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WorksheetsWriting strategies Test Review
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Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
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It is effective when writing topic sentences within paragraphs to use varied details to support your topic such as facts, examples, comparison, contrast, narrative, definition, process and analysis.
true
false
Characteristics of a topic sentence are limited subject; definite attitude; and sense of direction.
Ture
False
A detail is sufficient when it makes the topic interesting and provides enough detail to clarify or convince the reader.
True
False
A detail is inappropriate when it pertains to the topic
and fits the attitude.
True
False
Which detail best supports the following topic sentence: Generally students find writing a college admission application stressful because there are so many things to include in order to stand out from the others.
One of the ways students can help reduce their stress is to categorize all of their high school involvements and then use a balanced approach by selecting various categories from their list such as their responsibilities, academic achievements, and extracurricular interests.
Both of my sisters filled out college applications however one of them emphasized extra curriculars while the other focused more on GPA.
Student’s anxiety levels tend to increase by up to 40 percent when tasked with writing a college essay.
My sister was writing a college application and she had so many things to include that she had to take 30 minute breaks to reduce her stress.
all of the above
What should you always do before starting to write?
Plan
Take a Nap
Sing the ABC's
Proofread your Spelling
How does the scratch paper help you with writing?
It doesn't
Scratch paper isn't necessary
Organize ideas to plan your essay
Long division can be put there
Should your answers be written in paragraphs?
Yes
No
Maybe?
Not sure
What three parts should be in your essay?
Introduction, evidence, words
Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion
Headings, graphs, definitions
Introduction, sentences, punctuation
What are transition words?
Going to one grade to another
Words that are about School
Phrases that signal the next part: Next, For Example, last, However, etc.
Words that only teachers know about
What should be included in each body paragraph?
Evidence and explanation of evidence
Evidence and Explanation of Evidence
Explanation of evidence and more evidence
Evidence that you have ELABORATED on
When you think you're done, always remember to:
Re-read the question
Include your own thoughts and evidence
Read through your final essay
All of the Above
When you finish writing, what should you check over in your answer?
Capitalization
Spelling
Punctuation
All of the Above
What document should you read over and check before telling your teacher you are done?
Writers Checklist
Declaration of Independence
Multiplication chart
Bill of Rights
When do you submit your test?
AFTER your teacher tells you that you can
Whenever you finish
Before Lunch
At the end of the day
What is a good Writing Strategy?
Using a formal style and academic vocabulary
Reading a text firstly for comprehension
Reading a text secondly for unknown words
Annotating
It's the type of letter you write to people you know, usually about personal matters.
Portcard
Friendly letter
Formal letter
This composition is written to a specific person/ group (e.g. your parents, your friends, the City Council, etc.)
article
report
letter
You write this type of letter to officials, managers and is about oficial or business matters.
Friendly letter
Formal letter
Postcards
It's a sentence that introduces or summarises the main topic
supporting sentence
main sentence
topic sentence
Words that show contrast:
although, but, however
because, as, so
when, before, as soon, as
Words we use to give examples:
because, as, so
such as, especially, for example
although, but, however
What is tone?
When the author gives details that help develop a character.
A comparison using "like" or "as."
The feeling the author creates within you, the reader.
The author's attitude about the topic they are writing about.
What is characterization?
Visually descriptive language.
Details that help develop a character.
When an object referenced in the text represents an idea.
The creation of a character.
What is imagery?
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
A comparison using "like" or "as."
A pattern of repetition.
The feeling the author creates within you, the reader.
The term for author's word choice is:
Word use
Theme
Diction
Tone
Which of the following is an example of personification?
"The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't." (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
"There was a shriek of a door being torn from its hinges." ("Harrison Bergeron")
"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day." ("The Lottery")
“The women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their menfolk.” ("The Lottery")
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country can do for you.
The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.
To be or not to be, that is the question.
"The children assembled first, of course. School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play, and their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher, of books and reprimands." Which point of view is this?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Effective readers read for...
monitor their comprehension, critize others, rewrite the text, accept ideas of lesser importance.
Summarize every single paragraph, translate all words, for no purpose.
a purpose, summarize main ideas, reject ideas of lesser importance,
organize information, and monitor their comprehension.
Select Two important skills that you need when you have to
read quickly for information. And knowing what information is needed before reading so you read quickly
looking for that particular information.
Highlighting
Scanning
Writing
Skimming
Guessing
This describes the noun
Noun
Adverb
Adjective
Verb
This part of the spech describes how the action is done.
Noun
Adverb
Adjective
Verb
What is an advantage of using graphic organizers?
It's easier for us to translate the text
It shortens the text and reduces the difficulties.
It’s easier for us to remember visual information than lots of written text.
Which of the following do you think are writing strategies?
Create a Word Bank
Use of graphic organizers and templates
Peer Editing
Write the first thing you think
How comfortable are you with identifying writing strategies in passages you read?
Confident
Somewhat Confident
Not Confident
What are writing strategies?
