English 10

Identify the purpose of the following persuasive texts.

"In my opinion, Learning grammar is boring compared to Literature."

• Stir up sympathy

• Get people to agree with you

• Create interest

• Prove something wrong

"If you can lend me your money, I can come to the party tonight."

• Urge people to act

• Get people to agree with you

• Support a cause

• Stir up sympathy

Learning doesn't happen overnight, it takes time.

• Make a change

• Create interest

• Support a cause

• Stir up sympathy

Which of the following is NOT a feature of Persuasive?

• With clear thesis statement

• With clear organization and structure

• Statements are uncertain

• Provided by facts and statistics

A persuasive text has fixed structure, what is the sequence of its structure?

• 1.Thesis statement

  2. Arguments

  3. Important information

• 1.Overview

  2.Facts and data

  3. Summary

• 1.Introduction

  2. Present the main Idea

  3. Conclusion

• 1. Main Idea

  2. Supporting deatils

  3. Important information

It is a statement used to make a firm belief about an issue.

(a)  

To classify an OPINION statement, it should have personal judgement of the speaker

• TRUE

• FALSE

Identify if the statement is OPINION or ASSERTION

I am so sure that our country will be progressive in the next 6 years.

• Opinion

• Assertion

Singapore is one of the countries in the world that has the fastest internet connection.

• Opinion

• Assertion

The cake tastes delicious.

• Opinion

• Assertion