What type of writing explains how to do something.
expository
15
What type of writing tells a story? The story can be real or imaginary.
Narrative
15
What type of writing describes a person, a place or an event?
descriptive
20
A true story about the life of a famous person is called a:
biography
10
When a person writes the story of his or her own life, it is called:
autobiography
15
What is the Latin translation of "bio"?
life
15
What is the Latin translation of "auto"
self
20
What kind of writing tries to convince other people of something?
persuasive
20
In an essay, where does the conclusion go?
at the end
5
Writing directions is an example of
a) descriptive b) expository c) persuasive
b) expository
15
The story of the life of Abraham Lincoln, written by James E. Smith, is an example of a(n)
a) nonfiction b) autobiography c) biography
biography
20
A letter trying to convince the school director that students should be allowed an extra 15 minutes to arrive in school is an example of what kind of writing? a) persuasive b) explanatory c) descriptive
persuasive
15
What do we call the writing of a book report broken up into different sections on a single piece of paper?
one-pager
20
Name three things you should always include in a book report.
name of book, genre, author, main idea, main characters, setting
20
The ? names the character, book, and author.
a) introduction b) topic sentence c) conclusion