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Rhetorical Terms Quiz

Authored by Samantha Wilson

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 12+ times

Rhetorical Terms Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Allusion

multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional

a comparison between two different things

a direct or indirect reference to something commonly known

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ambiguity

multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional

comparison between two different things

direct or indirect reference to something commonly known

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. A(n) _________ can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar.

Allusion

Ambiguity

Analogy

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning associated with a word?

caricature

clause

colloquialism

connotation

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing?

caricature

clause

colloquialism

connotation

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb?

caricature

clause

colloquialism

connotation

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the situation (reason) that has prompted an author, speaker, etc. to write or speak?

denotation

exigence

figure of speech

diction

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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