Concluding Sentences

How many paragraphs does an expository essay usually have?

• Three

• Five

• Four

• More than five

Why is a thesis statement important?

• A thesis statement is important because it allows the audience to know what the essay will be about.

• A thesis statement is optional because the audience will understand what is being discussed in the essay.

In an essay, every paragraph should be:

• unrelated to the thesis and short in length

• Related to the thesis and well developed

• Half a page long and partially related to the thesis

• none of the above

In the introduction paragraph, which of the following would successfully 'hook' your audience?

• the main points to the essay

• a startling fact or surprising fact related to the topic.

• the hook is not found in the introductory paragraph

• a definition

Normally, where is the 'hook' found in the introductory paragraph?

• at the end of the paragraph

• in the body of the essay

• first line of the paragraph

• in the middle of the paragraph

The concluding sentence signals that the paragraph is beginning.

• True

• False

There are 3 purposes of the concluding sentence.

• False

• True

A concluding sentence restates the main idea, gives an opinion, offers a suggestion, makes a prediction.

• True

• False

Which two are clue words for concluding sentences?

• To sum up, all in all

• Firstly, then

• Next, However

• Unfortunately, Now,

The concluding sentence and the topic sentence are similar.

• True

• False