True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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B.4
When writing down the steps of making a cake it is unimportant to write them down in
order.
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2.
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B.4
My Top 4 Favorite Movies:
1. The Pop
Hop
2. Burning Engines
3. Lovely Launa
4. The Revenge of the Dust
Mites
This is an example of expository
writing.
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3.
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B.4
Adjectives hurt your writing when you are comparing and contrasting something.
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B.4 Table 1
Table 2
seats
4 seats
2
height: 4 feet height:
4.4 feet
weight: 42 lbs.
weight: 42 lbs.
This graphic organizer compares and contrasts the two
tables.
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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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B.4
One of the most important factors of expository writing is a. | the use of
proper nouns. | c. | the use of
professional paper. | b. | the use of sensory language. | d. | the use of data and examples. | | | | |
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B.4
My Top 4 Favorite Movies:
1. The Pop
Hop
2. Burning Engines
3. Lovely Launa
4. The Revenge of the Dust
Mites
How do we know that this is an example of expository
writing? a. | It has a
title | b. | It is informing
the reader of the author’s top 4 favorite movies. | | | | |
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B.4
“The fact that juvenile crime has dropped by 24% leads us to believe that our after school
programs are effective in reducing crime. These statistics should quiet many of the groups that were
opposed to our programs in the beginning. As my Aunt Betty would say: ‘The proof is in the
pudding.”
What is used in this example that shows us that this
is an excerpt from an expository paper? a. | The use of old sayings | c. | The use of groups | b. | The use of
statistics | d. | None of the
above | | | | |
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B.4
“The fact that employment rates have risen by 14% leads us to believe that our anti-poverty
programs are effective. These statistics should quiet many of the groups that were opposed to our
programs in the beginning. As my Aunt Betty would say: ‘The proof is in the pudding. Now
let us begin with some facts to quiet our nay-sayers.”
What is wrong with this excerpt? a. | It is
unorganized. | c. | Nothing | b. | There are many grammatical errors. | | | | |
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9.
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B.4
| | Car
1 | Car 2 | Number of
Doors | 4 | 2 | Engine | V6 | V8 | Miles per
Gallon | 24 | 18 | | | |
What do these cars have in common? a. | They both have
the same number of doors. | d. | They both are
cars. | b. | They both have the same miles per
gallon. | e. | They are not
similar at all. | c. | They both have the same size engine. | | | | |
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B.4
“Although both cars have the same amount of doors, the larger engine in Car 2 gets 22 miles per
gallon, whereas Car 1 gets 30 mpg.”
What adjective(s) highlights the differences between the two
cars? a. | although | c. | larger | b. | whereas | d. | per | | | | |
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