P3 - W3 Literary Devices Quiz

Identify the most appropriate writing style for each scenario:

A scientific report detailing the results of an experiment.

• persuasive

• descriptive

• technical

• expository

Identify the most appropriate writing style for each scenario:

A blog post persuading readers to adopt a pet from a local shelter.

Match the most appropriate writing style for each scenario:

• Creative

• A short story about a young woman's journey to self-discovery.

• Travel

• An essay analyzing the symbolism in a Shakespearean play.

• Expository

• A travelogue describing a recent trip to the Amazon rainforest.

• Narrative

• A textbook chapter explaining the principles of economics.

• Analytical

• A poem exploring themes of love and loss.

Identify the most appropriate writing style for each scenario:

A memo outlining a new company policy.

Match the most appropriate writing style for each scenario:

• Journalistic

• A news report covering a breaking political scandal.

• Review

• An advertisement for a new line of cosmetics.

• Academic

• A movie review criticizing a recently released film.

• Copywriting

• A research paper on the impact of climate change.

• Scriptwriting

• A screenplay for a new action movie.

Identify the most appropriate writing style for each scenario:

A journal entry reflecting on a personal experience.

• personal

• journalistic

• persuasive

• technical

Identify the most appropriate writing style for each scenario:

A guidebook detailing the best hiking trails in the Rockies.

For each scenario, identify the intended audience, primary purpose, and relevant context:

• Buyer, Instruct, Product assembly

• A fundraising letter was sent to potential donors for a charitable organization.

• Patient, Inform, Medical.

• An instructional manual for assembling a piece of furniture.

• Donor,s Persuade, Charitable fundraising

• A doctor's note explaining a patient's diagnosis and treatment plan.

Identifying Writing Structures

Groups:

(a) Chronological

,

(b) Comparison and Contrast

,

(c) Problem and Solution

,

(d) Spatial

• An essay comparing and contrasting the benefits of two different exercise programs

• A historical account of events leading up to a significant war.

• A recipe listing ingredients and steps in the order they should be followed.

• A description of a room, starting from the door and moving systematically around the space.

• A scientific paper presenting a problem, proposing a solution, and evaluating the results.

Identify the sound device used in each example:

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."​ (a)  

• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Assonance