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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Challenge or debate an issue or idea with purpose of persuading






2. What the overall writing will be focused on






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






4. How the final product is used






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






6. Has a begging - middle - and end






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






8. To tell a story






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






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






11. Give a detailed account including reasons or causes






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






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






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






15. The result of something






16. 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.






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






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






19. To convince using both fact and opinion






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






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






22. The feeling of a piece of writing






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






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






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






26. Arrange or order by similar characteristics or qualities






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






28. How something interacts with others






29. Assess the limitations; make judgments






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






31. What the overall piece of writing is about.






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






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






34. Any piece of writing used to explain something.






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