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Year 9 Persuasive Techniques re-cap

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the target audience in this advertisement?

a)

Children

b)

Animals

c)

Robots

d)

Adults

2.

Identify the target audience for this ad

a)

Parents

b)

Clowns

c)

Babies

d)

Basketball players

3.

What is ethos

a)

Appeals using crediblity, trust

b)

Appeals using logic or facts

c)

Appeal to emotion

d)

A Greek word meaning emotional

4.

What is logos?

a)

Appeals using emotion

b)

Appeals using facts and logic

c)

Appeals using trust and crediblity

5.

What is pathos?

a)

Appeals to your emotions

b)

Appeals using trust and credibility

c)

Appeals using facts

6.

What is this an example of?

a)

Logos

b)

Ethos

c)

Pathos

7.

Which two techniques add emphasis to sounds of words or important points in order to make it more memorable.

a)

Symbolism & metaphor

b)

Simile & puns

c)

Irony & sarcasm

d)

Alliteration & assonance

8.

What is the difference between analogy and simile?

a)

Analogy is questioning the audience to engage them to reflect on the question. Simile is the verb for curving your mouth and lips upwards when you're happy.

b)

Simile and analogy are similar in that they are likening one thing to another for audiences to see the connection between comparisons. However, simile uses 'like', analogy does not.

c)

Simile and analogy are simile in that they are likening one thing to another for audiences to see the connection between comparisons. However, analogy uses 'like', simile does not.

d)

Analogy means to say a personal story, whereas simile is when a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

9.

The term that refers to an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its

literal meaning.

a)

Symbolisms

b)

Connotations

c)

Adjectives

d)

Synonyms

10.

Use of informal, casual or local language used everyday which can help the audience identify with the author. This can include common phrases and clichés.

a)

Irony

b)

Rhetorical questions

c)

Colloquial language

d)

Formal language

11.

What do we use persuasive language for?

a)

To interest people in a topic

b)

To intimidate others

c)

To convince others, share our values and adopt our way of thinking

d)

To frustrate people

12.

Evidence is...

a)

A powerful opinion

b)

A personal story

c)

Research findings, statistics and anecdotal evidence

d)

Depends on the person

13.

An example of inclusive language is...

a)

you

b)

I am

c)

We

14.

Rhetorical questions are...

a)

Questions that are contraversial

b)

Questions that require an answer from the audience

c)

Questions that are not intended to be answered

d)

A way to disengage the audience

15.

"We are going to slaughter you in the next football match" is an example of ...

a)

A positively connotated word

b)

A negatively connotated word

16.

An example of humour is...

a)

Puns

b)

Irony

c)

Sarcasm

d)

Satire

e)

All of the above

17.
Which persuasive technique is this?
Using words like ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘our’ and ‘us’ to make your audience think you are talking only to them.
a)
Repetition
b)
Alliteration
c)
Exaggeration
d)
Personal Pronouns
18.
Which persuasive technique is this?
To go over the top and make things sound better or worse than they are.
a)
Emotive language
b)
Alliteration
c)
Exaggeration
d)
Personal pronouns
19.
Which persuasive technique is this?
Using words that make people feel sad, angry, upset, sympathetic or guilty.
a)
Rhetorical questions
b)
Emotive language
c)
Personal pronouns
d)
Exaggeration
20.

What is this an example of?

If I get one more homework task I am going to move to the moon!

a)

Metaphor

b)

Formal Tone

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

21.
What is this an example of?
95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework.
a)
Exaggeration
b)
Facts and Statistics
c)
Emotive Language
d)
Repetition
22.

a short account or story is

a)

an anecdote

b)

a cliché

c)

a euphemism

d)

appeal

23.

Which of the following terms has a positive connotation?

a)

freedom fighter

b)

terrorist

24.

"We all have a role to play to conserve our precious resources." This is an example of

a)

inclusive language

b)

exclusive language

c)

sarcasm

d)

attack

25.

Which of the following phrases has a negative connotation?

a)

'health issue'

b)

'health crisis'

26.

"Citizenship was tossed around like confetti." This is

a)

a metaphor

b)

a simile