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Language Features Shape Perspectives

Read the opinion excerpt, then answer each question. For short- and long-answer questions, support your interpretation with details from the excerpt. Suggested rewrites and persuasive sentences may vary.

Identifying Language Features

Opinion excerpt: “On a scorching afternoon, the city’s last shady bus stop offers a brief refuge from the concrete glare. Yet the council’s plan would remove its mature trees to make way for a wider road. How many more summers must residents endure before we put people’s wellbeing ahead of traffic flow? Protecting this leafy shelter is not a luxury; it is a practical investment in a liveable city.”

1.Which word most directly presents the afternoon heat as intense and uncomfortable?

scorching
mature
wider
practical

2.Which description best captures the excerpt’s tone?

Playful and celebratory
Concerned and persuasive
Detached and technical
Resigned and indifferent

3.Which language feature is used in the sentence “How many more summers must residents endure before we put people’s wellbeing ahead of traffic flow?”

Rhetorical question
Sensory imagery
Emotive language
Statistical evidence

4.In the phrase “concrete glare”, which technique is most evident?

Personification
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Sensory imagery
Understatement

Analysing Perspective and Audience Impact

Use evidence from the opinion excerpt in Part 1.

5.What position does the writer want readers to take on the council’s road-widening plan?

6.How does the phrase “brief refuge” shape the reader’s understanding of the bus stop?

7.The question “How many more summers must residents endure before we put people’s wellbeing ahead of traffic flow?” is most likely intended to make readers feel:

Amused by the council’s planning process
Concerned that residents’ needs are being overlooked
Unsure whether the road has enough lanes
Confident that the trees will be replaced

8.Explain how the contrast between “brief refuge” and “concrete glare” helps shape the excerpt’s message. Refer to both phrases in your answer.

Creating Perspective

Rewrite the neutral statement below to communicate two different viewpoints. The sample answers are possibilities; other suitable responses may vary.

9.Neutral statement: “The council is considering adding a cycle lane.” Rewrite it to express a positive perspective on the proposal.

10.Neutral statement: “The council is considering adding a cycle lane.” Rewrite it to express a negative perspective on the proposal.

11.Write one persuasive sentence encouraging people to reduce food waste. Use at least two language features from this worksheet, then identify the features you used.