WorksheetsExtended Writing Workshop Follow Up Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
What are the formats that are tested for Part 3: Extended Writing?
Review
Article
Story
Report
What are the 4 areas you need to consider while writing an essay?
Language
Content
Organisation
Tone and Register
Communicative Achievement
For language, what do you need to do in order to obtain 4-5 marks in Extended Essay?
Use less common words.
Make no grammatical mistakes.
Provide sophisticated ideas.
Use the right tenses.
To obtain a full mark for content, you must
Include all 3 points
Use the right tone and register
Make sure that the points are written in relation to the topic
The details used are relevant to the points given
Use sophisticated ideas/arguments
How can you score for organisation?
use a variety of less common connectors/linking words
sequence your points logically
use varying sentence lengths and structures
write in about 200 - 250 words
For an article, what is the most suitable tone you can use?
Informal
Formal
Semi-formal
Communicative achievement is said to be achieved when
You use the right tone and register (formal/informal)
You use features of the genre
Your essay must be impactful for the reader
You use correct tenses
What are the features that you need to include in a review?
Description
Details
Strengths
Weaknesses
Recommendations
Which of the following sentences can be considered as a detailed description in a review?
The place is fun.
The cake is scrumptious.
The movie is boring.
When I first tasted that pizza, the cheese melted delicately in my mouth.
In report, how can we make our writing sounds impartial?
Using passive sentences
Refrain from using first or second person pronouns (I, we, you etc.)
Avoid giving out judgments or use emotional languages
Use semi-formal language
Which sentences follow the advice "Show, not tell"?
The boy has a handsome face like an angel.
Manan is scared after seeing the ghost.
Tears streamed down her cheeks moments after she heard the news.
Brian clenched his angrily, as his face reddened like a boiled lobster.
What makes a good story in Extended Writing?
Vivid descriptions using less common words.
All events must be understood easily by the reader.
Plot must be sophisticated and 'mind-blowing'
Build the plot with exciting events throughout the story.
Use the right tenses.
