Language Techniques Quiz

1. Which of the following advertising slogans uses persuasive language techniques?

• "Just Do It."
• "Because You're Worth It."
• "The Ultimate Driving Machine."
• All of the above

2. Which of the following is NOT a persuasive language technique?

• Emotive language
• Repetition
• Statistics
• Rhyming

3. Which of the following persuasive language techniques uses strong emotions to appeal to the reader's feelings?

• Emotive language
• Repetition
• Statistics
• Direct Address

5. Which of the following persuasive language techniques uses facts and figures to support an argument?

• Emotive language
• Repetition
• Statistics
• Direct Address

6. Which of the following persuasive language techniques uses the word "you" to make the reader feel involved?

• Emotive language
• Repetition
• Statistics
• Direct Address

7. Which of the following examples uses emotive language?

• "Imagine a world without chocolate."
• "Every day, millions of people die from hunger."
• "The average person spends 11 hours a day on their phone."
• "Would you like to be healthier and happier?"

8. Which of the following examples uses repetition?

• "We need to save our planet. We need to save our planet. We need to save our planet."
• "The average person spends 11 hours a day on their phone."
• "Imagine a world without chocolate. A world without chocolate would be a very sad place."
• "Would you like to be healthier and happier? You can be healthier and happier by eating chocolate."

9. Which of the following examples uses statistics?

• "Imagine a world without chocolate. A world without chocolate would be a very sad place."
• "The average person spends 11 hours a day on their phone."
• "Every day, millions of people die from hunger."
• "Would you like to be healthier and happier? You can be healthier and happier by eating chocolate."

10. Which of the following examples uses direct address?

• "Imagine a world without chocolate. A world without chocolate would be a very sad place."
• "The average person spends 11 hours a day on their phone."
• "Every day, millions of people die from hunger."
• "Would you like to be healthier and happier? You can be healthier and happier by eating chocolate."

11. Which persuasive language technique is used in the following sentence: "Eating chocolate can make you smarter, healthier, and happier."

• Emotive language
• Repetition
• Statistics
• Rule of three