Unit 7 (Argumentative) Academic Vocab Quiz

A type of text in which an author tries to persuade the reader to 

feel a certain way about a topic or take action is called -

• drama

• fiction

• nonfiction

• argumentative

The reason an author writes a text is called the -

• text structure

• author's purpose

• text features

• genre

What is the author's purpose in writing an argumentative text?

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Inform

• Express

How a piece of writing is organized is called the -

• author's purpose

• genre

• text structure

• text features

The most important idea about a topic, usually a general 

statement is called the -

• genre

• supporting details

• author's purpose

• central (main) idea

Ideas that support the central/main idea and come directly from 

the text are called -

• central (main) idea

• supporting details

• author's purpose

• text structure

Information pulled directly from a text to support the central idea/claim is called -

• text structure

• central (main) idea

• text evidence

• text features

The acronym for our writing strategy is -

• AER

• CER

• RACE

• PQRAP

The process of rearranging ideas or sentences in order to improve clarity is called -

• revising

• planning

• drafting

• finalizing

The main argument that the author is making in an argumentative text is called the -

• counter argument

• intended audience

• evidence

• claim