True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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A.4
When you examine the similarities that different items share you are contrasting.
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A.4
When writing to explain something, if your facts are not in order you should not worry about the
clarity of your paper.
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B.4
“Gas and motor oil are both used in automobiles.”
This is an example of contrasting.
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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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B.4
Before, during, the, and previous are examples of transitions used when writing to explain or
instruct.
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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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B.4
Examples will help your expository writing by supporting your main topic(s).
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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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A.4
In expository writing you should use ______ to support your main idea(s). a. | percentages | d. | examples | b. | statistics | e. | All of the above | c. | rankings | | | | |
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A.4
In expository writing your information should be a. | unorganized. | b. | organized. | | | | |
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B.4
My Top 4 Favorite Movies:
The Pop
Hop
Burning Engines
Lovely Launa
The Revenge of the Dust
Mites
What is wrong with this example of expository
writing? a. | The reader does
not know which of those five is his true favorite. | d. | This is not an example of expository
writing. | b. | They are not ordered | e. | Both A and B | c. | Nothing | | | | |
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