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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these options is NOT a characteristic of an editorial?
An editorial informs, entertains, and persuades.
An editorial is a personal text.
An editorial expresses the view of the senior leadership of a newspaper.
An editorial stimulates public debate.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Select the elements that correspond to the structure of a proposal.
headline
situation
proposed solution
benefits
main body
- 3. Fill in the Blank
The letter to the editor is a mass media text that convinces readers using emotion and...
- 4. Multiple Choice
"Kickers" or attention grabbers can be:
(Choose all that apply)
a dramatic moment in a news story
a rethorical question
a personal opinion
a quote
a striking fact or statement
- 5. Fill in the Blank
A proposal is a text that persuades somebody to do something in a ........... context.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these is NOT something you do in the conclusion of the editorial?
sum up the editorial
remind the reader of your main idea
suggest an appropriate course of action
explain why your solution is important
explain about the future plans of a person you're talking about
- 7. Fill in the Blank
A letter to the editor is rarely longer than ...... words.
- 8. Fill in the Blank
IB may ask you to write a text inside another text. In the case of the editorial, it can usually be found inside a ...........
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of these can be considered proposal ideas?
To implement a healthy menu at the cafeteria in your school.
To defend your point of view against an opinion piece in the local newspaper.
To create a park in your neighborhood.
To criticize an article published in a magazine.
- 10. Multiple Choice
You should use ......... to separate your proposal clearly.
titles
subtitles
headings
subheadings
- 11. Multiple Choice
You should use ......... in the main body of your editorial.
evidence
feelings
opinions
examples
- 12. Fill in the Blank
You should explain why your ........... is important in the closing paragraph of the letter to the editor.
- 13. Multiple Choice
In a proposal, you should explain your ............ when needed.
(Choose all that apply)
objective
methods
viewpoint
timeline
budget
- 14. Multiple Choice
You should identify the ...... you want to discuss at the beginning of your letter to the editor.
author
idea
opinion
article
- 15. Multiple Choice
The main body of this text can be either one-sided or balanced, depending on what you want to emphasize.
Editorial
Proposal
Letter to the Editor
- 16. Fill in the Blank
You should conclude a proposal by emphasizing its ...........
- 17. Multiple Choice
These are not acceptable in a letter to the editor:
smileys
unemotional and factual tone
contractions
paragraphing
exaggeration
- 18. Multiple Choice
In which of these texts you should convince your readers to think or act in a certain way?
Editorial
Letter to the Editor
Proposal
- 19. Fill in the Blank
....... is the part of the proposal which begins by describing the problem and the focus of the proposal.
- 20. Multiple Choice
......... and ............. are mass media texts.
Proposal
Editorial
Letter to the Editor
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