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Informative Writing Vocabulary

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To explain or describe something

a)

Eliminate

b)

Expository

c)

Publish

d)

Revise

2.

To read over and fix mistakes with your writing

a)

proofread

b)

present

c)

annotate

d)

plagiarize

3.

To prepare or issue a piece of writing for public sale or for readership

a)

edit

b)

excerpt

c)

publish

d)

integrate

4.

To give, to show or to offer something for others to consider

a)

critical

b)

eliminate

c)

edit

d)

present

5.

To completely remove or get rid of something

a)

eliminate

b)

integrate

c)

revise

d)

proofread

6.

To re-examine and make alterations to your writing

a)

inform

b)

plan

c)

present

d)

revise

7.

Words used to link words, phrases or sentences together.

a)

Passive words

b)

Active words

c)

Transitional words

d)

Subjective words

8.

This is the last sentence of your introduction paragraph that states the topic and purpose for your essay

a)

Thesis

b)

Subject

c)

Object

d)

Theory

9.

Thoughts from the reader to the writer in efforts to help the writer with revisions

a)

jargon

b)

publish

c)

feedback

d)

thesis

10.

A helpful guide in organizing your paper; Helps give a visual structure to your work

a)

thesis

b)

outline

c)

print copy

d)

jargon

11.

Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand

a)

jargon

b)

distinction

c)

feedback

d)

transitional words

12.

Based on or influenced by your PERSONAL FEELINGS, TASTES or OPINIONS

a)

Subjective

b)

Objective

13.

NOT influenced by feelings or opinions; represents FACTS only

a)

Subjective

b)

Objective

14.

Importance; Significance; excellence that sets someone or something apart from others.

a)

thesis

b)

indication

c)

distinction

d)

depict

15.

Choose the best definition for ACCESSIBLE

a)

To check over and correct mistakes

b)

express yourself through pictures

c)

to show or offer something for others to consider

d)

easy to get to or able to be reached

16.

Choose the best definition for EDIT

a)

to check over and correct mistakes

b)

easy to read

c)

a helpful guide in organizing your paper

d)

represents facts only

17.

Choose the best definition for the word PICTORIAL

a)

To prepare or issue a piece of writing

b)

to illustrate or express something using pictures

c)

Excellence that sets someone or something apart from others

18.
What is the purpose of an informative essay?
a)
To provide information, or explain steps in a process. 
b)
To tell a story. 
c)
To entertain the readers.
d)
To persuade the reader.
19.
What are the three main parts of an essay?
a)
The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
b)
Introduction, Hook, Body
c)
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
d)
Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 
20.
What is a hook?
a)
A hook grabs the reader's attention.
b)
A hook ends the essay.
c)
A hook is the main idea of an essay.
d)
The hook explains what each paragraph is about. 
21.
What is a thesis statement?
a)
The statement that is the main idea of an essay.
b)
The statement that introduces each paragraph.
c)
The statement that grabs the reader's attention. 
d)
The final statement in an essay. 
22.
In which part of the essay should your hook go?
a)
The body paragraphs.
b)
The introduction.
c)
The conclusion. 
d)
The topic sentence. 
23.
In which part of the essay should your thesis statement go?
a)
The middle. 
b)
The body paragraphs.
c)
The conclusion. 
d)
The introduction.
24.

Evidence Is Not Necessary For Your Essay.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What do you never add to an informative essay?

a)

Facts

b)

Opinions

c)

Quotes

d)

Punctuation

26.

Each body paragraph must have ____________ from the texts, or sources, that proves the answer to the question about the text.

a)

conclusions

b)

topics

c)

arguments

d)

evidence

27.

You must ____________ your ideas in your body paragraphs, or back them up with details.

a)

summarize

b)

support

c)

paraphrase

d)

plagiarize

e)

transition

28.
Why do we need evidence?
a)
To make the paragraph longer. 
b)
To practice sentence structure.
c)
To make a claim. 
d)
To support, prove, and explain our claim. 
29.

Why are graphic organisers useful?

a)

They help to organise and structure your ideas.

b)

They look nice.

c)

They are not useful at all.

30.
Expository writing is _____________?
a)
informational text
b)
fictional text
31.
You should use a transition word to start each new body paragraph and also for the conclusion paragraph.
a)
false
b)
true
32.
The thesis statement is usually the last sentence in the introduction paragraph?
a)
false
b)
true
33.
The introduction paragraph should start with a "hook" to grab the reader's attention.
a)
true
b)
false
34.
What is the author's purpose in an expository text? 
a)
To explain 
b)
To entertain
c)
To describe
d)
To tell a story
35.
Expository means what?
a)
telling how you feel 
b)
Informing
c)
sharing opinions
d)
researching

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