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Persuasive Vocab Test
Persuasive Vocab Test
Persuasive Vocab Test
Date: ___________________________
Per: ____________________________
What are the pros and cons of mp3 music files? Mark P for pro and C for con. (2 pts.
each)
3. ____ You don’t get extras like liner notes (i.e., lyrics and other information in
CD booklets).
4. ____ Unsigned bands or artists can get known through online sites like
MySpace.
The final bell rings. It’s the last day of school, and summer has finally come!
Students don’t have to think about school for at least another 2 1/2 months. That
is the way it should always be. Schools should continue using the traditional
calendar and not a year-round schedule. There are numerous downsides to year-
round schooling. It has no positive effects on education, it adds to costs, and it
disrupts the long-awaited summer vacation.
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6. What are the three reasons that support the author’s position? (2 pts. each)
a. _______________________________________________________________________
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b. _______________________________________________________________________
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c. _______________________________________________________________________
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Tired of the noise and pollution of the big city? Come and relax in the wide open
space of Mars!1 The Martian surface features many spectacular sights, including a
canyon deeper and longer than the Grand Canyon and mountains higher than
Mount Everest!2 The Red Planet also offers the best recreational facilities in the
solar system at its six 5-star hotels and casinos.3 Escape your mundane existence
on Earth as merely one of its 6.6 billion people and be a star on Mars!4
Mark the following as either an appeal to emotion (E) or an appeal to reason (R). (2
pts. each)
8. Sentence 1 ______
9. Sentence 2 ______
10.Sentence 3 ______
11.Sentence 4 ______
d. You share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the
world.
b. If you shake a can of mixed nuts, the larger ones will rise to the top.
d. The world is a better place now than it was 100 years ago.
Total Possible: 30