Persuasive Devices
"According to the World Health Organization, air pollution is responsible for over 7 million premature deaths each year."
State / Evidence / Data / Facts
Atypical
Not typical; unusual or irregular.
word 1
Induce
Cloth is to Mill as Newspaper is to ______
A) Editor
B) Reader
C) Paper
D) Press
D
If the score is love-15, what sport are you playing?
Tennis
"Imagine the sheer joy of holding your newborn baby for the first time."
Emotive language / hypothetical
Vitality
The state of being strong, active, and full of energy.
word 2
Desecrate
Find the two statements which together prove that Melissa and her best friend wore yellow dresses to the formal.
(1) Melissa travelled to the formal with her friend
(2) Melissa likes the colour yellow
(3) Melissa's best friend, Sally, persuaded Melissa to wear a dress the same colour as hers to the formal
(4) Melissa attended the formal
(5) Sally's formal dress was yellow
(a) 2 & 4 (b) 3 & 5 (c) 4 & 1 (d) 4 & 5 (e) 1 & 3
What is the only country where giant pandas live in the wild?
China
New Zealand is the greatest place in the history of the universe and you would be a fool to not have your honeymoon there.
Exaggeration / Hyperbole
Meritorious
Worthy of esteem or reward
word 3
Ameliorate
A 'black sheep' is:
A) an unlucky person
B) a lucky person
C) an ugly person
D) none of these
d
What is the most common element in the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
"Our future depends on the choices we make today."
Personal pronouns / Inclusive language
Tortuous
winding
word 4
Ineluctable
Arrange the words in a meaningful sequence: 1. police, 2. punishment, 3. crime, 4. judge, 5. judgement
A) 3 1 2 4 5
B) 1 2 4 3 5
C) 5 4 3 2 1
D) 3 1 4 5 2
D
What is the largest species of fish?
Whale shark
"Smoking increases the risk of lung cancer, so banning tobacco advertisements will save lives."
Logical reasoning (Logos)
Precocious
advanced, developing ahead of time
word 5
Lugubrious
Five girls are sitting on a bench to be photographed. Seema is to the left of Rani and to the right of Bindu. Mary is to the right of Rani. Reeta is between Rani and Mary. Who is in the middle of the photograph?
Rani (Order: Bindu, Seema, Rani, Reeta, Mary)
What country is known as 'Deutschland' in its own language?
Germany