Types of Writing
What is "narrative" writing?
A) Writing essays
B) Writing stories
C) Writing poems
D) Writing speeches
B) Writing stories
What is it called when you copy someone's work without giving them credit?
Plagarism
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
A) So I said no.
B) But she was a liar anyway.
C) I told her I didn't want to go.
D) While I did nothing.
C) I told her I didn't want to go.
What does "characterize" mean?
A) to explain
B) to describe
C) to create
D) to live
B) to describe
Summary.
What is "argumentative" writing?
A) Writing stories to entertain
B) Writing essays to inform
C) Writing essays to persuade
D) Writing stories to share
C) Writing essays to persuade
What does it mean to "cite" a source?
Citing means that you give the original author credit. In your writing, you should tell your reader where you got the idea.
What is a paragraph?
A collection of sentences that all fall under the same main idea.
What does "persuade" mean?
A) to convince or influence someone
B) to copy or mimic someone
C) to inform someone
D) to teach someone
A) to convince or influence someone
Putting something into your own words.
Paraphrase.
What is "informative" or "expository" writing?
A) Writing stories to entertain
B) Writing essays to explain
C) Writing essays to persuade
D) Writing stories to share
B) Writing essays to explain
It means the source is trustworthy.
When quoting from a text, what should go around the quoted words?
Quotation marks " "
The judge disputed the defendant's claim that it was self defense.
What is another word for dispute?
A) disregard
B) different
C) compute
D) disagree
D) disagree
A) Judge
B) Choose
C) Prove
D) Think
A) Judge
What is the different between a biography and an autobiography?
An autobiography is written by the person it describes. A biography is written by someone else.
Which of the following is most likely to be a credible source?
a) .com
b) .org
c) .net
d) .edu
D) .edu
What is a claim / thesis statement?
A claim, or thesis statement, is the main point of your essay.
What does it mean if a source is "biased"?
A) the source is from two different places
B) the source favors one side over another
C) the source is incomplete
D) the source is not credible because it is out of date
B) the source favors one side over another
A) Say the words aloud
B) Read it twice
C) Summarize the text
D) Examine it closely
D) Examine it closely
A prompt asks you to write a letter from a character's point of view. What kind of writing is this?
A) narrative
B) informative
C) argumentative
A) narrative
What is incorrect in the following quotation?
The article states, the coldest winter in record happened in 1908 (Winter Facts, 21).
It is missing quotation marks.
The article states, "the coldest winter in record happened in 1908" (Winter Facts, 21).
What is textual evidence?
Information from the text used to prove your claim. Textual evidence is quoted or paraphrased.
What is an "inference"?
A) a quote
B) a summary of the importance points
C) a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
D) a guess
C) a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
What does "justify" mean?
A) Judge
B) Prove
C) Show
D) Justice
B) Prove