True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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To begin your paper, you might want to say something
interesting.
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You don’t need to have any reasons for your
opinion.
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In the concluding paragraph of your paper, you should
sum up all of your reasons for your opinion.
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You will not be using the pronouns you and
I in an opinion paper.
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You need to consider who will be reading your paper
before you begin to write.
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You don’t need to think about the purpose of the
writing.
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It is not important that you express your reasons for having an
opinion about a particular topic.
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To help you think of reasons for your opinion, imagine
someone is asking you Why about your opinion.
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It is important that your reasons be clear and
exact.
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You should have one full paragraph for each reason.
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When writing an opinion paper, you don’t need to
include topic sentences for each paragraph.
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It doesn’t matter if you can’t think of
reasons to support your idea.
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If you can’t think of reasons to support your goal, you should
ask yourself why questions.
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It is important to have strong arguments to support
your goal.
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A.6
Facts and examples will not help to support your opinion.
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It is important that your paper be organized.
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Strong beginings let the readers know what the paper is going to be
about and also catch the audience’s interest.
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Strong endings make your audience want to go to sleep.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Decide whether the reason stated is a strong reason or a weak reason.
Opinion: You should play tennis.
Reason: It is great exercise!
a. | Strong
Reason | b. | Weak
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Decide whether the reason stated is a strong reason or a weak reason.
Opinion: Pizza is not healthy.
Reason: It is round.
a. | Strong
Reason | b. | Weak
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Decide whether the reason stated is a strong reason or a weak reason.
Opinion: Cats make the best pets.
Reason: They don’t chew shoes.
a. | Strong
Reason | b. | Weak
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Decide whether the reason stated is a strong reason or a weak reason.
Opinion: Cats are the best pets.
Reason: Dogs are ugly.
a. | Strong
Reason | b. | Weak
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Decide whether the reason stated is a strong reason or a weak reason.
Opinion: You should go to summer camp.
Reason: You get to meet new and exciting people.
a. | Strong
Reason | b. | Weak
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Choose the strong beginning.
a. | Buzzzz! The
alaram is going off! Time to get up! We’re going to the beach! I can’t wait to get there!
| b. | I like to go to
the beach. Here is why. | | | | |
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C.12 Choose the strong ending.
a. | That is why I like to go to the beach.
| b. | Days at the
beach are the best. Swimming, surfing, picnics, time with my family, and lots of sun! What more is
there to want? | | | | |
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When proofreading your opinion paper, check and make sure you:
a. | used the correct punctuation | d. | A and B only | b. | indented each
new paragraph | e. | all of the
above | c. | used a pretty color ink | | | | |
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When proofreading your opinion paper, check and make sure you:
a. | wrote in complete sentences | d. | A and B only | b. | used lots of
quotation marks | e. | A and C
only | c. | began each
sentence with a capital letter | | | | |
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Choose the synonym for the word below:
liked
a. | hated | c. | enjoyed | b. | it’s ok
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B.12
Choose the synonym for the word below:
draw
a. | sketch | c. | play baseball | b. | paint | | | | |
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