Chapter 11 - Y10

The aim of a news report is __________.

• to purely informative

• to entertain and to inform

• to persuade

News Reports are known to have ________ paragraphs and facts are expressed in a _______ condensed way.

• short ... less

• short ... more

• longer ... more

A discursive response can be defined as __________.

• looking at a topic from a positive / negative position

• looking at a topic from one point of view

• looking at a topic from various points of view

A news report can be written in first person point of view.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Writing an argument includes __________, ___________ and _____________.

• adopts a definite position, presents a case for being correct & takes account of alternative cases only to demolish it

• adopts a neutral position, presents a case for being persuasive & takes account of alternative case only to accept it

The aim of writing an argument is to ___________.

• inform / educate

• entertain

• convince / persuade

Why is it essential to have good spelling and mechanical accuracy in writing?

• to avoid confusion for the reader & to show care and attentiveness

• to create confusion for the reader & to show a lack of care and attentiveness

What is the most common parenthesis to show separation from the main idea in a sentence?

• commas

• brackets

• dashes

What is the strongest parenthesis to show separation from the main idea in a sentence and least often used?

• commas

• brackets

• dashes

What is the least formal parenthesis to show separation from the main idea in a sentence and is less likely to occur in older writing?

• commas

• brackets

• dashes