Removal Examination

Which of the following statements best illustrates the purpose of advocacy?

• Advocacy aims to provide entertainment.

• Advocacy encourages critical thinking through arguments.

• Advocacy seeks to persuade and mobilize action.

• Advocacy focuses solely on disseminating facts.

Read the statement: “Plastic waste is destroying marine life.” Which feature makes this sentence suitable for advocacy?

• Use of a modal verb

• Evaluative language

• Rhetorical question

• Declarative tone

A campaign poster states, “You can save lives—reduce your carbon footprint!” What persuasive device is being used?

• Passive voice

• Modal adverb

• Evaluative language

• Rhetorical question

Which modal verb best strengthens the urgency of an advocacy text?

• Might

• Could

• Must

• Would

Analyze the sentence: “The forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate.” What grammatical structure is used, and what is its effect?

• Active voice, creates immediacy

• Declarative, expresses neutrality

• Passive voice, shifts focus to the action

• Imperative, commands action

An argumentative text concludes with the statement: "Thus, taking action on climate change is not only necessary but moral." What structural element is this?

• Argument

• Restatement of position

• Statement of position

• Supporting detail

Evaluate the following: "While renewable energy is expensive, it is a long-term solution to climate change." What type of conjunction is used?

• Causal

• Additive

• Contrasting

• Sequential

In the sentence, “Everyone should prioritize mental health,” the modal verb should implies:

• Certainty

• Obligation

• Possibility

• Permission

Which argument uses evaluative language most effectively?

• "Policies have been implemented."

• "This policy is an outstanding solution to poverty."

• "Policies might help solve the issue."

• "The policy was implemented last year."

What rhetorical device is being used in this sentence: “How can we stand by while children go hungry every day?”

• Simile

• Rhetorical question

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor