Informational Text Terms

Thesis means

• The subject of a text
• The topic of a text
• A statement intended to be proven
• A statement that is true

A set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in an argument is called

• support
• couterargument
• point of view
• perspective

A thesis needs to be supported by

• evidence
• examples
• statistics
• all of the above

A text has to be directed to a specific

• reason
• support
• thesis
• audience

The reasons why a writer writes is his/her

• audience
• support
• purpose
• thesis

A synonym for the term "Attention Grabber" is

• hook
• introduction
• thesis
• jab

The connecting words or phrases that MUST be used in an essay are called

• transit words
• transformers
• transitions
• transgressions

An argumentative essay is meant to

• compare
• persuade
• inform
• entertain

The essay format used in high school is

• OPP
• MSG
• APA
• MLA

Logos, Ethos and Pathos are called

• Pathological Devices
• Retroactive devices
• Rhetorical Devices
• Rebuttal Devices