1. Which of the following is the author’s purpose when he wants to amuse his readers? *
A. to inform
B. to persuade
C. to entertain
D. to explain

2. What is the purpose of advertisements? *
A. to entertain
B. to persuade
C. to inform
D. to point out

3. Which of the following texts are written to inform?
A.Expository essays
B. poems
C. advertisements
D. campaign speeches

4. Which of the following texts are written to persuade?
A.poems
B.songs
C. encyclopedias
D. campaign speeches

5. It refers to the Author’s attitude toward the subject he/she is writing about.
A. tone
B.mood
C. author's purpose
D. reader's emotion

It refers to the atmosphere of a piece of writing or the emotion that a selection arouses in a reader.
A. tone
B. mood
C. author's purpose
D. reader's emotion

Which of the following is an example of positive tone words?
A. apathetic
B. indirect
C. passionate
D. annoyed

8. Which of the following is an example of neutral tone words?
A. apathetic
B. indirect
C. passionate
D. annoyed

9. Which of the following is an example of negative mood words?
A. mellow
B. calm
C. nostalgic
D. lethargic

10. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
A. Simile
B. metaphor
C. personification
D. irony

11. A literary device that compares two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
A.simile
B. metaphor
C. analogy
D. parallelism

12. A rhetorical device used to persuade, motivate,and/or evoke emotional responses in an audience. The balance between clauses or phrases that makes complex thoughts easier to process.
A. metaphor
B. analogy
C. parallelism
D. repetition

13. A rhetorical device that repeats a word or phrase used to add emphasis and stress in writing and speech.
A.metaphor
B. analogy
C. parallelism
D. repetition

14. Which of the following would be considered the best usage of parallelism?
A. She likes cooking, jogging and reading.
B.Oh woeful, oh woeful, oh woeful day!
C. In her rage, she was like a wildfire
D. He likes baseball, movies and running.

15. What do you look for when you are making a comparison?
A. Differences of two subjects
B. Similarities of two subjects
C. Both differences and similarities of two subjects
D. Overwhelming similarities and differences of two subjects