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This kind of essay aims to change the audience's mind
informative
expository
persuasive
personal
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Fiction or Non-Fiction?
Non-Fiction
Fiction
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The three parts of an essay are...
Character setting and conflict.
Character, setting and plot.
Introduction, body and conclusion.
Introduction, development and conclusion.
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Anecdotal evidence is...
found in texts such as reference books
based on personal observation and experience
made up of statistics and data
not a form of evidence for an argument
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Summaries are ___________________ than the original text.
The same length as
Shorter
more detailed than
Longer
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An article represents the opinions of the publishers or authors
False
True
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Check all that apply to paraphrasing
The length is similar to the original text
You write the passage in your own words
You must attribute to the original source
Less detailedl than a summary
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This is an example of an editorial
False
True
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Quotes must be attributed to the original source
True
False
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In an editorial, you will be able to identify
the opinions of the editors and a persuasive tone
the cold, hard facts
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The story of a person's life written by someone else is
memoir
biography
autobiography
an article
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Which of the following is NOT an example of how-to writing?
Obituary section of the newspaper
Computer programming handbook
A book on the basics gardening
Cook book
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Autobiography is written in the first person and uses the pronoun "I".
True
False
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Bias is
Is always backed by data
the tendency to seek out information that confirms a belief
An unarguable fact
an essential element of news reporting
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Fiction or Nonfiction?
Fiction
Nonfiction
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Which of the following is NOT true about memoir?
It usually tells the person's entire life story
It usually focuses on one period or incient in a person's life
It is a type of autobiography
Can be based on one's memories or reactions to historical events
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Articles represent an impersonal viewpoint
True
False
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When you quote something, you use the writer's original words
False
True
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When writing an essay, each body paragraph must begin with a...
Thesis
Minor Claim
Evidence
Topic Sentence
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An informative essay is:
An essay that offers evidence to support an opinion.
An essay that explains a certain topic.
An essay with evidence.
An essay that convinces someone to do something.
