Elements of Persuasive Writing

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7th Grade

15 Qs

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Elements of Persuasive Writing

Elements of Persuasive Writing

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.7.5, RI.11-12.5, RI.7.8

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Provide an example of a persuasive piece that effectively uses appeal to reason.

A comedy sketch that uses humor and satire to persuade viewers to change their political beliefs.

A painting that uses abstract imagery and symbolism to persuade viewers to take action on a social issue.

A poem that uses emotional language and personal anecdotes to persuade readers to support a certain cause.

An opinion piece in a newspaper that uses statistics, expert opinions, and logical reasoning to persuade readers to support a certain policy or action.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In what ways can a writer appeal to both reason and emotion in the same piece of writing?

By using only logical arguments and evidence

By using only vivid language and personal anecdotes

By using humor and sarcasm

By using logical arguments and evidence to appeal to reason, while also using vivid language and personal anecdotes to appeal to emotion.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

makes it seem like everyone is buying a product, so you should too

avant-garde

bandwagon

transfer

rhetorical claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

the speaker or the company presents themselves as an average Joe or common person

bandwagon

snob appeal

plain folks

bribery

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The goal of persuasive writing is to...?

Entertain

Convince

Explain

Instruct

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

tries to convince people that they should buy a product because it will make them part of an elite group and will show off their wealth and status

avant-garde

snob appeal

patriotism

transfer

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

advertisers focus on elements that are found only in their product to make people think that their product is better than the competition's product

plain folks

rhetorical claim

unique claim

bribery

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

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