Grade 10 Creative writing worksheet

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1. Why should a quotation be followed by analysis rather than left to speak for itself?

2. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? A sentence that establishes the main focus of a paragraph.

   1. Transition
   2. Topic sentence
   3. Audience
   4. Quotation

3. Write a counterargument to replacing every printed textbook with a digital version.

4. Which sentence connects evidence to a claim?

   1. The library is nice.
   2. Because many users arrive just before closing, later hours could meet unmet demand.
   3. I like my idea.
   4. There are books.

5. Which practice best describes a genuine paraphrase?

   1. Copying a paragraph without quotation marks
   2. Restating an idea accurately in a new structure and attributing it
   3. Replacing two words and removing the citation
   4. Changing only the font

6. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Wording that appropriately limits the scope or certainty of a claim.

   1. Formal register
   2. Qualifying language
   3. Thesis
   4. Quotation

7. Explain why an emotionally persuasive story is not enough to establish how common an event is.

8. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? The quality of ideas fitting together in an understandable sequence.

   1. Citation
   2. Thesis
   3. Revision
   4. Coherence

9. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Restating a source's meaning using genuinely new wording and sentence structure.

   1. Formal register
   2. Paraphrase
   3. Counterargument
   4. Transition

10. Which evidence most directly supports demand for later library hours?

    1. A record of people turned away near closing time
    2. the age of the building sign
    3. the number of trees outside
    4. the colour of the shelves

11. A survey asks only people already attending a club whether the club needs more funding. Describe a limitation.

12. Which conclusion follows “Only two small classes were studied”?

    1. All other methods are ineffective.
    2. The findings prove the method works everywhere.
    3. The findings may not generalize to all learners.

13. Which item normally needs attribution in an academic essay?

    1. Your own choice of heading
    2. The number of paragraphs in your draft
    3. Your own original observation, identified as such
    4. A distinctive argument developed by another author

14. Why does mentioning a source not automatically make an argument sound?

15. Paraphrase: “The group delayed the picnic because the path was flooded.”

16. Write one sentence acknowledging a limitation of a survey answered only by volunteers.

17. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Correcting and refining language, mechanics and presentation.

    1. Editing
    2. Quotation
    3. Concession
    4. Citation

18. Paraphrase this original sentence: The trial showed that a wider handle made the tool easier to grip.

19. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Presenting someone else's words or ideas as one's own without proper acknowledgement.

    1. Concession
    2. Plagiarism
    3. Thesis
    4. Purpose

20. Which claim is too broad for evidence from one class?

    1. More testing would be useful.
    2. The class improved on this task.
    3. The trial involved one class.
    4. The method improves learning in every school.