Transactional Writing Elements Lesson

A. To make the paragraph sound interesting

B. To tell the reader exactly what the paragraph will discuss

C. To provide background context

D. To summarise the whole text

A. It adds humour

B. It ensures ideas flow smoothly and make sense together

C. It increases vocabulary range

D. It shows grammatical accuracy

It prevents repetition and connects arguments.

It makes the writing more entertaining.

It adds unnecessary details to the writing.

It focuses only on the introduction.

Firstly

Because

Quickly

Beautiful

Guides the reader

Shows control

Maximises AO5 marks

Makes writing informal

A. It confuses them

B. It makes them read faster

C. It helps them follow your ideas easily and see your control

D. It reduces your AO5 marks

Alliteration

Emotive Language

Metaphor

Statistics

A. To fill space in your writing

B. To persuade and emotionally or logically engage the reader

C. To meet the word count

D. To avoid using punctuation

One

Two

Two or three

Five or more

A. Hey there!

B. What’s up?

C. Dear Sir/Madam, or Dear Mr/Ms + surname

D. To whom it may concern (always)

A. A joke or informal comment

B. A summary and signature only

C. A restated main point, polite tone, and formal sign-off

D. A list of personal opinions

A. By listing statistics only

B. With an engaging hook like a story, question, or fact

C. With “Yours sincerely”

D. With an apology

A. They make the speech longer

B. They fill time when unsure

C. They engage the audience and make them feel included

D. They sound academic

A. Use of slang

B. Complex vocabulary only

C. Clear purpose, topic sentences, and logical sequencing

D. Personal anecdotes

A. To sound clever

B. To persuade, engage, and create variety throughout the piece

C. To add humour

D. To make the writing longer

A. Use of rhetorical devices

B. A formal greeting and closing such as “Yours sincerely”

C. Paragraph structure

D. Hook or attention grabber

A. Subheadings

B. Delivery for a live audience using tone, rhythm, and direct address

C. Reference to current issues

D. Quoting experts

Frequent direct address to the audience

Includes a headline

Formal greeting and closing

Expected to request action

To summarize the entire essay

To introduce the main idea of the paragraph

To provide evidence for an argument

To conclude the paragraph