High School: 9th and 10th Grade - English Language - Writing To Advise Solution

Q.1.

What does it mean to advise?

Q.2.

Which of the following is suited to advising?

Q.3.

What is the difference between writing to advise and writing to persuade?

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Writing to persuade is informative and helpful; writing to advise needs to be more forceful
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Writing to advise is informative and helpful; writing to persuade needs to be more forceful
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Writing to persuade is entertaining; writing to advise is never entertaining
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Writing to advise is entertaining; writing to persuade is never entertaining

Q.4.

Which of the following is an example of writing advice?

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A newspaper editorial arguing against a recent government decision
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A leaflet explaining the benefits of choosing a particular brand of flea spray
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A magazine article detailing a week's menu of healthy eating
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An article on the Internet entitled 'How to get out of debt'

Q.5.

Considering the answer to the last question, for which audience would this have been written?

Q.6.

Considering the answer to question four, which tone would be most appropriate?

Q.7.

Which type of verb is most suitable when writing advice?

Q.8.

Which of the following is true?

Q.9.

When writing, you should always support any points you make with evidence. What constitutes 'evidence' in the context of advice?

Q.10.

Which of the following exam questions would require you to write to advise?

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Describe the scene in a busy hospital accident and emergency department
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Write an article supporting the view that school dinners should be free
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Write an article for the school newsletter describing how to cycle safely to school
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Write a letter to your local newspaper against the building of a new road through the park