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QuizMultiple Choice

Persuasion and Tone in a Speech

Question 7 • *CR Expository Reading and Writing S1 [E4250OX]

Read the introduction from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”Hello, I'm Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O.—The Environmental Children's Organisation.We are a group of twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada trying to make a difference: Vanessa Suttie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg and me. We raised all the money ourselves to come six thousand miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming here today, I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future.

Answer
A
worried and confused
B
disappointed and upset
C
satisfied and happy
D
honest and direct

Explanation

Severn Suzuki speaks plainly about who she represents and why she has come: to tell adults they “must change your ways.” She also says she has “no hidden agenda” and is “fighting for my future,” which makes her tone honest and direct, not satisfied or confused.

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