Writing to argue, persuade and advise revision

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A 10 question quiz to help learners revise the key features of writing to argue, persuade and advise.
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Resumen del Recurso

Pregunta 1

Pregunta
What is meant by form, audience and purpose in relation to writing tasks
Respuesta
  • Type of text, , who it is written for, reason for writing
  • Style, people, effect
  • Structure, tone, effect

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
For which purpose would a text have been written if it included anecdotal evidence?
Respuesta
  • To argue
  • To persuade
  • To advise

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
When writing to argue you must always include points from both sides of the argument
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Look at this plan for a piece of writing to argue. The candidate has been asked to write a letter to a local newspaper to express their views on the closure of a local school. Complete the plan by dragging and dropping the points that could be made as counter arguments. Plan: F = Letter so remember full addresses & postcodes, date in full. Start Dear . . . end Yours Faithfully. A = Local people, particularly parents and children. P = to argue that the school shouldn't be closed. Main argument: Lots of children attend the school The next nearest school would mean a drive = more traffic, pollution, dangerous roads Results have been getting better. Counter argument. [blank_start]Local population is aging[blank_end] [blank_start]County council will run a bus[blank_end] [blank_start]Results better at other school[blank_end]
Respuesta
  • Local population is aging
  • They can easily make new friends
  • County council will run a bus
  • The children could walk there
  • Results better at other school
  • Results were worse this year

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Which of the following are convention of writing to persuade? Choose all that apply.
Respuesta
  • Emphatic language
  • Rhetorical questions
  • Emotive language
  • Short sentences for impact
  • Use of the second person
  • Three-part lists (groups of three)
  • Interesting adjectives and verbs
  • Causal connectives
  • Temporal connectives
  • Imperative verbs

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Annotate this advert which has been written to persuade by choosing from the drop-down menus to show where the conventions of writing to persuade have been used.
Respuesta
  • Emphatic language
  • fact
  • interesting adverb
  • interesting noun
  • Personal pronoun
  • Third person
  • Two three-part lists
  • Two short sentences
  • Identifies with target audience
  • Formal tone distances audience
  • Three emotive adjectives
  • Three emotive verbs
  • Repetition
  • Rhetorical question
  • More emphatic language
  • More emotive language
  • Rhetorical question
  • Direct question

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Which types of pronouns should you use when writing in the second person?
Respuesta
  • I, me, mine
  • You, your, yours
  • They, them, theirs

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
In writing to advise the use of imperative and modal verbs is a key feature. Choose from the drop-down menus to label the types of verbs used in this advice text.
Respuesta
  • Modal
  • Imperative
  • Imperative
  • Modal
  • Modal
  • Imperative
  • Imperative
  • Modal
  • Imperative
  • Modal
  • Modal
  • Imperative
  • Modal
  • Imperative

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Which of these is not a convention of writing to advise?
Respuesta
  • Imperative and modal verbs
  • Direct address using second person pronouns
  • Variety of sentence structures
  • Sequential structure using sequential connectives
  • Counter argument
  • Interesting range of vocabulary

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
Which of these conventions can be found in all three writing purposes, argue, persuade, advise? Choose all that apply.
Respuesta
  • Variety of sentence structures
  • Emotive language
  • Emphatic language
  • Rhetorical questions
  • Sequential connectives
  • Imperative and modal verbs
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