Expository Writing Pre-Assessment

Expository writing is an _______________?

• Informational text

• Fictional text

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

Expository texts should give information that is _________.

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

Which of the following would be the best example of expository writing?

• A comic book series

• A chapter from a science textbook

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2

All of the following are informational/ expository text features EXCEPT:

• pictures

• captions

• headings

• characters

What is the main purpose for an of expository writing?

• to PERSUDADE and INFORM

• to INFORM and EXPLAIN

• to ENTERTAIN and EXPLAIN

• to EXPLAIN and PERSUADE

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2

When writing an essay, what is the HOOK?

• The main idea of your essay

• The topic sentence of each paragraph

• An opening sentence that grabs the readers attention

• The most important part of your essay

Which of the following is an example of a statistic/fact?

• There are more lifeforms on a human skin than there are people on the planet.

• "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." George Orwell

• Oxymoron is a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness).

• Never make someone a priority who only makes you an option.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an expository text?

• guidebook

• Cinderella

• an instruction manual

• a newspaper article

Expository means...

• to persuade

• to read carefully

• to explain or describe something

• to ask questions about a topic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The writer's CLAIM is also referred to as the ________ when writing an essay.

• transition

• main idea

• thesis statement

• topic sentence