WorksheetsExpository/Informative Writing Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Expository Writing refers to a type of discourse characterized by...
ideas
information
directions
story
opinions
Discourse in expository writing is reinforced by ____ and ____.
speech and debate
elaboration and elegance
quality details and elaboration
nature and nurture
Which is NOT a way expository writing provides information to the reader about a particular topic?
defining and describing
anecdotal
categorizing
sequencing steps
comparing and contrasting
Which is NOT an example of expository writing?
a yield sign
an instruction pamphlet
a research paper
a fortune cookie
What are the three main reasons for expository writing?
to explain why, to explain how, to report information
to explain who, to explain what, to explain why
to explain who, to explain where, to explain when
to report facts, to explain opinions, personal narrative
You have to write about why World War I happened and the eventual outcomes. This is an informative essay in the style of:
Reporting comparisons/contrasts)
Explaining How (sequential)
Reporting part to whole
Reporting reasons/causes and effects
Which is not one of the four Essential Elements of Informative Writing?
Differentiation
Clarity
Logical Progression
Conciseness
Precise Word Choice
Informative writing is a type of writing that students are MOST often required to produce throughout their school year.
True
False
Which Thinking Map does NOT help students "see" the structure of a piece of text?
Double Bubble Map
Tree Map
Circle Map
Multi-Flow Map
Which Thinking Map does a great job of organizing a composition to EXPLAIN WHY?
Multi-Flow
Brace
Double Bubble
Sequential
