Year 7 Persuasion Quiz

Persuasive writing attempts to...

• convince an audience of a point of view.

• entertain an audience.

• inform an audience.

• tell a story to an audience.

Using evidence that can be proven.

• Rhetorical Question

• Fact

• Anecdotal Evidence

• Opinion

An opinion is a statement that...

• is always wrong.

• is always true.

• expresses someone's attitude, belief or feeling about something.

• is the same for everyone.

The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.

• Fact

• Opinion

Pandas are the cutest animals.

• Fact

• Opinion

Fruits and Vegetables are part of a balanced diet.

• Fact

• Opinion

The Prime Minister of Australia is Anthony Albanese.

• Fact

• Opinion

Modality refers to the level of certainty of the words in a text.

• True

• False

Which of the following words is a low modality word?

• Definitely

• Perhaps

• Not Sure

• Absolutely

Which of the following sentences expresses the highest modality?

• She might visit her grandparents next weekend.

• She should visit her grandparents next weekend.

• She could visit her grandparents next weekend.

• She may visit her grandparents next weekend.