Reading and comprehension

The author's purpose in persuasive writing is to:

• 1 Confuse
• 2 Convince the reader
• 3 Entertain only
• 4 List facts only

A fact is a statement that:

• 1 Is someone's feeling
• 2 Is a question
• 3 Can be checked and proved
• 4 Is always long

The word 'however' shows:

• 1 Contrast
• 2 Addition
• 3 Example
• 4 Time

The word 'therefore' shows:

• 1 A result
• 2 A question
• 3 An example
• 4 A contrast

A paraphrase is:

• 1 A summary of the title
• 2 A translation only
• 3 Saying the same thing in different words
• 4 Copying