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3P Vocab Quiz Week 8

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
the act of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
a)
rhetoric
b)
argument
c)
persuade
d)
evidence
2.
An appeal used to convince someone of the character or credibility of the persuader
a)
ethos
b)
credible
c)
pathos
d)
evidence
3.
an appeal used to convince someone by creating an emotional response
a)
pathos
b)
persuade
c)
reasoning
d)
ethos
4.
an appeal used to persuade someone by reason
a)
logos
b)
ethos
c)
reasoning
d)
argument
5.

stating the opposite of what you mean for humorous effect with the intention of hurting someone’s feelings.

a)

parody

b)

sarcasm

c)

fallacy

d)

caricature

6.
My best friend is my rock. I can go to her with any questions or problems I have.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
7.
The cooing baby was just as cute as a kitten! 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
8.
Which is NOT a type of irony?
a)
situational
b)
momentous
c)
dramatic
d)
verbal
9.

In a biblical parable, a Samaritan selflessly stops to help an enemy who has been beaten and stranded on the side of a road.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

A Good Samaritan jumped in when my grocery bag broke and the contents spilled all over the sidewalk.

a)

a person who enjoys interacting with others

b)

a person who plays tricks on others

c)

a person who takes advantage of others

d)

a person who goes out of the way to help another

10.
Vivid description of things seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted
a)
Theme
b)
Sensory Details 
c)
Imagery 
d)
Sound Devices
11.

What color symbolizes loss, depression, and emotionless?

a)

Gray

b)

White

c)

Blue

d)

Red

12.

Personify

a)

to think of or represent as having human qualities

b)

animal with human name

c)

to zoom in on something

13.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An extreme exaggeration
b)
A little exaggeration
c)
Similar sounds
d)
Compares two things using like or as
14.

An expression that means something different than its literal meaning.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

15.
There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the oxymoron?
a)
Beautiful Face
b)
Such a
c)
Joyful Sadness
d)
Beautiful