Prompt Analysis and Brainstorming

When you analyze the prompt, you underline all the __________ in the sentence.

• nouns

• pronouns

• verbs

• adjectives

What is a discussion that produces ideas on ways of solving problems?

• brainstorming

• teaching

• a lecture

• a documentary

What are ways in which you can brainstorm?

• numbering your thoughts on paper in a list

• using a graphic organizer to determine the best ideas

• writing everything you can think of on a sheet of paper

• all of the above

Which sentence comes first in an expository paragraph?

• concluding idea

• the explanation

• the topic sentence

• the example

An expository paragraph or text is part of which genre of writing?

• nonfiction

• fantasy

• mystery

• fiction

When you analyze, you do what?

• you look it up in the dictionary

• take notes on a subject

• obsessively think about a subject

• examine information for in order to explain and interpret it

The topic sentence is what....

• It is usually the first sentence in the expository paragraph.

• It tells the reader the main purpose of the paragraph.

• It is a clear statement about what the paragraph is saying.

• All of the above

The concluding idea is the ____________ sentence in the paragraph.

• first

• second

• third

• last

The explanation sentences in a paragraph do what?

• expand on the example

• discuss the importance of brainstorming

• give details about the conclusion

• comes first in the paragraph

An expository paragraph does what?

• It tells a personal story

• It outlines the details of a great novel

• It gives information about a specific topic

• It tells the beginning of a great fairy tale