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Malala Yousafzai Rhetoric and Style

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 "I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali Jinnah" This sentence is an example of ...

a)

parallelism

b)

allusion

c)

anaphora

d)

motif

2.

 "the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness." This sentence shows Malala using ...

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

allusion

3.

One element of Malala's style is her use of __________ language when whe greets her audience.

a)

colloquial

b)

informal

c)

formal

d)

slang

4.

Writers should choose their language and style given their ...

a)

purpose and intended audience

b)

education and life experience

c)

age and wisdom

5.

Using a brief story to illustrate a point is a technique called...

a)

allusion

b)

anaphora

c)

anecdote

d)

antipasta

6.

I am Kainat.

I am Kainat Soomro.

I am Muzoon.

I am Amina.

The above example uses the poetic technique of repetition called...

a)

allusion

b)

anaphora/motif

c)

parallelism

7.

When Malala addresses her audience as "dear brothers and sisters" she conveys tones of ...

a)

friendship

b)

unity

c)

dischord

d)

love

8.

"This morning I looked out my window at a beautiful garden below — the green grass, streams and trees"

This is an example of ...

a)

appeal to pathos

b)

appeal to ethos

c)

figurative language

d)

imagery

9.

Last year, Malala Fund and the World Bank published research showing that if all girls completed secondary school, they could add up to $30 trillion to the global economy.

This is an appeal to ...

a)

pathos

b)

ethos

c)

logos

10.

I am also grateful that he and Mrs. Abe were so kind to me last night at dinner when I accidentally ate a large portion of wasabi. I had never tasted anything like this! My eyes started to water and I struggled to keep my composure in front of this distinguished company. But they were very kind to me!

a)

ancedote

b)

allusion

c)

anaphora

d)

appeal to pathos