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Informational/Explanatory Writing

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The purpose of an informational/explanatory essay is to ________________.

a)

inform the reader on a topic in a clear way

b)

provide research

c)

learn to write essays

d)

learn stuff

2.

In the word informational you can find the word ___________.

a)

explain

b)

inform

c)

research

d)

thesis statement

3.

A thesis statement _________________.

a)

is the topic sentence

b)

tells the readers position on the topic

c)

tells a story

d)

is the first sentence of a paragraph

4.

The final project for this unit will be ________________

a)

an informational essay

b)

an argumentative essay

c)

a narrative essay

d)

a powerpoint

5.

What word can be found in the word explanatory?

a)

teach

b)

inform

c)

explain

d)

research

6.

In his ___________ the Lakers are the best basketball team.

a)

point of view

b)

thesis statement

c)

digital sourc e

d)

plagiarism

7.

He is ________ because his favorite team is playing in the tournament.

a)

research

b)

credible

c)

point of view

d)

bias

8.

An inference is a __________.

a)

informational essay

b)

bias

c)

logical guess

d)

plagiarism

9.

A person's point of view is the same as their __________.

a)

reaction

b)

opinion

c)

bias

d)

inference

10.

The text structure of a book/novel is ________.

a)

chapters

b)

text boxes

c)

charts

d)

diagrams

11.

An informational text structre might include _________

a)

chapters

b)

text boxes

12.

One of the digital sources I used was ____________.

a)

a book I checked out from the library.

b)

an article I read online.

c)

a magazine I borrowed from a friend.

13.

An example of ___________ is taking someones painting and taking credit for their work.

a)

bias

b)

inference

c)

plagiarism

14.

An example of evidence for an essay you are writing on jungle animals is ________.

a)

"...20% of jungle animals are nocturnal".

b)

jungle animals are nice

c)

jthere are few jungle animals

15.

I do not like Mondays.

Chosose the sentence that is a good paraphrase.

a)

I dislike Mondays.

b)

I hate Mondays.

c)

I love Tuesday.

16.

_________ tells you what the paragraph will be about.

a)

Credible

b)

Accuracy

c)

Topic sentence