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Paragraph Writing

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 35 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Arrange or order by similar characteristics or qualities






2. Give a detailed account including reasons or causes






3. Any piece of writing that attempt s to persuade or convince






4. What the overall piece of writing is about.






5. An attention grabbing sentence at the beginning of a paragraph used to get the reader's attention






6. A piece of writing based on what happens first - second - third - etc.






7. Any sentence that uses details to appeal to the reader's sense of taste - touch - sight - sound - or smell






8. What the overall writing will be focused on






9. The last sentence in the paragraph that leaves the reader with one final thought.






10. Assess the limitations; make judgments






11. How something interacts with others






12. Has a begging - middle - and end






13. How sentences flow smoothly from one to the next; use transitions; using different types of sentences: declarative - interrogative - exclamatory - imperative






14. Any piece of writing that where the reader can easily move from one detail to the next and understand how they are connected.






15. The mood or tone of the writing created by the auhor






16. The sentence that states the main idea of the paragraph.






17. To tell a story






18. Any piece of writing used to explain something.






19. How the writing will look - 1-paragraph - 5-pargraph essay - etc.






20. The result of something






21. Detail words that help the reader to clearly understand: nouns - verbs - adjectives - adverbs - etc.






22. Give the precise meaning of a word - phrase (group of words) - or concept






23. A piece of writing that describes the locations of the details






24. Any word or phrase (group of words) used to move from one idea to the next - one sentence to the next - or one paragraph to the next.






25. To retell the important details in the your own words






26. Written in paragraph form; restates the questions; answers the questions with specific details; has a final thought






27. Making sure that there are no errors in spelling - grammar - or punctuation






28. Challenge or debate an issue or idea with purpose of persuading






29. The feeling of a piece of writing






30. How the final product is used






31. Give a detailed account or picture of a situation - event - pattern - or occurrence






32. Show how something is similar - and how it is different






33. Offer a considered and balanced review that includes all arguments - factors - hypotheses - opinions - and/or conclusions which is supported by appropriate evidence.






34. Make clear the differences between two or more concepts or things






35. To convince using both fact and opinion






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