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Essay Vocabulary Terms 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an essay?

a)

an online news article

b)

a book

c)

a short piece of writing with multiple paragraphs

d)

one paragraph about a topic

2.

Persuade means

a)

A verb that means you are trying to convince or influence someone about something.

b)

A verb that means to argue.

c)

An adjective that means negative.

d)

An adverb that means to talk rudely.

3.

A claim is

a)

the truth told by a writer

b)

a lie told by a writer

c)

something the writer wants you to know or believe

d)

something done to trick the reader

4.

Justify, to a writer, means

a)

trying to prove to the reader what they said is correct

b)

trying to prove to the reader what they said is incorrect

c)

arguing

d)

begging

5.

What is evidence? Writers use evidence in their supporting details to...

a)

persuade you

b)

support their claim

c)

argue with you

d)

lie to you

6.

The main idea is

a)

the topic of main focus in the essay

b)

a large topic

c)

a narrow topic

d)

an opinion

7.

The central idea is

a)

the same meaning as a main idea

b)

a persuasive essay

c)

a theme of a story

d)

the setting in a story

8.

The controlling idea is

a)

the counter argument

b)

the argument

c)

the logic used by the writer

d)

the idea the author is guiding you toward believing

9.

A narrative essay

a)

pursuades you

b)

discusses different points of view

c)

tells a story

d)

discusses an idea

10.

An expository essay

a)

attempts to persuade you

b)

shows the argument of differing views on a topic

c)

tells a story

d)

explains an idea or thought