) Trust me. B) Believe me. C) How about. D) Obviously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How about. 5. (a):use of provocative language and exaggeration A) A. Sensationalism. B) Attack. C) Generalisation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Sensationalism. 6. Which word in the sentence below has a negative connotation? "The sneaky salesman tricked the customers." A) Sneaky. B) Salesman. C) Tricked. D) Customers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sneaky. 7. Which word shows you are sure of your argument? A) Perhaps. B) Certainly. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Certainly. 8. Identify the persuasive language techniques used in Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech. A) Irony, sarcasm, understatement, and rhetorical question. B) Repetition, parallelism, allusion, and emotive language. C) Metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, and hyperbole. D) Anecdote, analogy, imagery, and symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition, parallelism, allusion, and emotive language. 9. Which of the following demonstrates high modality? A) If you text and drive, there will possibly be an accident. B) In my opinion, you shouldn't text and drive. C) I strongly think that texting and driving is bad. D) The road toll is definitely higher due to texting while driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The road toll is definitely higher due to texting while driving. 10. What technique is being used here:This is YOUR chance to really have a say. A) Emotive Language. B) Repetition. C) Speak directly. D) Exaggerate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speak directly. 11. Persuasion is A) The way to get people to agree with an idea, attitude, or action by rational and emotional means. B) Telling lies to get your own way. C) Advertising. D) Creating brochures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The way to get people to agree with an idea, attitude, or action by rational and emotional means. 12. What is a slogan? A) A theme tune. B) An advert. C) A name of a magazine. D) A short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising. 13. "The film was entertaining, engaging and touching." is an example of ..... A) Emotive language. B) Alliteration. C) Idiom. D) Rule of three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rule of three. 14. An opposing opinion or viewpoint A) Historian. B) Counterpoint. C) Reconstruct. D) Bees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counterpoint. 15. According to Paul Keating, what should be the basis for moving forward in the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians? A) Shared values. B) Economic prosperity. C) Legal agreements. D) Political representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shared values. 16. The plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work. A) Composition. B) Background. C) Symbolism. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Composition. 17. What is the definition of the "Appeal to Common Sense" ? A) Custom, Past Practice. B) Reasonable, Logical. C) Loyalty, National Pride. D) Equality, Fair Treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reasonable, Logical. 18. "In one mission, we had to work together to solve a code in under five minutes." What is this an example of? A) Reason. B) Hook. C) Evidence. D) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence. 19. What persuasive technique is shown here?"The portrait is the pride of our city, the pride of our gallery, and the pride of our nation." A) Sarcasm. B) Anecdote. C) Irony. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 20. True or False:Visuals and stories help the audience understand and remember your message. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. What technique is being used in the quotation below:"Come to Spain now!" A) Rhetorical question. B) Alliteration. C) Imperative. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperative. 22. What would be the appropriate analogy for a situation that is difficult? A) Organising students in an emergency is like herding sheep in a thunderstorm. B) Without inspiration, we're all like a box of matches that will never be lit. C) Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. D) If people were like rain, I was like drizzle and she was a hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organising students in an emergency is like herding sheep in a thunderstorm. 23. What is generalisation? A) A specific and detailed statement. B) A broad statement that applies to many cases. C) A question that requires an answer. D) A detailed analysis of a single case. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A broad statement that applies to many cases. 24. What is the effect of using emotive language in a text? A) It makes the text more factual. B) It evokes an emotional response from the audience. C) It provides a logical argument. D) It confuses the reader.TagsAC9E7LY03. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It evokes an emotional response from the audience. 25. A careful examination and study of something A) Access. B) Remnants. C) Fragments. D) Analysis. 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