Identify and construct RHETORICAL QUESTIONS — questions posed for effect, not requiring an answer (CCSS L.6.3.a; RI.6.6)
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~4 min
eng.g6.s.ex_21
Distinguish Genuine Vs Rhetorical
Prompt
Classify 6 questions as GENUINE or RHETORICAL: (1) 'What time is the test?' (2) 'Will we let our students fail because we feared change?' (3) 'How can we abandon a generation?' (4) 'Where is the bathroom?' (5) 'Is this not the moment we have been waiting for?' (6) 'Who's at the door?'
M-6-S-RH-EX-21-A
Manipulative
Physical / non-image
6-card sort deck (genuine/rhetorical). Self-check key on reverse. Print-ready card stock.
Answer criteria
type
classification
correct
- GENUINE
- RHETORICAL
- RHETORICAL
- GENUINE
- RHETORICAL
- GENUINE
Hints
- Genuine = expects spoken answer.
- Rhetorical = expects audience to silently agree.
Misconceptions to watch
- Treats 'how' questions as automatically rhetorical (not all are).
- Misses moral/political questions as rhetorical.
Used in lessons