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Persuasive techniques

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Do we really want our road tolls to continue rising like this?

a)

Pun

b)

Anecdote

c)

Rhetorical Question

d)

Expert opinion

2.

Having both male and female influences in a child's upbringing is extremely important. This is why traditional families raise more well-adjusted children.

a)

Appeal to common sense

b)

Appeal to Justice

c)

Appeal to sense of fairness

d)

Appeal to family values

3.

The government is Blatantly pulling money from tax payers' wallets with these ridiculous taxes.

a)

Attack

b)

Appeal to the hip pocket

c)

Appeal to fairness

d)

Vulnerable group

4.

Repetition

"It hurts the individual, it hurts the community and it hurts the country as a whole."

What is the effect on the reader?

a)

Emphasises the writer's viewpoint

and captures attention

b)

Makes the reader feel included

c)

Is humorous to the reader

d)

Evokes sympathy in the reader

5.

'I couldn't believe it when I saw a driver zooming down the street, the driver was texting on his phone, holding a cup of coffee and steering with his knees'.

a)

Reason and Logic

b)

Emotive

c)

Personal anecdote

d)

Metaphor

6.

"Using wind power to solve global warming is like putting a Band-Aid on a broken arm and expecting it to heal".

a)

appeal to the hip pocket

b)

Appealing to the environment

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

7.

"Your help is needed urgently to save the community centre".

a)

Short sharp sentence

b)

Reason and logic

c)

Emotive language

d)

Call to action

8.

There should be tougher penalties for leaving children in cars on hot days

a)

Emotive language

b)

Tone

c)

Contention

d)

Appeal to family values

9.

Select the word that has the opposite connotation?

a)

"Criminal"

b)

"Psychopathic"

c)

"Innocent"

d)

"Violent"

10.

Evidence: statistics, graphs, survey results supports the author's view making them appear well-informed and credible

a)

88% of VCE students go on to attend University

b)

Child obesity is on the increase we need to act now

c)

Do we really want our road tolls to continue rising like this?

d)

The city bound train was running late

11.

Identify the technique of Inclusive Language?

a)

'We all know that..'

b)

'Our members have been doing their part to raise money for our club'

c)

'Our neighbourhood should be safe for our children'

d)

All of the above

12.

Identify the text types

a)

Opinion Piece

b)

Letter to the Editor

c)

Editorial

d)

All of the above

13.

Appeals to our sense of reason relying on logic to persuade, citing facts, figures and case studies.

a)

Ethos

b)

Logos

c)

Pathos

14.

What is a Contention?

a)

The main line of argument in a text

b)

A statement of the main idea being argued and debated

c)

The writer's point of view on the issue

d)

All of the above

15.

Identify the Persuasive Technique "g'day", "She'll be right",

"arvo" & "bloke"

a)

pun

b)

emotive language

c)

appeal to patriotism

d)

Colloquial language