Persuasive Writing - Comprehension Quiz 1

2/4/22, 10:01 PM Persuasive Writing: Comprehension Quiz 1
Persuasive Writing: Comprehension Quiz

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Total points 39/40
Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow. Please note that some
questions have more than one answer.
The respondent's email (amina.ndillon1008@moeschools.edu.jm) was recorded on

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Which category best fits this extract? * 1/1
fiction
reflective
expository
argumentative
2. What is the speaker’s message? * 1/1
Fourscore years ago a promise was made and that promise has been fulfilled by the
architects of our nation.
There will be no peace
It is time for the Negro to experience real freedom, which means the end of racial
discrimination.
The nation has reneged on its promise to treat Negros equally
Which of the following best describes the intended audience? * 1/1
the people of Jamaica
the people of Asia
the people of America
the people at the meeting only
What are the examples of repetition in this speech? * 4/4
we refuse to believe
now is the time
one hundred years later
we shall overcome
the negro is still
the bright day of justice emerges
What are the examples of parallelism (comparisons) in this speech? * 10/10
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until
the bright day of justice emerges.
This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing
drug of gradualism.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today,
signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. Those who hope that the Negro
needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the
nation returns to business as usual.
So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of

Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice.
But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.
Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the
solid rock of brotherhood.
It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of
material prosperity.
In a sense we have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check.
Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the
sunlit path of racial justice.
Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.
This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until
there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.
Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 1/1
'demonstration' in the speech *
protest
show
road block
beginning
Identify six examples of metaphor in this speech. * 6/6
Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy
the quick sands of racial injustice
the solid rock of brotherhood.
This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent
Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning.
the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.
The whirlwinds of revolt
an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality
When the writer says ‘the quick sands of racial injustice’ he …. * 1/1
a. demonstrates how enjoyable racial injustice is
b. highlights the suffocating or stifling nature of racial injustice
c. shows how racial injustice is prevalent in the society.
d. helps the readers to understand racial injustice.
When the writer says ‘This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate 1/1
discontent’ he …. *
c. compares the Negro’s discontent with the discomforts of a very hot summer
and by doing so highlights the seriousness of the problem.
b. highlights the importance of reducing the heat in the summer and urges the
authorities to act swiftly.
a. emphasizes how hot summer can be for Negro people
d. proves his point by using a metaphor to reveal how difficult it is to live in America
during the summer.
When the writer says ‘the tranquilizing drug of gradualism’ he means 1/1
that… *
drugs are bad and should be avoided at all costs.
tranquilizers are unsafe and should never be used to control black people.
all ideas of gradual removal of racial injustice are mere tricks used to further
deny black people of their right to racial equality.
When people gradually approach racial injustice they tranquilize the black people
and intoxicate them with drugs.
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Five score' in 1/1
the speech? *
twenty
ten
one hundred
one thousand
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Seared' in 1/1
the speech? *
seemed
revealed
burnt
victorious
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Crippled' in 1/1
the speech? *
rewarded
restricted
elevated
promoted
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Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Manacles' in 1/1
the speech? *
fringes
surroundings
shackles
boundaries
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Languishing' ···/1
in the speech? *
suffering
hiding
suffocating
isolated
No correct answers
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Architects' in 1/1
the speech? *
representatives
creators
deliberate
machinery
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Obvious' in 1/1
the speech? *
real
clear
deliberate
open
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Defaulted' in 1/1
the speech? *
reneged
delivered
liberated
freedom
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Obligation' in 1/1
the speech? *
appearance
omnipotent
oligarchy
responsibility
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Luxury' in the 1/1
speech? *
wealth
expensive
comfort
wealthy
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Tranquilizing' 1/1
in the speech? *
aggressive
depressing
elevating
sedating
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Desolate' in 1/1
the speech? *
desperate
dangerous
reverberating
depressing
Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'Emerges' in 1/1
the speech? *
disappears
impending
comes
passes
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2/4/22, 10:01 PM Persuasive Writing: Comprehension Quiz 1

Persuasive Writing: Comprehension Quiz

The respondent's email (amina.ndillon1008@moeschools.edu.jm) was recorded on

Which category best fits this extract? * 1/1

2. What is the speaker’s message? * 1/1

There will be no peace

The nation has reneged on its promise to treat Negros equally

Which of the following best describes the intended audience? * 1/1

the people of Jamaica

the people of Asia

the people of America

the people at the meeting only

What are the examples of repetition in this speech? * 4/4

now is the time

one hundred years later

the negro is still

the bright day of justice emerges

What are the examples of parallelism (comparisons) in this speech? * 10/10

So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of

But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.

It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

In a sense we have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check.

Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.

Identify six examples of metaphor in this speech. * 6/6

Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy

the quick sands of racial injustice

the solid rock of brotherhood.

This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent

Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning.

the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.

The whirlwinds of revolt

an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality

a. demonstrates how enjoyable racial injustice is

b. highlights the suffocating or stifling nature of racial injustice

c. shows how racial injustice is prevalent in the society.

d. helps the readers to understand racial injustice.

a. emphasizes how hot summer can be for Negro people

drugs are bad and should be avoided at all costs.

This form was created inside of Ministry of Education, Jamaica.

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