stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Year 8 Persuasive writing revision Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Year 8 Persuasive writing revision
Year 8 Persuasive writing revision
12 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
42 plays
#KeyStage3 #English #persuasive writing
Flashcards
12 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
12
Answers
1
If you were asked to write a speech opposing plans for a puppy farm, would your audience be...
Just teenagers?
Just animal lovers?
A wide range of local residents and business people?
Just council workers?
2
Which of the following forms would NOT be suitable for persuasive writing?
A letter
An advert
A newspaper article
A formal report
3
How does using an anecdote make your writing more effective and, therefore, persuasive?
It can provide the audience with unbiased information
It gives the other side of the story
It can make you seem likeable and similar to your audience
It makes you seem authoritative
4
What should be included in the introduction to a piece of persuasive writing?
A brief autobiography
A clear idea of what you would like the audience to agree to
A list of all your qualifications
A joke
5
Which of these answers is T in AFOREST persuasive techniques?
Tell The Truth
Three (list of)
Triple
Threaten
6
'Education, Education, Education' is a line from a famous speech. What technique is being used?
Opinion
Triple
Statistics
Repetition
7
'As I saw the little puppy in the cage my eyes filled with tears' is an example of...
Opinion
Emotive Writing
Fact
Alliteration
8
'8/10 pupils would like to start the school day later' is an example of which technique?
Statistic
Fact
Opinion
Alliteration
9
When writing to persuade, you may express...
outrage
bias
emotion
opinions
10
What might happen if you do not consider the needs of your audience?
Your audience will certainly change their minds
Your audience will be less likely to be persuaded
Your audience will rebel against you
You will be sent to explain yourself to the Headteacher
11
What is the purpose of persuasive writing?
To change someone's mind on an issue
To present a balanced and unbiased view of an issue
To inform
To bring a scene to life by appealing to the senses
12
Which of the following exam questions requires a piece of persuasive writing in answer?
Write a review of a recent film you have seen
Write a speech against a proposed puppy farm in your area
Write an article informing about a local poetry competition
Write a report about an accident at work
