Grade 6 Creative writing worksheet

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1. 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

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. Which practice is a weak paraphrase?

   1. Rebuilding the sentence and checking its meaning.
   2. Identifying the source of the idea.
   3. Replacing a few words while retaining nearly all original structure.

4. Replace the vague word nice in The guide gave a nice explanation with a precise phrase.

5. Write a short poem about a changing season.

6. Explain how to organize a school bag in five clear steps.

7. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? The people for whom a text is intended.

   1. Plagiarism
   2. Audience
   3. Editing
   4. Citation

8. Write a paragraph persuading a class to start a reading club.

9. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? A response that addresses a counterargument with reasoning or evidence.

   1. Purpose
   2. Rebuttal
   3. Thesis
   4. Coherence

10. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Information that identifies a source used in a piece of work.

    1. Counterargument
    2. Reasoning
    3. Citation
    4. Coherence

11. Which sentence order is most logical for instructions?

    1. Check the result, assemble parts, gather materials.
    2. Assemble parts, check the result, gather materials.
    3. Gather materials, assemble parts, check the result.
    4. Check the result, gather materials, assemble parts.

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

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

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

14. Which detail is usually least important in a short summary of a decision meeting?

    1. The color of a participant's pencil.
    2. The main reason given.
    3. The decision reached.

15. Which transition introduces a contrast?

    1. for example
    2. similarly
    3. however
    4. first

16. An original sentence says an approach “may help.” Which rewrite changes its certainty?

    1. The approach could help.
    2. The approach always works.
    3. It might be useful.

17. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Rethinking content, structure and meaning to improve a draft.

    1. Concession
    2. Rebuttal
    3. Revision
    4. Counterargument

18. 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

19. Which phrase states a cause?

    1. because the hinge was loose
    2. meanwhile
    3. for instance
    4. in contrast

20. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? The closing part that draws together an argument's main significance.

    1. Transition
    2. Concession
    3. Qualifying language
    4. Conclusion