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Persuasive Text Quiz
Test Description: Quiz over The Daily Gazette and Mars: The Green Planet?
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the author's specific purpose for writing this passage?
A
To persuade readers to find out more about Julius Sterling Morton.
B
To persuade readers to plant trees in their neighborhoods
C
To persuade readers to fund studies that investigate the benefits of planting trees.
D
To persuade readers that a day should be set aside to honor Julius Sterling Morton
2) Read the following excerpt from the passage 'Who doesn't enjoy sitting under a tree on a sunny day and listening to birds singing from its branches?' This is an example of -
A
a caricature
B
an incorrect premise
C
a leading question
D
loaded terms
3) Which statement from the passage includes loaded terms?
A
Today the national mission begun by Morton is more important than ever.
B
Furthermore, each year the average tree absorbs ten pounds of pollutants...
C
However, there are many other benefits as well.
D
They provide welcome shade during our brutal heat waves, helping alleviate a stressful situation.
4) What is the main purpose of this newspaper article?
A
To contribute to a city debate on how Arbor Day should be celebrated
B
To convince readers to plant trees in celebration of Arbor Day.
C
to inform readers on the history of Arbor Day
D
To focus national attention on an overlooked holiday
5) If the author added the statement 'Trees provide a place for birds to rest and build nests.' Which paragraph would be the best place for it?
A
paragraph 6
B
paragraph 3
C
paragraph 5
D
paragraph 4
6) What is the author's specific purpose for writing this passage?
A
To persuade readers that making Mars more like Earth is a good idea
B
To persuade readers to read science fiction literature about Mars.
C
To persuade readers to learn more about how Mars and Earth are alike.
D
To persuade readers that colonizing Mars is essential.
7) Which statement from the passage includes an example of loaded terms?
A
... could ease overpopulation or help preserve the poor endangered species of our planet
B
Mars might one day be known as the Green Planet
C
...environment changes on Earth have produced some negative effects.
D
Making Mars more like Earth would include a process called terraforming.
8) Which statement from the passage includes a false assumption or generalization?
A
The terraforming of Mars could become a reality during the 21st century
B
These people don't appreciate the benefits we'd receive from moving forward with this project
C
It may even be possible to create an environment that can support life
D
Scientist now wonder not only whether life exists on Mars but also whether it can exist there in the future.
9) Reread this statement from the passage 'Most prominent scientist in the United States and other nations believe that the benefits of the program far outweigh the the drawbacks' What propaganda technique is the author using in this statement?
A
peer pressure
B
bandwagon
C
repetition
D
expert opinion
10) What are the 'pro's' and 'con's' of terraforming?
A
It can help with overpopulation and help save our animals, but it will take a long time and may damage its environment.
B
it disrupts the environment, but the environment on Mars is already ruined.
C
It will give us a place to live in case something happens to the earth.
D
It will take a long time to creaet and those who start the project won't be around when it is completed
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