Rhetorical Appeals
Vocabulary
Rhetorical Devices
Purpose & Central Idea
Figurative Language
100
Trust
Emotions
Reasons
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
100
What does "modest" mean?
a. bragging
b. humble
c. annoying
d. grateful
b. humble
100
What is antithesis?
a contrast of ideas
100
What is author's purpose?
The author's reason for writing
100
What is alliteration?
The same letter or sound at the beginning of every word
200
Logos
200
What does "heroism" mean?
a. to be a hero and do good things
b. to be evil and do bad things
c. to mind your own business and ignore things
d. to be a good student
a. to be a hero and do good things
200
What are rhetorical questions?
Questions that do not need to be answered.
200
What are the three main reasons an author writes?
To entertain
To persuade
To inform
200
What is an allusion?
a reference to something famous or popular
300
Pathos
300
What does the word "unheralded" mean?
a. celebrated
b. noteworthy
c. overlooked
d. unexpected
c. overlooked
300
Where is the antithesis in this sentence?
“I know not what course others may take: but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.” – Patrick Henry
Give me liberty or give me death
300
What does an author use to achieve their purpose? (2 answers)
Rhetorical appeals and rhetorical devices
300
Which two figurative languages compare two things?
Metaphor and Simile
400
Logical reasoning means....
using facts, numbers, and logic to support something.
400
What does the word "consciousness" mean?
a. being unaware
b. shared sense of awareness
c. condition of physical strength
d. moment of confusion or doubt
b. shared sense of awareness
400
Read these sentences from Passage 1. “The benefit to a plant that receives this information is pretty clear. But what’s the benefit of sending a danger signal to your neighbor?” (paragraph 9) How does the rhetorical device in these sentences support the rhetorical appeal in the passage? (R.3.4)
a. the author uses a rhetorical question to clarify what type of defense is needed for each plant
b. the author uses a metaphor to emphasize the morality of a plant to the morality of humans
c. the author uses a rhetorical question to introduce the logical reasoning behind plants communicating
d. the author uses a metaphor to highlight the motivation behind saving something in danger
c. the author uses a rhetorical question to introduce the logical reasoning behind plants communicating
400
Read the excerpt: “But later, when the dust was cleaned off and the minerals could be clearly seen, the rocks began to tell their story. It was a story full of surprises. It revealed that no one had been totally right in his ideas of the moon, and it raised more questions than it answered.” What is the author’s purpose for paragraph 5? (R.2.1)
a. to show the way moon rocks have led to important advancements in planetary travels
b. to show the necessity of researching moon rocks
c. to show the confirmed hypothesis of the scientists
d. to show the doubts that NASA had about the moon before seeing moon rocks
b. to show the necessity of researching moon rocks
400
Which of these sentences from the text has an allusion?
a. "Moreover, some 500 scientists have labored in recent months to make every conceivable kind of test on them."
b. "Erosion processes that may be like sandblasting have rounded and smoothed the surfaces of the rocks."
c. "This and other experiments indicate that the rocks sample containers were no Pandora's boxes after all."
d. "Moon stuff from the Sea of Tranquility resembles earthly basalt yet there are not earth rocks just like it."
c. "This and other experiments indicate that the rocks sample containers were no Pandora's boxes after all."
500
Read these sentences. “As new samples come back from succeeding Apollo flights—eight more are scheduled after Apollo 12—scientists will have their hands full comparing the maria with one another, and the maria materials with those from the highlands.” What appeal is made when the author uses the idiom that “scientists will have their hands full comparing the maria with one another”? (R.3.4)
a. it appeals to the emotions of the audience by showing the playfulness of the astronauts
b. it appeals to the logic of the reader by showing the amount of information moon rocks can provide
c. it appeals to the motivation of the scientists by showing their desire to continue space exploration
d. it appeals to the credibility of the author by showing the research from the Apollo flights
b. it appeals to the logic of the reader by showing the amount of information moon rocks can provide
500
What does the word "evolving" mean?
a. returning or leaving
b. developing and growing
c. declining or deteriorating
d. remaining stagnant and unchanged
b. developing and growing
500
Which type of figurative language is this sentence? I poured myself a cup of coffee in the teacher's lounge. It wasn't Starbucks but the jolt of hot, steamy caffeine, woke me up.
a. alliteration
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. allusion
d. allusion
500
4. Read the sentence to answer the question below.
“The exploration of space will go ahead, whether we join in it or not, and it is one of the great adventures of all time, and no nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in the race for space.” (paragraph 11)
How effective is this sentence in contributing to the author’s argument that the United States needs to join the race to space? (R.2.4)
A. It is effective because it explains that the US has the technology to explore space.
B. It is effective because it highlights the threat to democracy if the US does not get involved.
C. It is effective because it shows the reason why Kennedy is worried about the race to space.
D. It is effective because it emphasizes that exploring space will protect the US as a world leader.
D. It is effective because it emphasizes that exploring space will protect the US as a world leader.
500
Read these sentences. “When we opened that first box of moon rocks, the hushed, expectant atmosphere in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory was, I imagine, like that in a medieval monastery as the monks awaited the arrival of a fragment of the True Cross.” How does the author’s use of a simile in paragraph 1 achieve the purpose of the text? (R.2.3)
a. it highlights the age of the moon rock in comparison to the Cross
b. it compares the dedication of Nasa to the dedication of monks
c. it shows the inexperience of the NASA scientists during the period
d. it emphasizes the importance of the lunar research for NASA
d. it emphasizes the importance of the lunar research for NASA