Structuring effective arguments | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Which of the following can you do to create an engaging opening?

• reveal the topic gradually

• include a shift in tone

• reveal your viewpoint in the first sentence

• use emotive language to create empathy

Answer explanation

To create an engaging opening, you can: reveal the topic gradually; include a shift in tone and/or use emotive language to create empathy.

What does 'cohesion across a text' mean? Pick the most appropriate answer.

• the whole text making sense to the reader, so that the message is conveyed

• the whole text having a beginning, middle and end - each section being distinct

• the whole text being a united piece, in which one paragraph supports another

• the whole text has only one idea that is carried throughout

Answer explanation

A text with cohesion is a united text, in which each paragraph supports the next one. Ideas are carried across the text to create a 'thread' that runs throughout.

Which of the following can be used as a synonym for 'criminal?'

• malnourished

• malpractice

• malefactor

• malevolent

• malarky

Answer explanation

Malefactor can be used as a synonym for criminal.

A call to action can be used to tell the reader...

• exactly how to help the writer's cause

• what the writer has done so far to help the cause

• further information about the writer's actions

• who can help the writer in their cause

Answer explanation

A call to action is used to tell the reader or audience exactly what they can do to support the cause. It must be specific.

Which of the following are effective ways of creating cohesion across a text?

• using a simile

• using direct address

• referring back to previous ideas

• opening with a hook

• mirroring

Answer explanation

You can use mirroring, or refer back to previous ideas and examples from earlier in your writing.

Which of these is the least engaging opening?

• Picture this: it's 8pm on a freezing, frigid night. You're cold, you're tired...

• Have you ever found yourself without a roof over your head?

• I am here to discuss the crisis of homelessness with you...

• Imagine having no warm bed to clamber into after a long, hard day...

Answer explanation

This is the least engaging opening because it reveals the topic immediately, without making the audience think first.