Article Comparison: Voting Age

'It is a simple case of ostrich head meets sand' is an example of what?

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• anecdote

'Do we want people to ask for parental consent to vote for a party of their choice?' is an example of what?

• fact

• rhetorical question

• anecdote

• superlative

'Society has long regarded 16 as a watershed in love, national defence and taxes' is an example of what?

• exaggeration

• emotive language

• list of 3

• superlative

'It was their future as well as the nation's destiny' is an example of what?

• emotive language

• direct address

• fact

• anecdote

True or false: both articles think that the voting age should be lowered.

• True

• False

True or false: both articles think that the voting age should be changed.

• True

• False

True or false: both articles think that the voting age should be increased.

• True

• False

Which of these are examples of comparative connectives?

• firstly

• whereas

• secondly

• similarly

Which of these is NOT an example of a comparative connective?

• whereas

• similarly

• lastly

• however

Tick all the alternatives for 'perspective', as in the writer's perspective.

• idea

• viewpoint

• opinion

• point of view