WorksheetsEssay Vocabulary Terms 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is an essay?
an online news article
a book
a short piece of writing with multiple paragraphs
one paragraph about a topic
Persuade means
A verb that means you are trying to convince or influence someone about something.
A verb that means to argue.
An adjective that means negative.
An adverb that means to talk rudely.
A claim is
the truth told by a writer
a lie told by a writer
something the writer wants you to know or believe
something done to trick the reader
Justify, to a writer, means
trying to prove to the reader what they said is correct
trying to prove to the reader what they said is incorrect
arguing
begging
What is evidence? Writers use evidence in their supporting details to...
persuade you
support their claim
argue with you
lie to you
The main idea is
the topic of main focus in the essay
a large topic
a narrow topic
an opinion
The central idea is
the same meaning as a main idea
a persuasive essay
a theme of a story
the setting in a story
The controlling idea is
the counter argument
the argument
the logic used by the writer
the idea the author is guiding you toward believing
A narrative essay
pursuades you
discusses different points of view
tells a story
discusses an idea
An expository essay
attempts to persuade you
shows the argument of differing views on a topic
tells a story
explains an idea or thought
