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Persuasive essay

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of information must be included in the hook?

a)

A fact or a question

b)

A quote from a book

c)

A solution

d)

A riddle

2.

Which of the following is a good example of a hook?

a)

Did you know that the 70% of the news come from unreliable sources?

b)

Fake news are mostly damaging for society

c)

Fake news intend to manipulate people's perception

d)

Fake news may change the history of a country

3.

The purpose of the background is to....

a)

provide a definition of the topic selected in class

b)

provide a context to the problematic you are dealing with

c)

provide a position towards the topic selected in class

d)

provide a solution to the problem you are addressing to

4.

Which of the following is a good example of a thesis statement?

a)

The goverment should not continue with housing projects because they are expensive.

b)

Therefore, goverments should not continue with housing projects with low income families.

c)

Govermemnts must continue with housing project becuase poor people need it.

d)

This is why, the goverment should continue with housing projects and sell them.

5.

What are the parts of the first argument?

a)

Topic sentence, supporting details, closing sentence

b)

Opposite view, supporting details, closing sentence

c)

Refutation, supporting details, closing sentence

d)

Topic sentence, supporting details, strong ending.

6.

What is the purpose of the refutation?

a)

To refute the thesis statement

b)

To refute the opposite view

c)

To provide a context to the problem

d)

To explain the topic sentences

7.

Which of the following is a good example of an opposite view?

a)

Experts agree with the idea of creating new housing projects since it may benefit low income families.

b)

I think the housing project should not be an option because people are not buying anymore

c)

On the other hand, opponents say that building housing projects may affect goverment's budget

d)

However, housing projects could be a good alternative for renting among low income families

8.

The refutation can be considered as the second argument.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What are the parts of the conclusion?

a)

Thesis statement, summary of main points, strong ending

b)

Re-statement of thesis, summary of main points, closing sentence

c)

Re-statement of thesis, supporting details, strong ending

d)

Re-statement of thesis, summary of main points, strong ending

10.

The strong ending sentence expresses an hypothetical solution

a)

True

b)

False