Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2022 English Language Question 35

Practice objective / multiple choice question 35 from the 2022 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2022 English Language Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 35 IGCSE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2022 • ENGLISH_LANGUAGE • objective

Two excerpts describe an approaching storm: Excerpt A: "Will the heavens ever calm, or must we forever brace against their fury?" Excerpt B: "Can we endure the relentless roar of the wind, or shall we surrender to its might?" Which excerpt uses a rhetorical question more effectively to heighten the reader's sense of immediacy, and why?

Answer Options

A. Excerpt A; the rhetorical question merely repeats the same idea, offering no contrast and thus does not increase urgency.
Correct Answer B. Excerpt A; the rhetorical question directly contrasts a hopeful outcome with a perpetual threat, creating an immediate, pressing dilemma that heightens the sense of urgency.
C. Excerpt B; the rhetorical question emphasizes the calm after the storm, which lessens immediacy.
D. Both excerpts are equally effective; each rhetorical question equally heightens immediacy through similar phrasing.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Excerpt A; the rhetorical question directly contrasts a hopeful outcome with a perpetual threat, creating an immediate, pressing dilemma that heightens the sense of urgency.

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This is Igcse Model Questions Vol1 2022 English Language Question 35. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Igcse Model Questions Vol1 English Language examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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