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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which rhetorical device is defined as the repetition of grammatical structure for clarity or emphasis?
Analogy
Parallelism
Enumeration/Listing
Repetition
Which example best demonstrates parallelism in technical writing?
“Launching this product is like testing a new engine; each component must function correctly before it runs.”
“Safety is our priority. Safety for employees, safety for customers, safety for the environment.”
“The project requires planning, designing, and implementing each step carefully.”
“The report must include: 1) introduction, 2) methods, 3) results, 4) conclusion.”
In technical writing, analogy is primarily used to do which of the following?
Organize ideas into lists
Compare one idea to another to clarify
Repeat a phrase for emphasis
Create symmetry in sentence structure
Which sentence illustrates repetition as used in a memo to emphasize urgency?
“Collect data, analyze results, summarize findings.”
“Please submit your forms today, today, today.”
“This training program will act as a roadmap.”
“The project requires planning, designing, and implementing.”
Enumeration/Listing in technical documents is best described as which of the following?
Using analogies to simplify complex ideas
Repeating words to stress importance
Numbered or bulleted lists to organize ideas
Balancing clauses with similar grammatical forms
Which device is exemplified by “The report must include: 1) introduction, 2) methods, 3) results, 4) conclusion.”?
Parallelism
Analogy
Repetition
Enumeration/Listing
A proposal that states “This training program will act as a roadmap, guiding new employees through company procedures” is using which rhetorical device?
Enumeration/Listing
Parallelism
Analogy
Repetition
Identify the device used in: “Safety is our priority. Safety for employees, safety for customers, safety for the environment.”
Analogy
Enumeration/Listing
Parallelism
Repetition
Which choice describes the purpose of using parallelism in a report?
To compare unfamiliar ideas
To emphasize deadlines through repeated words
To organize content numerically
To enhance clarity by repeating grammatical structure
Which of the following is an example of parallelism?
"I came, I saw, I conquered."
"The more, the merrier."
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
"She likes cooking, jogging, and to read."
Which analogy would help a person understand smartphones?
Spaghetti is to Italian as iPhone is to Apple
Words are to book as information is to the internet
Meow is to cat as Twitter is to social media.
Hot is to cold as books are to computers.
Key words or phrases are repeated for emphasis and deliberate effect.
parallel structure
repetition
alliteration
rhetorical question
