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Persuasive Argument

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name

Class

Date

A fact is:

an opinion

something that can be proven true

use of numbers as evidence

a statement

The purpose of a persuasive essay is to...

entertain your reader

convince the reader you're view is correct.

give directions

explain how to perform an action.

The first sentence in the conclusion should be

The summary of your main points.

A call to action

a restatement of your opinion

a new reason

A reason needs to be supported by

reasons

opinion

hook

evidence and facts

Which reason best supports that schools should encourage more students to walk.

None of the reasons are valid.

Students can sleep in longer.

It reduces pollution and increases physical activity.

You don't need buses.

Which statement bests supports cell phone use during the school day?

Students can text friends during breaks.

Cell phones are safe.

Students can contact an adult or call 000 in an emergency.

Students can take pictures with their phones.

Which statement best supports the idea that nature should be conserved and protected?

Nature provides opportunities to study and research.

Nature is cool to look at.

You can get nice pictures outside.

There are many things you can do outside.

There should be _____ paragraphs in a persuasive essay.

Which of the following would be the strongest argument to persuade you to buy a new video game:

The video game is expensive.

The video game is almost as fun as the ones you have.

The video game has OK graphics

The video game won an award for Game of the Year.

10.

Read the passage below. What is the child trying to do?

Hey mum, I really think we should make my bedtime half an hour later. Everyone in my class goes to sleep later than I do. I don't think I need as much sleep as I used to. Each night I lay awake for a long time before I go to sleep.

give reasons to support his argument

make his mother laugh

get more sleep than his mother

persuade his mom he needs more sleep

11.

Which of these statements would be the weakest argument to persuade your parents to let you see a movie:

You saved up your pocket money so you could buy the ticket for yourself.

You have a ride to and from the movie theater with a friend's parent.

It's not a school night.

The movie is a little violent.

12.

We have a responsibility to care for this poor lost dog.

Appeal to emotions or values

Figure of speech

Repetition

Expert evidence

13.

Sun, surf and sand, what more could you want?

Alliteration

Personal pronouns

High modality language

Hyperbole

14.

How could you even consider not going?

Rhetorical question

Expert Evidence

Descriptive scene

High modality language

15.

The crystal clear water and the bright blue sky is hard to resist.

Descriptive scene

Hyperbole

Figure of speech

Personal pronouns

16.

Netball is awesome. Netball is great exercise. Netball is a game everyone should play.

Repetition

Alliteration

Descriptive scene

A figure of speech

17.

How many sentences make up a paragraph?

1 - 3

What is a paragraph?

5 - 8

18.

You know you have enough sentences in your TEEL paragraph...

when there is a topic sentence

when every part is represented

when your hand starts to hurt

when there are at least six sentences

19.

In writing a paragraph, what is the first sentence called.

Sequence sentence

Capital sentence

Topic sentence

Concluding sentence

20.

What is the topic sentence of a paragraph?

It is the details of the topic you are writing about.

It is the main idea of the topic you are writing about.

It is the conclusion of what you are writing about.

It is the answer that you are writing about

21.

What is the last sentence in a paragraph called?

topic sentence

supporting sentence

concluding sentence

opinion sentence

22.

'And' is a good word to start sentences in a paragraph.

true

false

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Persuasive Argument

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 18mins

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