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Pick the metaphor
She was as sneaky as a snake
She was as quiet as a mouse
She was a beautiful gem
She is fast like lightning
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"According to a recent survey, 67% of Australians agree" is an example of....
Bias
Attack
Evidence
Analogy
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"You’ll never be bothered by nagging neighbours again" is an example of...
Emotive Language
Assonance
Alliteration
Repetition
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Pick the adverb. I disagree strongly with that!
Strongly
Disagree
I
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"It is worth it because it is strong, reliable and inexpensive" is an example of...
Rhetorical Question
Repetition
Alliteration
Rule of Three
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If a hyperbole is exaggerating something, which of these is NOT a hyperbole?
This illness could kill me.
No wifi: The end of civilisation as we know it
Miss DG when hangry: "I am dying of malnutrition"
I'm so tired, I could sleep for a million years
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"From a young age, I had always been interested in sport". Storytelling is another word for...
Anecdotes
Alliteration
Evidence
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"Why should I have to put up with racist comments on public transport?" is an example of....
Rhetorical Question
Inclusive Language
Emotive Language
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Pick the adjectives. The slaughter of innocent sheep in overseas abattoirs is hideously brutal.
Slaughter, Overseas
Innocent, brutal
Brutal, Hideously
Sheep, Abbattoirs
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"I have a dream" was effective in Martin Luthar King Jr's persuasive speech because it was...
Metaphor
Rule of Three
Hyperbole
Repetition
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Pick the simile
He was a rat
He was kind
He was as fit as a fiddle
He was my rock
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Pick the group that is NOT an example of 'emotive language'
Valued, appreciated, helpful, cooperative.
Beautiful, happiness, fulfilment, kindness, love
Lazy, sly, malicious, selfish
Red, ouch, lit, cool
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Is this statement using inclusive language?... "It's a problem we cannot turn away from"
Yes
No
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"Professor Andrew Horner once described the university's policies as a ‘disgrace’" is an example of....
Connotation
Expert opinion
Logic
Description
