Persuasive Devices – Quiz

What is the purpose of persuasive devices in writing?

• To decorate the text

• To confuse the reader

• To help convince the audience

What kind of language helps the reader feel strong emotions?

• Emotive language

• Modal language

• Inclusive language

What is the purpose of inclusive language?

• To describe the characters

• To make the reader feel connected

• To confuse the reader

Which of these is an example of inclusive language?

• They must listen

• We must work together

• Children suffer stress

What is emotive language designed to do?

• Make the text longer

• Make the reader feel something

• Make it sound scientific

What is a rhetorical question?

• A question with no clear answer

• A silly question

• A question with an implied answer

Which sentence contains a rhetorical question?

• Why are you here?

• Should children miss out on life's precious moments?

• What is your name?

What does modal language show?

• How emotional something is

• How likely something is

• How funny a sentence is

Which of these is a high modality word?

• might

• could

• must

What is the effect of using high modality words?

• They sound uncertain

• They are more persuasive

• They are shorter to write