Grade 7 Creative writing worksheet

What is on the worksheet

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

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

3. Explain why changing a paragraph's topic halfway through can confuse a reader.

4. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Reproduction of a source's exact words with clear attribution.

   1. Transition
   2. Formal register
   3. Quotation
   4. Evidence

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

6. What additional evidence would help compare print and digital textbook access fairly?

7. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Acknowledging a reasonable point made by another side.

   1. Concession
   2. Reasoning
   3. Formal register
   4. Counterargument

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

11. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? Information used to support a claim.

    1. Quotation
    2. Evidence
    3. Thesis
    4. Purpose

12. 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

13. Write a story that begins: “The door opened, but nobody was there.”

14. 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

15. 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

16. Writing and argument: which term fits this description? The central claim an analytical or argumentative text develops.

    1. Thesis
    2. Citation
    3. Transition
    4. Purpose

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

18. Which transition introduces an illustration?

    1. for instance
    2. finally
    3. instead
    4. nevertheless

19. 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

20. Write a short poem about a changing season.