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WorksheetsReading and Writing - Discourse/Selecting and Organizing Info
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which purpose of discourse means providing a descriptive and comprehensive discussion of a specific topic?
to entertain
to persuade
to argue
to inform
What is a formal and often lengthy discussion of a subject that uses language to produce meanings or elicit a particular response?
study
research
discourse
inquiry
A discourse is usually analyzed based on its context. What is the basis of analysis if a reader examines a discourse based on the author’s physical surroundings and social relationships?
culture
tradition
social environment
experience
Complete the following analogy:
advertisement: __________; novel: to entertain
to persuade
to inform
to argue
to critique
Complete the following analogy:
comics: __________; encyclopedia: to inform
to entertain
to persuade
to critique
to argue
Which type of discourse discusses a topic through storytelling?
argumentative
expository
descriptive
narrative
Which of the following is the best example of an exposition?
recipe
novel
marketing spiel
debate script
On _________, you simply jot down all the words or ideas that come to mind about a topic.
a brainstorming list
a graphic organizer
a topic outline
a sentence outline
Which of the following refers to the main idea, argument, or purpose of the writing?
topic outline
supporting sentences
thesis statement
main idea
Which of these sentences describes brainstorming?
It is an unstructured technique where one writes down anything related to the topic.
It is a structured technique for organizing information using complete sentences.
It identifies the main point or central message of a paper.
It is a structured technique for organizing information using words or phrases that are listed.
Which of the following is not an example of a graphic organizer?
brainstorming list
mind map
Venn diagram
hierarchical topical organizer
The area where the circles overlap in a Venn diagram is called the __________________.
flowchart
intersection
mind map
process
Santiago wants to show the steps in making champorado through a graphic organizer. Which of the following would best show the process?
flowchart
mind map
Venn diagram
hierarchical topical organizer
The best graphic organizer to explore a central focus of ideas is _________.
a Venn diagram
a flowchart
a hierarchical topic organizer
a mind map
_______________ are a way to organize information in a visual manner to see how ideas relate to one another.
graphic organizers
freewriting exercises
topic outlines
sentence outlines
