Essay Techniques

1. A kind of writing technique that deals with facts and information

• A. Informative

• B. Argumentative

• C. Persuasive

• D. Expository

2. It is a statement that describes one side of an arguable viewpoint?

• A. Narrative Statement

• B. Literary Statement

• C. Persuasive Statement

• D. Position Statement

3. Which of these is NOT a part of an argumentative essay?

• A. Introduction

• B. Body Paragraphs

• C. Conclusion

• D. Setting

4. It is a style of writing that provides factual information?

• A. Informative

• B. Narrative

• C. Informational

• D. Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5. To have a concrete statement, you need to provide _______ to support your argument.

• A. Evidence

• B. Opinions

• C. Hearsays

• D. Titles

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

6. The following is an example of argumentative text, EXCEPT?

• A. Election Propaganda

• B. Essays

• C. Legal Texts

• D. Poems

7. The goal of an informative essay is to _____________.

• A. provide information, or explain steps in a process

• B. tell a story.

• C. entertain the readers.

• D. persuade the reader

8. In which part of the argumentative essay, do you include the quotes from the text?

• A. Introduction

• B. Hook

• C. Body Paragraph

• D. Conclusion

9. What is the writing technique that contains a topic sentence?

• A. Persuasive

• B. Argumentative

• C. Informative

• D. Narrative

10. Which of these is a correctly written argument?

• A. Fresno is a city in California

• B. Some people find Hot Cheetos spicy

• C. Graffiti brings cities together

• D. Hot Cheetos taste better than Takis because they are less spicy