Understanding Discourse and its Purposes Quiz
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What type of writing emphasizes the senses by painting a picture of how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels?

  • Culture
  • Narration
  • Exemplification
  • Description (correct)

    • Which writing type primarily involves analysis through giving examples?

  • Cause and Effect
  • Exemplification (correct)
  • Brainstorming
  • Organization

    • Which writing purpose explains an idea, term, or phrase using distinguishing characteristics or synonyms?

  • Kinds of Text Organization
  • Narration
  • Exemplification
  • Definition (correct)

    • What writing form refers to a sequential telling of a story or recounting of a series of events?

    <p>Narration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of writing shows the linkage of causation, explaining how events are influenced or caused by one another?

    <p>Cause and Effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which kind of text organization focuses on the physical appearance of the text?

    <p>Physical Format</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does cohesion refer to in a written text?

    <p>Unity or togetherness of the text as a whole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of statement is an assertion?

    <p>A sentence that is either true or false</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does language use enable writers to do?

    <p>Communicate ideas effectively without confusing the reader</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of statement is a fact?

    <p>A statement that can be proven objectively</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of counterclaims?

    <p>To rebut a previous claim</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the truthfulness of conventions verified?

    <p>By how ambiguities are interpreted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a discourse?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of a graphic organizer in a discourse?

    <p>To present information in a visual and logical way</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the assumption underlying the persuasive mode of discourse?

    <p>The writer always stands for and defends something in their writing</p> Signup and view all the answers

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