WorksheetsInformational writing/Expository
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which is NOT an example of expository writing?
newspaper article
instruction booklet
recipe
short story
Which is NOT another name for expository writing?
Explanatory
Narrative
Informative
Informational
TRUE/FALSE: The INTRODUCTION should begin with a HOOK to draw in the reader's' attention.
True
False
TRUE/FALSE: The CONCLUSION paragraph gives the reader an ENDING to the paper.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT an accurate citation?
In the text is says...
According to, The Tell-Tale Heart, the main character...
In the text, The Hate You Give, the mother said...
After looking at the article, "Can Birds Swim", the research supports...
Bowling is a sport in which the player with the highest score wins. _____, in golf, the lowest score wins.
Indeed
Finally
Furthermore
On the other hand
Check your written application carefully and correct your mistakes. _____ submit it to the employer.
Besides
Clearly
Finally
While
First and foremost is a linking phrase that conveys _____.
addition
contrast
emphasis
order
Furthermore is a linking word that conveys _____.
addition
contrast
emphasis
order
While oranges and lemons are both citrus fruits that grow on trees, they are different colors and have very different tastes.
Order & Sequence
Problem & Solution
Descriptive
Compare & Contrast
It is fun to read about chimpanzees. All wild chimpanzees live in Africa. They live mostly in thick rain forests and in woodlands. There are two types.
Cause & Effect
Descriptive
Sequence
Problem & Solution
You may not know who Mark Zuckerberg is but I bet you know about Facebook. Zuckerberg and his roommates launched Facebook from their college dormitory at Harvard. Facebook started off as just a "Harvard thing," but Zuckerberg and roommates spread it to other universities like Stanford, Dartmouth, and NYU. As Facebook grew in size and popularity, Zuckerberg took investments but resisted buyout offers. The founders maintained control and in 2012 Facebook became a publically traded company. Today Facebook is one of the world’s most popular websites and Zuckerberg is the CEO. Facebook has over one billion users and Zuckerberg is one of the 25 richest people in America. That’s not too bad for a college dropout.
Chronological
Sequence/Order of Importance
Cause/Effect
Problem/Solution
What does a conclusion do?
Tie ideas together.
Does not introduce a new topic.
Reminds the reader of the topic.
All of the above.
What are transitions?
The sentences that express the main point, or idea, of a paragraph
Reasons, examples and other details to support the main point of the paragraph
Signal words that increase the effectiveness of organizing support for each paragraph, using time order or listing order
A series of sentences about one main idea, or point
You have read three sources about national monuments and
memorials: “The Gateway Arch,” “The Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial” and “A Tour of the World War II Memorial.”
Write an essay analyzing the importance of monuments and
memorials in understanding our nation’s history. Consider how the photographs in the articles add to the reader’s
understanding about the monument or memorial.
Support your essay with information from all three sources.
What will you write your essay about?
How important monuments are.
How the the monuments demonstrate our nation's history.
How beautiful the three monuments are.
You have just read two passages about how paper is made. Write and essay in which you explain the crucial steps to making paper. You must support your ideas with evidence from both passages. Follow the conventions of the standard written English.
Which is the most appropriate THESIS for this essay:
We use paper daily.
In my opinion, paper is made in factories.
Paper is important to us.
There are many crucial steps to making paper.
Based on the selection, write an essay to explain how Jonathan is different from other seagulls. Support your answer with important details from the selection.
Choose words for "do."
write, explain, support
write, explain, cite
write
an essay
Based on the passage, write an essay to explain why the flying frog could be called “extreme.” Support your answer with important details from the passage.
Choose the words for "do."
write, explain, support
create, explain, support
create, describe, cite
write, explain, cite
Based on “Shipwrecked!” and A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage, write an essay explaining whether Ernest Shackleton was a hero. Be sure to use information from both the article and the memoir to develop your essay.
The words in red are the __________.
Do
What
Based on Runt, write a narrative that tells the events of the passage from Runt’s mother’s point of view. Use what you know about the characters, setting, and events from the passage to write your narrative.
The facts in blue are the ______________.
Do
What
