Quiz 2

1. 1. It is a statement or declaration made regarding an idea, a topic, or an issue.

• Declaration

• Prediction

• Assertion

• Contradiction

2. 2. Which of the following are expressed by assertions?

• Feelings

• Opinions

• Beliefs

• Facts

3. 3. In the band’s press release, they stated that they would hold their concert in Manila on the 22nd of September. However, the concert did not push through because of a typhoon. The concert should be rescheduled, and those who cannot go but already have tickets should be refunded their money.

            The given statement is _________.

• An escalating

• A confrontive assertion

• An I-langauge assertion

• An emphatic

 4. In expressing one’s feelings regarding a negative   behavior and what one wants to happen about it, which of the following types of assertions is used?

• An escalating assertion

• A confrontive assertion

• An I-language assertion

• An emphatic

 5. Iris walked up to Lea and told her that she was    very pleased with how Lea handled her nervousness when she had to speak in front of the class. She also told Lea how proud she was of her. Which of the following types of assertions did Iris use?

• basic assertion

• confrontive assertion

• positive assertion

• an emphatic assertion

6. It is a texts like advertisements, campaign speeches, and persuasive essays have assertions that are not always backed up by evidence.

• persuasive text

• basic assertion

• argumentative text

• escalating assertion

7. This is a simple and direct expression of one’s opinion, feelings, or belief.

• confrontive assertion

• basic assertion

• persuasive text

• I-langauge assertion

8. This expresses positive feelings or emotions. To make this assertion, one gives a reason or an explanation for a good feeling or opinion.

• basic assertion

• argumentative text

• positive assertion

• escalating assertion

9. This state’s three closely related actions: an action that was supposed to be done, the actual action, and the action that the speaker wants done.

• positive assertion

• emphatic assertion

• argumentative text

• confrontive assertion

10. It is texts have assertions that are supported by evidence like facts, statistics, and examples

• argumentative text

• emphatic assertion

• escalating assertion

• persuasive text