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Non-Fiction Writing

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The words AND, BUT, YET, SO are called 
a)
conjunctions
b)
prepositions
c)
adjectives
d)
adverbs
2.
A part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea is called 
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
preposition
d)
adjective
3.
A part of speech that takes a place of a noun is called 
a)
verb
b)
pronoun
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
4.
A part of speech that describes a noun or pronoun is called 
a)
verb
b)
conjunction
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
5.
A part of speech that describes (modifies) a verb, adjective, or adverb is called
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
6.

Refers to the feelings and ideas a word evokes.

a)

Synonym

b)

Denotation

c)

Connotation

d)

Diction

7.

Mood refers to...

a)

The definition of words used in a text

b)

The choices an author makes in a text

c)

Relating to a text

d)

The emotional setting of a text

8.
Identify the metaphor
a)
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
b)
My heart is a muscle.
c)
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
d)
My heart is like a muscle.
9.

When an author gives the reader a hint of what's to come...

a)

foreshadow

b)

imagery

c)

flashback

10.
The author's attitude toward the subject matter is called ________.
a)
mood
b)
tone
11.
Language that appeals to the senses
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
imagery
12.

What is textual evidence?

a)

Your claim.

b)

Proof from the text to support your answer.

c)

What the author thinks about a topic.

d)

An explanation in your own words about your claim.

13.

Name this punctuation


,


Netflix, Instagram, Spotify

a)

full stop

b)

comma

c)

exclamation mark

d)

colon

14.

Name this punctuation: '


Joe's toy | can't

a)

colon

b)

comma

c)

dash

d)

apostrophe

15.

Name this punctuation


:


You need 3 things in life: faith, purpose and love.

a)

colon

b)

comma

c)

exclamation mark

d)

semicolon

16.

Name this punctuation


( )


WHO (World Health Organisation)

a)

ellipsis

b)

parentheses

c)

dash

d)

apostrophe

17.

display (something) ostentatiously

a)

combat

b)

flaunt

c)

prevail

18.

lessen the effectiveness

a)

discreet

b)

ambiguous

c)

undermine

19.

not clear or decided

a)

cohesion

b)

ambiguous

c)

disrepute

20.

not leading to a firm result

a)

contravene

b)

prevail

c)

inconclusive