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Writing Craft Vocabulary

English · Writing Composition · ages 8-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What is 'tone' in writing?

    • How long the piece of writing is
    • The feeling behind the words, like serious or funny
    • The topic the writer chose to write about

  2. Which sentence uses a formal register?

    • I am writing to request a meeting at your earliest convenience.
    • Hey what's up, wanna play later?
    • Ugh, this is so boring lol

  3. A story and a persuasive letter should always use the exact same tone.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which word describes how well your sentences connect using linking words like 'however' or 'because'?

    • Cohesion
    • Register
    • Audience

  5. Leo is writing a persuasive letter to ask for a later curfew. Which choice fits his purpose best?

    • Informal register, silly jokes, no reasons
    • Formal register, but no evidence at all
    • Formal register, serious tone, clear reasons

  6. Look at the structure: Beginning, Middle, End. Which part usually introduces the topic and sets the scene?

    BeginningMiddleEnd
    • Middle
    • Beginning
    • End

  7. Two students write about the same topic: one for a friend's text message, one for a school newspaper article. What should differ between the two, and why?

    • Register and tone, because the audience and purpose are different
    • Nothing, because the topic is the same
    • Only the topic, because the audience doesn't matter

  8. Maya writes a formal essay for her teacher but fills it with slang and jokes throughout. What mistake did she make?

    • She used too much evidence
    • She chose the wrong topic
    • She used the wrong register for her audience and purpose
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  1. The feeling behind the words, like serious or funny · Tone is the feeling a writer creates through word choice, separate from length or topic.
  2. I am writing to request a meeting at your earliest convenience. · Formal register uses proper, polite language, like in the letter example.
  3. False · A story might be tense or funny, while a persuasive letter is often serious, because their purposes differ.
  4. Cohesion · Cohesion is about sentences flowing and connecting smoothly to each other.
  5. Formal register, serious tone, clear reasons · A persuasive letter to an adult needs formal, serious language backed by reasons to be convincing.
  6. Beginning · The Beginning sets up the topic before the Middle develops it and the End wraps up.
  7. Register and tone, because the audience and purpose are different · Same topic, but different audience and purpose mean different register, tone, and word choices.
  8. She used the wrong register for her audience and purpose · A formal essay for a teacher calls for formal register. Slang and jokes clash with that purpose.
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