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End-Of-Term Essay Question Types

This document provides guidance for writing an end-of-term revision essay in Vietnamese. It outlines four types of essay questions - comparing causes and effects, or similarities and differences. For each type, it provides a sample outline and structure, including an introduction with background and thesis, three body paragraphs analyzing factors, and a conclusion summarizing ideas and closing statement. Students are advised to study all four question types but can focus on either the cause/effect or similarity/difference group.

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End-Of-Term Essay Question Types

This document provides guidance for writing an end-of-term revision essay in Vietnamese. It outlines four types of essay questions - comparing causes and effects, or similarities and differences. For each type, it provides a sample outline and structure, including an introduction with background and thesis, three body paragraphs analyzing factors, and a conclusion summarizing ideas and closing statement. Students are advised to study all four question types but can focus on either the cause/effect or similarity/difference group.

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WRITING THT3 END-OF-TERM REVISION

Format: Choose 1 out of the given questions below to write an essay of 200-250
words. (Time: 50-60 mins)
- Question 1.1: Question type A/B (cause/effect)
- Question 1.2: Question type C/D (similarities/differences)

Note:
- Thi cuối kỳ đề do trường ra nên sẽ KHÔNG có giới hạn như thi giữa kỳ
- Cô giáo khuyên các anh chị nên học hết cả 4 dạng câu hỏi A,B,C,D. Nhưng trong trường hợp các anh chị
quá bận cần học tủ thì chúng ta chọn học 1 trong 2 nhóm câu hỏi để ôn là: Nhóm câu A, B hoặc Nhóm câu
C,D
A. Essay question type 1: “What are the causes of…….?”
OUTLINE FOR THIS TYPE OF QUESTION

Intro:
- Some Background Information about Topic
- Shift to the focus & Thesis statement: This trend is caused by a number of factors and
the purpose of this essay is to analyze those factors
Body: Causes
- Cause 1: One of those contributing factors would be ……
(Support with your reasoning and evidence from sources)
- Cause 2: Another main reason for this would be ……
(Support with your reasoning and evidence from sources)
- Cause 3: Finally, …….
(Support with your reasoning and evidence from sources)
Conclusion:
- Summary of the essay task: This essay has looked to the causes of……
- Synthesis of the main ideas in body paragraphs: To be specific, the main reasons
for……..are…….
- Closing statement (A prediction, a recommendation, a call to action): In the future, ……
B. Essay question type 2: “What are the effects of…….?”
OUTLINE FOR THIS TYPE OF QUESTION

Intro:
- Some Background Information about Topic
- Shift to the focus: This essay aims to analyze the effects of this issue
- Thesis: It could be argued that its effects have been rather positive/negative
Body : Effects
- Effect 1: The most significant impact of this might be …..
(Support with your reasoning and evidence from sources)
- Effect 2: A second consequence would be ……
(Support with your reasoning and evidence from sources)
- Effect 3: Finally, …….
(Support with your reasoning and evidence from sources)
Conclusion:
- Summary of the essay task: This essay has looked at the effects of……
- Synthesis of the main ideas in body paragraphs: To be specific, the main impacts of this
trend include……
- Closing statement (A prediction, a recommendation, a call to action): In the future, ……
C. Essay question type 2: “What are the similarities between…….?”
OUTLINE FOR THIS TYPE OF QUESTION

Intro:
- Background about Topic
- Shift to the focus: This sparks an ongoing debate as to which is a better option
- Thesis statement: Instead of giving a personal perspective on this issue, this essay aims
to analyze the similarities between….. and ……..
Body : Similarities
- Topic sentence: It can be seen that …. and ….. are similar in some ways/ There are
some key similarities between ….. and ……
- SIMILARITY 1: One of the most significant similarities is ……/…..is one of those main
similarities
(Support with your reasoning and evidence from sources)
- SIMILARITY 2: Another common factor between these two options is …../
Furthermore,…..
(Support with your reasoning and evidence from sources)
- SIMILARITY 3: Finally, …….
(Support with your reasoning and evidence from sources)
Conclusion:
- Summary of the focus: This essay has illustrated the similarities between …….
- Summary of main ideas: To be specific, the similarities between them are ….
- Closing statement: (In the future, it is likely that……)
D. Essay question type 2: “What are the differences between…….?”
OUTLINE FOR THIS TYPE OF QUESTION

Intro:
- Background about Topic
- Shift to the focus: This sparks an ongoing debate as to which is a better option
- Thesis statement: Instead of giving a personal perspective on this issue, this essay aims
to analyze the differences between….. and ……..
Body : Differences
- Topic sentence: There are significant differences between ….and …../…..and…… show
interesting differences.
- DIFFERENCE 1: One key difference would be……/Firstly,….. is one of the most
significant distinctive features
…..(Support with your reasoning and evidence from sources)
- DIFFERENCE 2: Another important difference might lie in…(N)…/ ……is another point
where the two options contrast.
(Support with your reasoning and evidence from sources)
- DIFFERENCE 3: Finally, …….
(Support with your reasoning and evidence from sources)
Conclusion:
- Summary of the focus: This essay has illustrated the distinctions between …….
- Summary of main ideas: To be specific, the distinctive features between them are …..
- Closing statement: (In the future, it is likely that……)

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