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Grade 9 Rhetorical Appeals & Devices Worksheet with Answers

Grade 9 (US) · Year 10 (UK) · Class 9 (India) · English

Unit 5: Reading Informational TextRhetoricCCSS RI.9-10.6

Ethos, pathos and logos, and devices such as rhetorical questions, repetition and antithesis. This free high school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Rhetorical Appeals & Devices

Grade 9 · English

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Learning goal: Rhetoric · CCSS RI.9-10.6

Directions: This worksheet has 3 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Example

Ethos, pathos or logos? 'Imagine how your family would feel.'

Answer: pathos

RememberRhetorical appeals

Ethoscredibility: trust me“As a doctor, I…”Pathosemotion: feel this“Imagine being alone…”Logoslogic: facts and reasons“90% of tests show…”
Part A

Match each clue to the right word. Write the letter in the box.

  1. 1What does 'logos' appeal to?
  2. 2What does 'pathos' appeal to?
  3. 3Name the device: 'We will not tire, we will not falter, we will not fail.'
  4. 4Name the device: 'Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice.' (setting opposites side by side)
  • ALogic and reason
  • BEmotion
  • CAntithesis
  • DRepetition
Part B

Ethos or Pathos or Logos? Tick one box for each.

EthosPathosLogos
5As a doctor for 20 years, I recommend this.
6Think of the hungry puppies waiting for a home.
7Our company has been trusted since 1920.
8Statistics show seat belts cut deaths by half.
99 out of 10 tests showed the bridge is unsafe.
Part C

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 10

    What does 'ethos' appeal to?

  2. 11

    What is a rhetorical question?

  3. 12

    What is the purpose of a call to action at the end of a speech?

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  1. 1.A — logic and reason
  2. 2.B — emotion
  3. 3.D — repetition (anaphora / parallelism)
  4. 4.C — antithesis
  5. 5.ethos
  6. 6.pathos
  7. 7.ethos
  8. 8.logos
  9. 9.logos
  10. 10.credibility / trust in the speaker
  11. 11.a question asked for effect, not to get an answer
  12. 12.to tell the audience exactly what to do next
  13. ★a needle (challenge corner)

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