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Identifying PLT's

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What PLT is being used in this statement: "We must all work together to improve the quality of our club"

a)

Emotive language

b)

Inclusive language

c)

Evidence

d)

Repetition

2.

"The idea that animals should be kept in captivity is absolutely and utterly ridiculous!" is an example of:

a)

Evidence

b)

Inclusive Language

c)

Descriptive Language

d)

Emotive Language

3.

What is an anecdote?

a)

Language that includes the audience

b)

A short personal story or account of an incident

c)

Strong language that elicits an emotional response

d)

Worn out, overused statements

4.

Which of these is a clique?

a)

You eat like a pig

b)

It must never, ever, ever happen again

c)

Turn over a new leaf

d)

Should we accept this treatment?

5.

Which of the following is a simile?

a)

His walk was cat-like

b)

He walked like a cat

c)

He walked on the catwalk

d)

He walked behind the cat

6.

"He is a couch potato" is:

a)

A Metaphor

b)

A Simile

c)

Evidence

d)

Hyperbole

7.

Alliteration is the:

a)

Best way to find evidence

b)

Letter to the Editor

c)

Repetition of the same letter at the start of each word

d)

Use of rhyming to prove a point

8.

A rhetorical question:

a)

Requires an answer

b)

Does not require an answer

c)

Sometimes requires an answer

d)

Encourages readers to write their own Letter to the Editor

9.

Information, facts, statistics etc. are known as:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Evidence

d)

Rhetorical questions

10.

"This book weighs a tonne" is an example of:

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Evidence

c)

Fact

d)

Alliteration