What is a writing strategy?
a central idea
the structure of a essay
a literary element
a literary element, literary technique, or rhetorical device
Identify the list that contains an example of a writing strategy.
plot, paragraph, rhetorical question, and essay
conflict, rhetorical question, personification, and setting
conflict, paragraph, personification, and setting
plot, essay, rhetorical question, and personification
What writing strategy is being used in the following sentence: The trees danced in the wind.
imagery
personification
alliteration
metaphor
Identify the correct writing strategy for the following definition: a comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
What writing strategy is being used in the following sentence: Fair is foul, and foul is fair.
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
What writing strategy is being used in the following example: The autumn leaves are a blanket on the ground.
Simile
Setting
Personification
Imagery
What writing strategy is being used in the following sentence: Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired town when I first knew it.
Characterization
Setting
Conflict
Metaphor
Mary's voice is music to my ears is an example of what writing strategy?
Characterization
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Read the example provided and identify the correct writing strategy: Josh was defending his case to the government for a crime that he did not commit.
Metaphor
Characterization
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
What writing strategy is being used in the following quote: “His cheeks were thin to hollowness; his mouth was wide; there were shallow, almost delicate indentations at his temples...."
Characterization
Setting
Simile
Personification
Your purpose of writing may be answered by the question: what do you want to accomplish?
True
False
This is the stage where you polish the order of your ideas and filter the information needed to get your point across and correct any mechanical errors.
Revising
Writing
Editing
Organizing
Pre-writing
In brainstorming, you must find the related ideas to the topic you have in mind and link it to subtopics.
True
False
It's best to think of different topics and discover various points of focus so you can keep your options open before writing.
True
False
A pre-writing strategy which is the process of pouring out all your thoughts nonstop in an exact order, language and form as you think of them.
Freewriting
Brainstorming
Clustering
Looping
Your purpose of writing may be answered by the question: what do you want to accomplish?
True
False
THE SNOW IS LIKE FROSTING
I came, I saw, I conquered.
The story told of a pauper, a person without wealth, who had big dreams.
“Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes with nimble soles; I have a soul of lead”
“Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.”
“Life is a tale told by an idiot — full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name which is no part of thee
Take all myself.
The following are examples of signal phrases: (Choose all the correct answers).
Because
For example,
In the book,
Because,
A signal phrase is
a word, phrase, or sentence that appears before or after your evidence.
a word, phrase, or sentence that appears before your evidence.
a word, phrase, or sentence that appears after your evidence.
a word, phrase, or sentence that appears as the first sentence of your essay.
Signal phrases can be used to prepare the reader for an explanation of the evidence.
True
False
Developing your ideas involves explaining your thoughts. This also helps the reader: (choose the best answer)
understand your reasoning.
feel the same you do about the subject.
understand the subject.
feel a connection to the text.
Elaborate also means what?
provide evidence
provide an explanation
provide an understanding
provide definitions of unknown words
How many sentences constitute a paragraph?
3
6
8
As many as it takes to answer the questions completely.
Which form of writing tells a story?
Opinion
Informational
Narrative
Which form of writing asks you to explain something?
Informational
Opinion
Narrative
Which form of writing asks you to tell what you think about something?
Narrative
Opinion
Informational
What should you include in the first paragraph of a narrative?
Actions or events that happen to characters in the story
Information about the characters, setting, and problem
Your opinion about the story or passage you read
What should you include in the final paragraph of an opinion essay?
A final reason for your opinion
The other sides opinion
Your opinion and a summary of reasons for it
In general, how many paragraphs should your essay contain?
5
3
4
Which of these writing types might include dialogue?
narrative
opinion
informational
Which of these starters could you use to begin a narrative writing piece?
Did you know that_____________?
One important fact is...
It all began when...
Which of these starters could you use to begin an opinion writing piece?
One reason I think...
Did you know that...?
It all began when...
Which of these transitions could help you begin your first important detail paragraph in an informational writing piece?
Did you know that...?
One reason I think...
One way...
Which two of these transitions could you use to start your final paragraph in an informational writing piece?
As you can see,
In the end,
In conclusion,
Which of these transitions could you use to begin RE#2 in your opinion writing?
Another way...
Another reason I think...
Finally, I think
Select all the transitions you could use to introduce your evidence in an opinion or informational writing piece.
For instance,
According to the text,
In the text it said..
For example,
After you have read your passages, pulled apart the prompt, and organized your thoughts, what should you do?
Check for errors
Read the prompt
Write and tell more
Select all of the things you should check for when you finish your writing piece.
Does it fit the prompt?
Any missing words?
Does it have thick paragraphs?
Capitalization?
Spelling?
Good readers look up new or unfamiliar words they don't know in order to better understand what they read.
True
False
Good readers preview a text, ask and answer questions, make predictions and inferences, make connections to what they read, can summarize what they read, can identify the main idea, and make decisions about what details are important from what they read.
True
False
What strategies do good readers use while reading?
They ask questions and then search the text for answers as they read
They highlight important information as they read
They identify the main idea for each paragraph they read
They visualize and make connections to the reading
All of the above
Why do writers make changes to their work.
To show off or boast about their writing
To show they have nothing better to do
To show they know famous writers
To show they can improve and make it better
