Informative writing test

What is the purpose of an informative essay?

• To provide information, or explain steps in a process. 
• To tell a story. 
• To entertain the readers.
• To persuade the reader.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

What are the three main parts of an essay?

• The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
• Introduction, Hook, Body
• Introduction, Body, Conclusion
• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is a hook?

• A hook grabs the reader's attention.
• A hook ends the essay.
• A hook is the main idea of an essay.
• The hook explains what each paragraph is about. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is a thesis statement?

• The statement that is the main idea of an essay.
• The statement that introduces each paragraph.
• The statement that grabs the reader's attention. 
• The final statement in an essay. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is a topic sentence?

• The sentence that get's the reader's attention.

• The sentence that is the main idea of the entire essay.

• The final sentence in an essay. 

• The sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph and it is the first sentence in each body paragraph.

In which part of the essay should your hook go?

• The body paragraphs.
• The introduction.
• The conclusion. 
• The topic sentence. 

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2A

CCSS.W.8.3A

In which part of the essay should your thesis statement go?

• The middle. 
• The body paragraphs.
• The conclusion. 
• The introduction.

Tags

CCSS.W.4.2A

The body paragraphs are meant to do what?

• To explain the thesis statement and give evidence and elaboration for each topic sentence.

• To wrap up the essay and leave the reader with something to think about. 

• To set up the hook.

• To waste time. 

Informative essays should have at least three _______________. These make up the middle of your essay and develop a point you want to make that support your thesis.

• body paragraphs

• topics

• thesis statements

• conclusions

• points of view

Your essay should always begin with a hook, which should...

• transition to a new topic.

• grab the reader's attention.

• conclude your essay.

• quote a source.

• summarize the evidence.