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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2.
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A.4
When writing to explain something, if your steps are in order your reader will have an easier time
understanding what you have written.
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3.
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A.4
Transition words can be used to move your reader from one step to the next.
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4.
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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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5.
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B.4
“Press Tab A together with Tab C. Then screw together Leg H with Board
G.”
This is an example of expository writing that
instructs the reader.
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B.4
Expository writing is when you write to inform or explain.
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7.
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B.4
When doing expository writing you should write as clearly as possible in order to get your message
across to your readers.
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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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8.
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B.4
“The Boston Terrier is much smaller than the Chocolate Lab.”
In this sentence “much smaller” is a/an a. | verb. | c. | pronoun. | b. | noun. | d. | adjective. | | | | |
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9.
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B.4
“Once you have assembled the frame of the dresser you should then begin assembling the drawers.
You do this by nailing the handles (A) to the drawer frame (B). After you have assembled the drawers
insert them into the dresser. Now you have just built your dresser!”
This is a. | an example of expository
writing. | b. | not an example
of expository writing. | | | | |
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10.
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B.4
An example of expository writing is a. | a research paper on the creation of
Israel. | d. | Both A and
B | b. | a speech on the
history of America. | e. | All of the
above | c. | a pamphlet detailing the times of a shot clinic for dogs at the
local clinic and the importance of those shots. | | | | |
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