1. A rhetorical question is a question that _____.
A. no one will answer
B. cannot be answered
C. needs information
D. does not require any answer
2. Rhetorical Questions are formally used in _____.
A. formal essays
B. journalistic writing
C. creative writing
D. speeches
3. What is the best definition for claim?
A. A statement you believe to be false.
B. A statement you believe to be true.
C. Evidence that proves something right.
D. A statement that is opinion-based.
4. Which of the following is not a rhetorical question?
A. Why would you go to that place?
B. Do you agree or disagree?
C. What is the matter with kids today?
D. Were you born yesterday?
5. Which is true about rhetorical question?
A. It appears frequently in academic discourse.
B. It is an effective persuasive device.
C. A question that the audience answers.
D. It is not in used in speeches.
6. Which of the following is a good situation to use a rhetorical question?
A. Speeches
B. Transitions in an argument
C. Introductions
D. Newscasts
7. What is the best example of a claim of fact
with the topic about sports?
A. Kobe Bryant was the best basketball player existed.
B. Michael Jordan likes Kobe more than Lebron.
C. Air Jordan’s are the coolest shoes on the market.
D. According to the given data, Air Jordan’s sold triple time bigger than last year.
8. What is the best example of a claim of value with the topic about
seasons?
A. Based on the news, there will be a thunderstorm later this afternoon.
B. Summer is the best season.
C. People should tour around the city during fall.
D. Students must be allowed to enjoy the summer vacation.
9. Which statement is under claim of policy?
A. My family has a computer at home.
B. My son loves Star Wars.
C. You must study in a prestigious university.
D. In a recent study, 78% of students like community service.
10. What will make your claim valid and reliable?
A. If you have the evidence
B. If you have another opinion
C. If you have another claim
D. If you have counterclaim
B. Directions: Identify what specific type of claim is given in each number.
11. Face-to-face instruction is more reliable than online learning.
A. Fact
B. Policy
C. Value
D. Claim
12. Cellphones pull students away from learning.
A. Value
B. Claim
C. Policy
D. Fact
13. Students’ cellphones should be collected by
office personnel when they enter school.
A. Claim
B. Policy
C. Value
D. Fact
14. The right thing to do is to support
this year’s School Brigada Eskwela Program.
A. Value
B. Claim
C. Fact
D. Policy
15. Providing students with devices that they can use in the classroom is better than allowing them to use their cellphones in the class.