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Year 7 English · Analysing persuasive texts

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

  1. 1. In the skate park letter, which sentence is a rhetorical question?

    • ☐ (a) Is this really the best we can offer our kids?
    • ☐ (b) Our town needs a skate park.
    • ☐ (c) Write to the council today.

  2. 2. Which part of the letter is a counterargument?

    • ☐ (a) We owe it to the next generation.
    • ☐ (b) Some people argue that a skate park would be noisy.
    • ☐ (c) Our town needs a skate park.

  3. 3. Which persuasive device is 'Write to the council today'?

    • ☐ (a) statistic
    • ☐ (b) rhetorical question
    • ☐ (c) call to action

  4. 4. Why does the writer use 'our town' and 'we'?

    • ☐ (a) to make readers feel part of a shared community
    • ☐ (b) to show the writer is unsure
    • ☐ (c) to give a statistic

  5. 5. Which question would best help you judge whether the survey is reliable?

    • ☐ (a) What colour was the survey form?
    • ☐ (b) How many students were surveyed?
    • ☐ (c) Do the students like skateboards?

  6. 6. According to the letter, how many out of 10 students would use a skate park weekly? Type a number.

  7. 7. Which word in 'young people are forced to skate in car parks' is the strongest emotive word? Type it.

  8. 8. Where does the letter say the proposed skate park would be built? Beside the sports ____. Type one word.

Answer sheet

  1. 1. Is this really the best we can offer our kids? — It is a question asked for effect, not to get an answer.
  2. 2. Some people argue that a skate park would be noisy. — It presents an opposing view, which the writer then rebuts.
  3. 3. call to action — It directly tells the reader what to do.
  4. 4. to make readers feel part of a shared community — Inclusive language makes readers feel the issue belongs to them too.
  5. 5. How many students were surveyed? — The size of the survey affects how much we can trust the result.
  6. 6. 7 — '7 out of 10 students would use a skate park at least once a week.'
  7. 7. forced — 'Forced' suggests skaters have no choice, which stirs the reader's sympathy.
  8. 8. oval — 'The site proposed beside the sports oval is well away from houses.'

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