What I Know (Pre-Test)
Directions: Circle the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is the purpose of an expository writing piece?
A. To inform/explain
C. To express ideas/feeling
B. To persuade
D. To entertain
2. Where is the best place to introduce the claim?
A. In the last paragraph
B. At the end of the first paragraph
C. In the second paragraph
D. At the end of the last paragraph
3. The claim is where the writer
A tears down an opposing view.
B. shows how smart he/she is.
C. shows what he/she is trying to prove.
D. answers an opposing view.
4. Background information helps the reader to
A have more information about the topic.
B. eat ice cream.
C. be distracted about the claim.
D. watch for an opposing view.
5. The purpose of the conclusion is to
A. give evidence and details,
B. restate the attention getter and background.
C. give new information.
D. restate the argument and reason​