Unit 3: Analyzing Informational Text (Pt. 1) T2

Open Ended

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Multiple Choice

Which option best describes a rhetorical conditional?

• A logical "if-then" statement used in informational text to establish cause-and-effect.

• A stylistic device where a writer asks a conditional question expecting a factual answer.

• A persuasive device that poses a hypothetical "if…then…" scenario to influence the audience.

• A grammatical rule that requires verbs to match the subject in conditional sentences.

Open Ended

Please use your imagination and give an example of a hyperbole you've used or have heard someone use. Don't look it up!

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of juxtaposition?

• Cinderella's goodness contrasted with her wicked stepsisters

• A downtown man pursuing an uptown girl

• The wilderness and a backyard vegetable garden

• A metaphor comparing life to a journey

Open Ended

Why is anaphora an effective rhetorical device in speeches and writing?

Multiple Choice

In 1815, French emperor Napoleon suffered a devastating loss in the Battle of Waterloo, which would prove to be his last battle before he abdicated the throne.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Last night's playoff in the semifinals proved to be the team's Waterloo

• It was the team's final defeat

• The playoff was hard-played win

• The game was a tie

• Neither team scored during the game.

Multiple Choice

What must be included when someone shares an anecdote?

• a. opinions

• b. personal experiences

• c. plans and dreams in life

• d. biography of other people

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of antithesis? Select all that apply.

• Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.

• She always was a night owl.

• It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.

• All the world’s a stage.