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WorksheetsSPACECAT Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What does SPACE CAT stand for?
Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Tone
Speaker, People, Actions, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Thought
Subject, Purpose, Actions, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Tone
Speaker, Purpose, Allusion, Context, Example, Choices, Appeals, and Tone
Define exigence
The why "now"?; the issue that moved the speaker to act
The history of the speech
What the speaker is trying to accomplish
The times period, setting, and events surrounding a text
Define tone
How the speaker wants the audience to feel
A speaker's attitude toward the subject conveyed by the speaker's stylistic and rhetorical choices
The use of emotions to persuade an audience
The volume of a speaker
What is important to know about an audience? Choose all that apply
Their age
How much they know about the topic
Their socio-economic background
Their opinion on the topic
Explain what PURPOSE means.
Why something is being done
What is the writer/speaker hoping to accomplish by putting this out in the world (Persuade, inform, entice, etc.)
What the speaker wants the audience to do
How the speaker persuades
What can we use SPACE CAT to analyze? Choose all that apply
Speeches
Music
Poetry
Commercials
Colors
Who is the likely audience of a commercial that is selling candy using loud music, lots of colors, and animated characters?
Adults
Children
Anyone who likes candy
What is the purpose of this ad?
To persuade
To blame
To entertain
To clarify
The tone of this quote is
Despairing
Inspirational
Flowery
Envious
Who might the intended audience be at a speech for domestic violence awareness
The people watching the speech
Domestic violence survivors
Older people
People who have witnessed domestic violence or need support
What is the role of the speaker in a text?
The speaker is the voice behind the text.
The speaker is the main character.
The speaker is the author.
The speaker is the reader.
Which of the following should be considered to understand the context of a text?
The author's favorite color
The time period, location, and events
The number of pages
The publisher's name.
Which element is crucial for understanding the tone of a text?
The cover design
The choice of words
The font size
The number of chapters
Which rhetorical appeals are considered in the 'A' of SPACE CAT?
Ethos, logos, pathos
Emotion, logic, style
Evidence, logic, tone
Ethics, pathos, syntax
What is SPACECAT used for?
SPACECAT is used for organizing and remembering the components of literary devices.
SPACECAT is a method for rhetorical analysis.
SPACECAT is used for editing passages.
