ENGL148 Advanced English Composition Bachelor
of Nursing Year 1 Comprehensive Advanced 200
Multiple Choice Practice Questions with Answers
(Graded A+) 2025-2026 100 % Guaranteed pass.
Section 1: Rhetorical Analysis & Situation (Questions 1-50)
1. Kairos in rhetoric refers to:
a) The ethical appeal of the writer.
b) The logical structure of an argument.
c) The opportune time and place for persuasion. ✓
d) The emotional impact on the audience.
2. A nursing student writing a persuasive letter to the hospital board advocating
for safer nurse-to-patient ratios is primarily engaging which element of the
rhetorical situation?
a) Exigence ✓
b) Genre
c) Media
d) Stance
3. In a research article arguing for a new palliative care protocol, the "Methods"
section primarily serves which rhetorical purpose?
a) Pathos - to evoke sympathy for the patients.
b) Ethos - to establish the researchers' credibility and process. ✓
c) Logos - to present the core argument.
d) Kairos - to explain why the study was timed perfectly.
4. Which of the following is the BEST example of a debatable thesis statement for
an argumentative essay on nursing?
a) "Nursing is a demanding profession that requires a lot of education."
b) "Mandatory overtime for nurses, while often used to address short-staffing, ultimately
decreases patient safety and increases nurse burnout, and should be replaced with
alternative staffing models." ✓
c) "This essay will discuss the problems with mandatory overtime in nursing."
d) "Are nurses forced to work too much overtime?"
, 5. A "rhetorical choice" can be defined as:
a) A trick used to deceive the audience.
b) A deliberate selection of a device, strategy, or mode to achieve a purpose. ✓
c) Only the use of figurative language like metaphors and similes.
d) The final editing process of a document.
6. When analyzing the audience for a poster presentation at a national nursing
conference, the most important consideration is that the audience is likely:
a) The general public with no medical knowledge.
b) Hospital administrators focused only on budget.
c) A specialized group of peers and experts with clinical knowledge. ✓
d) Politicians crafting healthcare legislation.
7. The primary purpose of a SOAP note (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan) in
a patient's chart is:
a) To entertain the medical team with a narrative.
b) To persuade the insurance company to approve payment.
c) To inform and create a shared, accurate record for collaborative patient care. ✓
d) To express the nurse's personal feelings about the patient's condition.
8. A nurse writing a reflective journal about a difficult patient case is primarily
working in which mode of composition?
a) Narration ✓
b) Description
c) Argumentation
d) Exposition
9. Which statement best demonstrates a writer's ethos?
a) "My heart breaks for every patient suffering from this disease."
b) "According to a 2023 meta-analysis in The Lancet with a sample size of 10,000
patients..."
c) "Therefore, the statistical correlation is undeniable and logically sound."
d) "As a registered nurse with 15 years of experience in pediatric oncology, I have
observed..." ✓
10. Pathos is effectively used in which of the following sentences from a public
health campaign?
a) "Vaccines introduce antigens to produce an immune response."
b) "Imagine your child protected from whooping cough's violent, gasping cough." ✓
c) "The CDC recommends all children be vaccinated according to the scheduled
of Nursing Year 1 Comprehensive Advanced 200
Multiple Choice Practice Questions with Answers
(Graded A+) 2025-2026 100 % Guaranteed pass.
Section 1: Rhetorical Analysis & Situation (Questions 1-50)
1. Kairos in rhetoric refers to:
a) The ethical appeal of the writer.
b) The logical structure of an argument.
c) The opportune time and place for persuasion. ✓
d) The emotional impact on the audience.
2. A nursing student writing a persuasive letter to the hospital board advocating
for safer nurse-to-patient ratios is primarily engaging which element of the
rhetorical situation?
a) Exigence ✓
b) Genre
c) Media
d) Stance
3. In a research article arguing for a new palliative care protocol, the "Methods"
section primarily serves which rhetorical purpose?
a) Pathos - to evoke sympathy for the patients.
b) Ethos - to establish the researchers' credibility and process. ✓
c) Logos - to present the core argument.
d) Kairos - to explain why the study was timed perfectly.
4. Which of the following is the BEST example of a debatable thesis statement for
an argumentative essay on nursing?
a) "Nursing is a demanding profession that requires a lot of education."
b) "Mandatory overtime for nurses, while often used to address short-staffing, ultimately
decreases patient safety and increases nurse burnout, and should be replaced with
alternative staffing models." ✓
c) "This essay will discuss the problems with mandatory overtime in nursing."
d) "Are nurses forced to work too much overtime?"
, 5. A "rhetorical choice" can be defined as:
a) A trick used to deceive the audience.
b) A deliberate selection of a device, strategy, or mode to achieve a purpose. ✓
c) Only the use of figurative language like metaphors and similes.
d) The final editing process of a document.
6. When analyzing the audience for a poster presentation at a national nursing
conference, the most important consideration is that the audience is likely:
a) The general public with no medical knowledge.
b) Hospital administrators focused only on budget.
c) A specialized group of peers and experts with clinical knowledge. ✓
d) Politicians crafting healthcare legislation.
7. The primary purpose of a SOAP note (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan) in
a patient's chart is:
a) To entertain the medical team with a narrative.
b) To persuade the insurance company to approve payment.
c) To inform and create a shared, accurate record for collaborative patient care. ✓
d) To express the nurse's personal feelings about the patient's condition.
8. A nurse writing a reflective journal about a difficult patient case is primarily
working in which mode of composition?
a) Narration ✓
b) Description
c) Argumentation
d) Exposition
9. Which statement best demonstrates a writer's ethos?
a) "My heart breaks for every patient suffering from this disease."
b) "According to a 2023 meta-analysis in The Lancet with a sample size of 10,000
patients..."
c) "Therefore, the statistical correlation is undeniable and logically sound."
d) "As a registered nurse with 15 years of experience in pediatric oncology, I have
observed..." ✓
10. Pathos is effectively used in which of the following sentences from a public
health campaign?
a) "Vaccines introduce antigens to produce an immune response."
b) "Imagine your child protected from whooping cough's violent, gasping cough." ✓
c) "The CDC recommends all children be vaccinated according to the scheduled
