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Persuasive/transactional techniques

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

'Results are expected to rise' is an example of what?

a)

repetition

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

simile

2.

To exaggerate a point is known as a...

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

anecdote

d)

personal pronoun

3.

'Is it right that these animals suffer?' is an example of what?

a)

personification

b)

fact

c)

sibilance

d)

rhetorical question

4.

'The smell of vomit is heavy in the air' is an example of what?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

5.

'I had only ever ridden a bike as a child, and that had frightened me enough!' is an example of what?

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

anecdote

d)

emotive language

6.

'Imagine what it must be like to live on the streets.' is an example of what?

a)

fact

b)

personification

c)

repetition

d)

imperative (command)

7.

Which of these is an example of a collective pronoun?

a)

I

b)

We

c)

It

d)

Him

8.

Which of these is a simile?

a)

The bed was as hard as concrete.

b)

I like it when the result is positive!

c)

As I walked away, I knew I was going to regret it.

d)

Like it or lump it!

9.

'The sight of so many orphaned children was heart-breaking' is an example of what?

a)

triplet

b)

hyperbole

c)

personal pronoun

d)

emotive langauge

10.

'Ask yourself, who? Ask yourself, why? Ask yourself, how?' is an example of what?

a)

personification

b)

alliteration

c)

repetition

d)

statistic

11.

'Homelessness continues to be a national concern' is an example of what?

a)

hyperbole

b)

anecdote

c)

statistic

d)

fact

12.

Which of these is classed as emotive language?

a)

good

b)

thrilled

c)

fine

d)

nice

13.

When using direct address you need to use.....?

a)

you

b)

an address

c)

I

d)

they

14.

'I believe in this cause' is an example of what?

a)

fact

b)

personal pronoun

c)

metaphor

d)

triplet

15.

Emphasising a point using three words or phrases is a...?

a)

fact

b)

statistic

c)

repetition

d)

triplet