Question

Match the description to the term.

Answer 1

The correct answers are the following:

1. B. editorial 

2. I. article 

3. G. autobiography

4. E. Diary 

5. H. formal essay 

6. J. biography

7. A. description

8. D. exposition 

9. C. argumentative pattern 

10. F. informal essay 

Answer 2

Answers:

1. Gives one's opinions about a current problem or issue - B. editorial. Usually a brief piece of writing that expresses the pubishling house's own view on an issue.

2. Writing in newspapers and magazines - I. article. Articles form an independent part of a publication.

3. The life story of a person written by himself - G. autobiography. It is a type of biography where the history of the person is told by that same person.

4. A personal record of daily events and feelings - E. diary. It is usually private.

5. Gives author's thoughts or ideas, or presents information in a serious tone - H. formal essay. Formal essays are usually longer than informal essays, and are written following a given structure and a formal tone.

6. Factual account of the lives of famous people - J. biography. In this case, the account of someone's life is written by someone else.

7. Tries to paint a picture with words and graphic details - A. description. It usually aims at making a detailed account of the characteristics and features of a subect matter based on any of the five senses.

8. A type of writing which explains something - D. exposition. This is a detailed explanation or account of an event, idea, person, etc.

9. Used to convince the reader that a certain fact is correct - C. argumentative pattern. Presenting an argument, its reasoning and supporting details and debating about it is usually the way these pieces of writing are developed.

10. Witty, familiar, chatty writing on a topic of general interest - F. informal essay. Although it is still aimed at convincing or informing about a given topic, the writer is not required to use formal expressions or structure.