Persuasive Writing Test

Where should a thesis statement appear?

• first paragraph
• anywhere in the essay
• last paragraph
• the first sentence of every paragraph

What is the purpose of the thesis?

• To remind your reader what your paper is about
• To state your opinion or claim and prove it
• To hook the reader's attention
• To use vocabulary words

What is a thesis statement?

• A general idea of what the essay is about
• A summary of the main idea
• A statement that explains the main idea of an essay
• A suggestion that you should read the essay

A writer who uses persuasion attempts to:

• teach you how to make or do something
• influence you to do or believe something
• inform you about historic or current events
• tell a story

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

A fact is:

• an opinion
• something that can be proven true
• use of numbers as evidence
• a statement

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

• To inform
• To persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

There are three parts to an essay. Which choice contains all of them?

• Thesis, Lead, Hook
• Introduction, Body, Counterclaim, Conclusion
• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal
• Introduction, Body, Conclusion

The first step of the writing process is the

• Prewrite
• Edit
• Peer Conference
• Revise

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the main point of this paragraph?
I will be looking after my neighbours' dog this week.  They have gone abroad on holiday and cannot take it with them. I will feed him and take him for walks every day.  I'm really looking forward to it.

• Going on holiday.
• Enjoying dogs.
• Looking after a neighbour's dog.
• Getting on with your neighbour.

What would be the best topic sentence?
Water spilled onto the road and towards the store. Trolleys were stood in 10 cms of water and sandbags were used to block doorways.  Luckily, not much damage was caused.  

• Ducks and swans enjoyed the rain.
• The weather was really hot last week.
• Tesco's was forced to close its doors to customers as flood water rose. 
• Tesco's stocks ruined by rain.