Comparing Writers' Viewpoints Across Non-Fiction · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Comparing two non-fiction writers

English · Reading Comprehension · ages 15-16
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which comparison shows method?

    • Which writer is older
    • Which text is longer
    • Anecdote against statistic

  2. What is tone?

    • The feeling a writer has about the subject
    • The length of the text in pages
    • The date the text was printed

  3. One comparative point should carry an extract from each text.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. An older essay argues with formal logic while a modern piece tells a personal story. What is the contrast?

    • Restraint against anecdote
    • Truth against falsehood
    • Past against future

  5. One essay dwells on sadness with heavy words, the other finds hope with light words. What do you name?

    • The shared word count
    • Each writer's tone in a phrase
    • The printers of each text

  6. A comparison with no quotations can still prove its points.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. You claim one writer mocks while the other stays restrained. What seals the point?

    • One extract from each text showing the move
    • A paragraph of history on each era
    • Your own view on city life

  8. A student proves both writers dislike cities, then stops. What is missing?

    • The writers' birth dates
    • Agreement with both writers
    • How their methods of attack diverge
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Answer key

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Comparing two non-fiction writers W1-mt_ORnNTCIy4T-s1

  1. Anecdote against statistic · Methods are how writers convince. Anecdote and statistic are two such ways.
  2. The feeling a writer has about the subject · Tone is attitude, not topic. The same subject can sound wholly different.
  3. True · Each point needs proof from both sides, one sentence per writer.
  4. Restraint against anecdote · Calm reasoning stands against a feeling story. That is a method split.
  5. Each writer's tone in a phrase · Heavy and light word choices reveal tone. Pin each in a phrase.
  6. False · Each point needs one sentence from each text. Without extracts it is only opinion.
  7. A paragraph of history on each era · Two extracts prove one point twice. Nothing else seals it.
  8. How their methods of attack diverge · Shared dislike is only the start. The methods must then be set apart.
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