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Rhetorical devices!

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Alliteration is...

a)

When a word is repeated

b)

Two or more words in a row that start with the same letter

c)

A question that doesn't need an answer

d)

A story you might use to back up a point you are making

2.

What is a rhetorical question?

a)

A question that doesn't need an answer or that you then answer yourself

b)

A question that is impossible to answer

c)

A question where someone whispers the answer

d)

A question where there is more than one answer

3.

Emotive language is..?

a)

words that make you want to cry.

b)

words that repeat themselves.

c)

positive, happy language

d)

words that make the reader feel an emotion

4.

What is a list of three?

a)

a type of triangle

b)

When you list lots of ideas

c)

Three adjectives or reasons used to back up an idea

d)

When you use three questions in your writing

5.

What do you call it when you put a ! at the end of a sentence?

a)

An exclamatory phrase

b)

An exclamation sentence

c)

A proper sentence

d)

Fun writing

6.

Why is repetition an important method to use when writing to persuade?

a)

Because your reader might not listen the first time

b)

Because you might have run out of ideas

c)

It's not. Avoid it.

d)

Because it emphasises a key idea or message

7.

What is an anecdote?

a)

A type of alliteration

b)

A type of question

c)

A story that gives an example to back up a point

d)

A fact that can be used to show a different opinion

8.

Which of these is an opinion

a)

Pens come in many colours

b)

Donkeys are incredibly cute

c)

Water is good for your brain

d)

Sunshine makes us feel more positive

9.

Which of these is not a statistic

a)

9 out of 10 people prefer orange cheese

b)

70% found the conditioner made their hair stronger

c)

One in five of you will find this stressful

d)

It take one person to change a lightbulb

10.

What do you call it when the same word is used at the starts of sentences / clauses?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Repetition

c)

Anaphora

d)

Being boring

11.

Which of these uses a direct address to the reader?

a)

It's not fair.

b)

I agree it's fine to do that.

c)

Do you think we should go?

d)

The reader doesn't know what to think.

12.

What is hyperbole?

a)

The same as exaggeration - making something seem better or worse than it is.

b)

Repeating yourself over and over again.

c)

When you feel really energetic.

d)

A type of rock.

13.

Why is a short sentence persuasive?

a)

Because it's less to read.

b)

Because it shocks the reader.

c)

It's just more interesting.

d)

It makes the reader pause and think at the end of the sentence.