WorksheetsLanguage (ELA) Testing Vocabulary I
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a spoken or written account of connected events - a story
a)
argument
b)
narrative
c)
informative essay
d)
persuasive essay
2.
a part selected from a larger piece of literature
a)
passage
b)
excerpt
c)
both passage and excerpt
d)
neither passage nor excerpt
3.
How are an argumentative essay and a persuasive essay related?
a)
synonyms
b)
antonyms
c)
opposites
d)
hymonyms
4.
evidence from a text that is used to illustrate your ideas and support your arguments
a)
perspective
b)
counterargument
c)
claim
d)
textual support
5.
to mention, quote, or give credit to an author
a)
multiple sources
b)
cite a source
c)
a publisher
d)
express an idea
6.
conclusion paragraph
a)
restates the main idea of an essay
b)
summarizes the three subpoints of the essay
c)
leaves the reader with a final impression
d)
all of the above
7.
persuasive writing
a)
convinces
b)
entertains
c)
tells a story
d)
describes or paints a mental picture
8.
The introductory paragraph contains what?
a)
thesis statement, outline of the paper, hook
b)
outline of the paper, attention grabber, hook
c)
claim, position, attention grabber
d)
none of the above
9.
narrative writing
a)
convinces
b)
tells a story
c)
describes or paints a picture
d)
none of these
10.
indent
a)
one press of the tab button
b)
tap the spacebar several times
c)
press the enter button
d)
backspace twice
11.
a main idea, often called a claim or thesis statement, backed up with evidence that supports the idea
a)
counterargument
b)
main idea
c)
argument
d)
rebuttal
12.
What most young writers neglect to do?
a)
read their writing
b)
revise or restate their ideas
c)
edit for errors
d)
all of the above
13.
antecedent
a)
I, he, her, them
b)
adverb
c)
adjective
d)
a word for which a pronoun stands
14.
an argument (point/reason/view/evidence) that your opponent would make
a)
rebuttal
b)
counterargument
c)
position
d)
claim
15.
when you respond directly to your opponent's argument to show that they are wrong
a)
statement
b)
express
c)
evidence
d)
rebuttal
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