Language Analysis Quiz 2

Question 1

What is the best way to describe what ‘issue’means in the specific context of VCE English?

Accepted Answer

A topic or debate that people are concernedabout

Question 2

In language analysis, what is the main skill you need to develop?

Accepted Answer

The ability to analyse how texts use persuasivelanguage

Question 3

Who would be the target audience for anadvertising catalogue placed into a mailbox

Accepted Answer

People who shop at supermarkets

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the most important features of your writing on issues?

Accepted Answer

Discussing how persuasive techniques affect an audience

Question 5

Who would be the most likely target audience fora speech about ethics in the media?

Accepted Answer

People who buy newspapers and watch TV

Question 6

What does this work on issues in English suggest about the role of themedia in modern society?

Accepted Answer

Both a and b

Question 7

Who'd be the target audience for an opinionpiece by an environmentalist aboutWalk to Work day

Accepted Answer

People who drive to work

Question 8

Who would be the target audience for aneditorial about the political situation in Burma

Accepted Answer

Both a and b

Question 9

Which of the below examples best describes whatyou need look at when analysing a media text?

Accepted Answer

Persuasive devices used andthe main ideas about text, The way ideas are expressed, target audience

Question 10

Who would be the most likely target audience for the Tecoma Primary School monthly newsletter?

Accepted Answer

The Tecoma Primary School community

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