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7 English | Unit 4. Persuasion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

What is meant by the focal point when analysing an image?

a)

The 'spark' that leads to discussing an issue.

b)

The points or ideas to support the author's contention on an issue

c)

The extra details in an image

d)

The 1st thing thing you notice in an image

2.

What is meant by the extra details when analysing an image?

a)

The viewpoint an author or image has towards an issue

b)

All the other details you notice in an image

c)

The points or ideas to support the author's contention on an issue

d)

The 1st thing thing you notice in an image

3.

What do you use to figure out the contention of an image?

a)

Context + extra details

b)

Focal point + argument

c)

Focal point + contention

d)

Focal point + extra details

4.

What is the intended effect?

a)

The possible way a target audience may feel towards an issue.

b)

A certain way a target audience may feel, act or think towards an issue.

c)

The possible way a target audience may feel, argue or think towards an issue.

d)

The possible way a target audience may feel, act or think towards an issue.

5.

What does the acronym F.A.T stand for?

a)

Feel, Act, Think

b)

Focal point, Act, Think

c)

Feel, Argue, Think

d)

Feel, Act, Title

6.

What is meant by the target audience?

a)

The country the image or text is attempting to persuade

b)

The group the image or text is attempting to persuade

c)

The group the image or text is attempting to discuss

d)

The foal point of the image or text

7.

What is meant by pathos?

a)

Appeals to emotion by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the
author wants them to feel.

b)

Appeals to anger by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the
author wants them to feel.

c)

Appeals to logic by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them think the way the
author wants them to think.

d)

Used to express the writer’s credibility and authority.

8.

What is meant by logos?

a)

Appeals to someone's language.

b)

Appeals to emotion

c)

Appeals to logic. Appeals to the audiences’ sense of reason or logic.

d)

Appeals to logic. Appeals to the audiences’ sense of fairness

9.

What is meant by ethos?

a)

Used to express the writer’s contention

b)

Used to express the writer’s ethics

c)

Used to express the writer’s weakness and authority.

d)

Used to express the writer’s credibility and authority.

10.

What is a stakeholder?

a)

An individual, group, or organisation that has an interest or stake in a particular advertisment.

b)

An individual, group, or organisation that has an interest or stake in a particular project, organisation, or issue.

c)

An individual that has an interest or stake in a particular project, organisation, or issue.

d)

An organisation that has an interest or stake in a particular project, organisation, or issue.

11.

What is meant by purpose

a)

The central idea of a text

b)

The audience behind why something has been written or created. 

c)

The reason behind why something has been written or created. 

d)

The author behind why something has been written or created. 

12.

What does the acronym R.I.S.E F.A.C.E stand for?

a)

Rhetorical questions

Inclusive language

Statistics

Emotive language

Facts

Arguments

Connotations

Expert opinion

b)

Rhetorical questions

Inclusive language

Statistics

Emotive language

Facts

Anecdote

Contention

Expert opinion

c)

Rhetorical questions

Inclusive language

Statistics

Emotive language

Facts

Anecdote

Connotations

Expert opinion

d)

Rhetorical questions

Inclusive language

Statistics

Ethos

Facts

Anecdote

Connotations

Expert opinion

13.

What persuasive technique am I?

“Can you really argue with a doctor’s opinion?”

a)

Statistics

b)

Facts

c)

Anecdote

d)

Rhetorical question

14.

What persuasive technique am I?

“We all have a role to play in making sure our school is free from litter”

a)

Rhetorical question

b)

Expert opinion

c)

Emotive language

d)

Inclusive language

15.

What persuasive technique am I?

“In 2017, 86% of horses were injured while racing in carnivals”

a)

Statistics

b)

Connotations

c)

Facts

d)

Emotive language

16.

What persuasive technique am I?

“The starving child wept as she begged for food”

a)

Expert opinion

b)

Statistics

c)

Emotive language

d)

Rhetorical question

17.

What persuasive technique am I?

"The Earth rotates on its axis approximately once every 24 hours."

a)

Facts

b)

Connotations

c)

Expert opinion

d)

Emotive language

18.

What persuasive technique am I?

“My best friend recently experienced what it’s like to be bullied at school”

a)

Connnotations

b)

Statistics

c)

Fact

d)

Anecdote

19.

What persuasive technique am I?

‘The student was whingeing about having to learn maths”

a)

Connotations

b)

Inclusive language

c)

Expert opinion

d)

Facts

20.

What persuasive technique am I?

“According to Dr Smith, CEO of Health Australia, teenagers’ mental health is more likely to be impacted by social media”

a)

Rhetorical question

b)

Anecdote

c)

Connotations

d)

Expert opinion