What is the purpose of inclusive language?

To include an audience in a shared goal.

What is a rhetorical question?

"Is this the kind of country we want to be?"

Which of these is a metaphor?

"Our history is a shadow cast over the present".

Which sentence uses direct address?

"You have the power to change this."

What is the purpose of an anecdote in a speech?

To share a lived experience and create a connection

What is personification

Giving human qualities to non-human things.

What does contrast highlight?

Differences between groups or ideas.

Which sentence shows contrast?

"Indigenous Australians were excluded, while non-Indigenous were included."

What is the purpose of direct address?

Makes the audience feel personally involved.

Which is a call to action?

"Let's rise together and vote for a change."

Which of the following is an example of an anecdote?

"When I was ten, I saw my father refused service just for being Aboriginal.

Which of these is an example of emotive language?

"The brutal truth of racism burns in our everyday lives."

What is call to action meant to do?

Encourage the audience to take action.

Which example shows repetition?

"It is time. It is time to speak. It is time to act."

What effect does emotive language have on an audience?

It creates strong feelings like anger or sadness.

Why do speakers use repetition?

To reinforce key points and make them memorable

What does a metaphor do?

Create a strong image or idea through saying one thing is something else.

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1
What is the purpose of inclusive language?
To include an audience in a shared goal.
To blame an audience.
To separate the speaker from the audience.
To talk only about First Nations people.
2
What is a rhetorical question?
What did the teacher say?
"How many of you in the crowd have travelled to be here?"
"What is the capital of Australia?"
"Is this the kind of country we want to be?"
3
Which of these is a metaphor?
"The Australian dream is a beautiful idea."
"Our history is a shadow cast over the present".
"Our history cannot be ignored."
"He ran like the wind."
4
Which sentence uses direct address?
"They must take responsibility".
"You have the power to change this."
"Australia was colonised in 1788."
"We walked together down the street."
5
What is the purpose of an anecdote in a speech?
To share a lived experience and create a connection
To confuse the audience with facts.
To criticise the opposition
To include statistics
6
What is personification
Telling personal stories.
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Speaking with emotion.
Quoting someone else.
7
What does contrast highlight?
The speaker's opinion
New vocabulary
Differences between groups or ideas.
Similarities between ideas.
8
Which sentence shows contrast?
"Indigenous Australians were excluded, while non-Indigenous were included."
"We all love this country".
"Both groups lived peacefully".
"Everyone agreed on the issue".
9
What is the purpose of direct address?
Talks about someone else's experience.
Makes the speech more formal.
Makes the audience feel personally involved.
Talks to the government.
10
What is the purpose of rhetorical questions?
To test their knowledge.
To get an answer from the audience.
To confuse the listener.
To make the audience think.
11
Which of these uses inclusive language?
"They must fix this."
"You must act alone."
"We need to change together".
"They are the problem".
12
Which is a call to action?
"Many people don't know the truth".
"The past was hard".
"Let's rise together and vote for a change."
"You should all go home".
13
Which of the following is an example of an anecdote?
"We must rise together."
"Is this really the Australia we want."
"This injustice must stop now."
"When I was ten, I saw my father refused service just for being Aboriginal.
14
Which is an example of personification?
"It rained a lot."
"They were happy."
"It was really hot."
"The sun smiled down on us."
15
Which of these is an example of emotive language?
"It rained yesterday."
"The sun rises in the east".
"The government refused to pass a law."
"The brutal truth of racism burns in our everyday lives."
16
What is call to action meant to do?
Make people sad
Encourage the audience to take action.
Share a fun story
End the speech quickly
17
Which example shows repetition?
"They need our help."
"Australia is a diverse country".
"It was a long day."
"It is time. It is time to speak. It is time to act."
18
What effect does emotive language have on an audience?
It presents only facts.
It makes the speaker sound professional.
It creates strong feelings like anger or sadness.
It makes them bored.
19
Why do speakers use repetition?
To reinforce key points and make them memorable
To list facts
To make jokes
To take up time
20
What does a metaphor do?
Tells a story in great detail.
Compares using "like" or "as"
Gives statistics that will shock the audience and make them reflect.
Create a strong image or idea through saying one thing is something else.

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