1) What is the purpose of persuasive writing? a) To inform b) To persuade c) To tell a story d) To tell "how to" 2) What is the sentence that tells the main idea of a piece of writing? a) A topic sentence (Thesis Statement) b) An evidence paragraph c) The conclusion d) A counterclaim 3) An argument against your opinion. a) The conclusion b) Your opinion c) A counterclaim d) A topic sentence (Thesis Statement) 4) What/Who is the audience? a) To counter the opinion of the piece b) The conclusion c) The people reading the letter d) The people writing the letter 5) Which one is a good introduction sentence starter? a) It is clear that... b) Furthermore... c) Did you understand... d) In summary... 6) Which one is a good conclusion sentence starter? a) Furthermore... b) Everyone knows... c) Of course... d) To finish up... 7) Which one is a good main body sentence starter? a) To finish up... b) Furthermore... c) Without a doubt... d) Everyone knows... 8) _________ is a powerful descriptive language that involves the reader and makes them feel different emotions as they read. a) Alliteration b) Emotive Language c) Repetition d) Exaggeration 9) Calm, peaceful, and tranquil are all emotive language examples of _________  a) Happy b) Sad c) Scared d) Relaxed 10) Dazed, shocked and speechless are all emotive language examples of _________ a) Disgusted b) Happy c) Surprised d) Scared 11) Repelled, revolted and repulsed are all emotive language examples of _________ a) Disgusted b) Happy c) Sad d) Surprised 12) _________ is when three or more words start with the same letter. a) Repetition b) Emotive language c) Alliteration d) Exaggeration 13) Fill in the gaps: The wind was ___________ through the holes in the walls. a) blowing b) flying c) whistling d) going 14) Fill in the gaps: A big brown bear _________ into our boxes. a) slide b) bumped c) ran d) moved 15) Fill in the gaps: The parrot landed on the pirate's _______ parcel a) purple b) blue c) green d) yellow 16) ___________ is when we repeat phrases, words or sentences in a different way to highlight our point of view. a) Emotive Language b) Repetition c) Alliteration d) Exaggeration 17) ___________ is a statement that is over-the-top and makes the situations seem worse or better than it is. a) Emotive Language b) Repetition c) Alliteration d) Exaggeration 18) "I am so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of _____________ a) Repetition b) Facts/Statistics c) Exaggeration d) Emotive Language 19) "I have told you a million times to stop doing that" is an example of _____________ a) Alliteration b) Rhetorical Questions c) Groups of Three d) Exaggeration 20) ___________________ do not have an answer. They get the reader thinking about your point of view. a) Exaggeration b) Rhetorical Questions c) Emotive Language d) Alliteration 21) 'Who wouldn't want to be a millionaire?' is an example of _______________? a) Rhetorical Questions b) Alliteration c) Groups of Three d) Exaggeration 22) ____________ is used to reinforce our point and accentuate certain words. (Synonyms) a) Alliteration b) Groups of three c) Emotive language  d) Facts/Statistics 23) "You need to ride that rollercoaster it was thrilling, exciting and exhilarating" is an example of ____________? a) Facts/Statistics b) Alliteration c) Emotive language d) Groups of three

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