Practice Functions And Purposes Of Language (1.6) - Module 1: Foundations of Literary and Non-Literary Analysis
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Functions and Purposes of Language

Practice - Functions and Purposes of Language

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is one function of language?

💡 Hint: Think about how news articles present information.

Question 2 Easy

Name a type of non-literary text.

💡 Hint: What type of text is designed to teach information?

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is one primary function of language?

To persuade
To confuse
To distract

💡 Hint: Think about why we use words to convince people.

Question 2

Language is primarily used to inform.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how news articles aim to share information.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Analyze a political speech and identify at least two functions of language used within it. Discuss their effectiveness.

💡 Hint: Look for emotional language or statistically factual statements.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate the impact of language in a social media campaign aimed at raising awareness for climate change. How does the language serve the purpose of informing and persuading?

💡 Hint: Consider the choice of words and images used in the campaign.

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