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Functional Text - How-To: How to Get Involved in Politics — Unit test

Question 6 • Literacy and Comprehension B (WHS)

Identify the persuasive language in the passage below: It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

Answer
A
deliberately
B
false
C
deceive
D
all of the above

Explanation

The words “deliberately,” “deceive,” and “false” all carry strong connotations that encourage readers to view Japan’s actions as intentional and dishonest. Because each listed word is persuasive language in the passage, the best answer is “all of the above.”

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