Evaluation: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. I wrote an article telling you that you need to buy a fidget spinner or else you will never
be able to concentrate in class again. I will only tell you the importance of getting one and
how it will make your school life better. Will my article be persuasive or argumentative?
a. Persuasive
b. Argumentative
c. Neither
d. Both

2. What is the goal of argumentative writing?

a. To get the reader to agree with you/your point of view on a particular topic.
b. To get the reader to acknowledge that your point of view is okay.
c. To get the reader to acknowledge that your side is valid and deserves consideration as
another point.
d. To get the reader to agree with you and your opponent.

3. True or False: A persuasive essay is more an appeal to emotion than an argumentative

essay. TRUE

4. What is the purpose of informative writing?

a. to tell a story
b. to explain
c. to persuade
d. to argue

5. What type of essay would be appropriate for the following prompt?

Talk about some ways that you could make your own diet healthier.
a. persuasive
b. argumentative
c. informative
d. none of these

6. What is an argument?
a. A claim that has logic and facts.
b. A claim that has feelings in it.
c. A claim that tells a story.
d. A claim that seeks for mistakes.

7. What is a claim?
a. The sentence that gets the reader's attention.
b. The main idea of an essay.
c. The counterargument.
d. Your views on a topic.

8. The first paragraph in persuasive writing is called?

a. an introduction
b. the body
c. reasons
d. opinion

9. True or False: Persuasive writing counts a counterargument. False

10. True or False: You should keep your audience in mind as you write. True