WorksheetsDiscursive Writing
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the purpose of discursive pieces of writing?
To discuss a wide range of ideas
to discurse and discourse
to push one argument
to analyse how an event has shaped the world
which of the following DO NOT belong at the beginning of a discursive piece of writing:
expert quote
fact/statistic
anecdote
decisive argument
What discursive technique/s are used: "I am asking you to help him. I am asking you to help me. I am asking you to help us black people in America".
grouping of three
anaphora
repetition
emotive language
all of the above
What technique is used? "We sit there, against the backs of our chairs now, a little disappointed with each other's company. Perhaps disappointed is too strong. Disconcerted might be the better word. We are looking at each other across a gulf of incomprehension. We are concerned that one of us is a liar and the other a denier."
simile
repetition
exaggeration
personal pronoun
What is this an example of: "Homework is boring, dull and uninteresting"
anaphora
hyperbole
group of three
anecdore
What is the most significant technique in the following excerpt: "I am George Floyd. I am Ahmaud Arbery. I am Tamir Rice. I am Eric Garner. I am Philando Castile. I am Alton Serling. I am Oscar Grant. I am Trayvon Martin. I am Emmett Till."
anecdote
awkward
historical references
repetition
Which persuasive technique is this: when you pick holes in your opposition's argument so that your point of view sounds better.
rhetorical questions
criticise other points of view
groups of three
emotive language
What technique is the following: "On May 26, I woke up to the news that an African American man named George Floyd, 46 years old, was killed 12 blocks from my home - in front of Cup Foods, an Arab-American mom-and-pop corner store my family and i would infrequently patronise, one of the only ones still standing in our expeditiously gentrifying neighbourhood."
(a)
what is this an example of? "95% of pupils feel that there is too much homework."
fact and statistic
hyperbole
emotive language
opinion
Which of the following provides the BEST description of the STRUCTURE for a discursive text?
clearly stated opinion that is repeatedly reinforced
a conversational and informal structure
an open-ended, loose structure
descriptive detail and offering more than one viewpoint
What is the objective and tone of a writer in a discursive piece?
to be subjective - revealing the writer's personality and opinions
to be informative - using statistics, facts and opinions
to be entertaining - using humour and ancedotes
to remain objective - being neutral about the topic, exploring different ideas/positions
Which persuasive technique is the following: "starved and beaten, the poor puppy would have died a miserable death without your help."
hyperbole
emotive language
truncated sentences
third person language
What technique/s is used in this example?
"But one awful prospect lurked at the back of the popular mind: Could this be a Brexit baby? You know, the sort that keeps not arriving, just when you think it will?
rhetorical question
inclusive language
sarcastic tone
humourous tone
