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Writing to argue, persuade and advise revision

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  1. 1What is meant by form, audience and purpose in relation to writing tasksImage for question 1
    1. AType of text, , who it is written for, reason for writing
    2. BStyle, people, effect
    3. CStructure, tone, effect
  2. 2For which purpose would a text have been written if it included anecdotal evidence?Image for question 2
    1. ATo argue
    2. BTo persuade
    3. CTo advise
  3. 3When writing to argue you must always include points from both sides of the argumentImage for question 3
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  4. 4Look 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]     Image for question 4
    1. ALocal population is aging
    2. BThey can easily make new friends
    3. CCounty council will run a bus
    4. DThe children could walk there
    5. EResults better at other school
    6. FResults were worse this year
  5. 5Which of the following are convention of writing to persuade? Choose all that apply.Image for question 5
    1. AEmphatic language
    2. BRhetorical questions
    3. CEmotive language
    4. DShort sentences for impact
    5. EUse of the second person
    6. FThree-part lists (groups of three)
    7. GInteresting adjectives and verbs
    8. HCausal connectives
    9. ITemporal connectives
    10. JImperative verbs
  6. 6Annotate 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.Image for question 6
    1. AEmphatic language
    2. Bfact
    3. Cinteresting adverb
    4. Dinteresting noun
    5. EPersonal pronoun
    6. FThird person
    7. GTwo three-part lists
    8. HTwo short sentences
    9. IIdentifies with target audience
    10. JFormal tone distances audience
    11. KThree emotive adjectives
    12. LThree emotive verbs
    13. MRepetition
    14. NRhetorical question
    15. OMore emphatic language
    16. PMore emotive language
    17. QRhetorical question
    18. RDirect question
  7. 7Which types of pronouns should you use when writing in the second person?Image for question 7
    1. AI, me, mine
    2. BYou, your, yours
    3. CThey, them, theirs
  8. 8In 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.Image for question 8
    1. AModal
    2. BImperative
    3. CImperative
    4. DModal
    5. EModal
    6. FImperative
    7. GImperative
    8. HModal
    9. IImperative
    10. JModal
    11. KModal
    12. LImperative
    13. MModal
    14. NImperative
  9. 9Which of these is not a convention of writing to advise?Image for question 9
    1. AImperative and modal verbs
    2. BDirect address using second person pronouns
    3. CVariety of sentence structures
    4. DSequential structure using sequential connectives
    5. ECounter argument
    6. FInteresting range of vocabulary
  10. 10Which of these conventions can be found in all three writing purposes, argue, persuade, advise? Choose all that apply.Image for question 10
    1. AVariety of sentence structures
    2. BEmotive language
    3. CEmphatic language
    4. DRhetorical questions
    5. ESequential connectives
    6. FImperative and modal verbs

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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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