Prewriting, Thesis & Grammar Skills Quiz

What is a thesis?

• a question you are answering

• main point you are trying to prove

• something that appears in the body of your writing

A web is best used to help you plan a(n) ________ essay.

• expository

• persuasive

A T-Chart is best used to help you plan a(n) _____ essay.

• expository

• persuasive

• narrative

Choose all that describe a "brain dump."

• a list

• correct spelling and punctuation

• ALL ideas welcome

• only "good" responses

Ashley is writing a paper about dogs. Which sentence is most likely the thesis of her paper based on her web?

• If interested in owning a dog, the time, cost, and energy dogs require need to be considered.

• Some breeds are more aggressive than others.

• Dogs are known as man's best friend.

• Most people do not realize that the cost of owning a dog as a pet is extremely high.

When planning a persuasive essay, you should only brainstorm the side you think you want to write about.

• True

• False

Which of these is a thesis statement?

• Knowing a foreign language.
• Why should people know a foreign language?
• Knowing a foreign language is a very useful skill because it can help one advance in a career, relate better to others, and open one's mind to the ideas of another culture.

In this step of the writing process, you are writing down all of your ideas and often using a graphic organizer

• prewriting/brainstorming

• publishing

• editing

• revising

Where in the essay is the thesis located?

• first sentence of the essay

• before the bridge

• last sentence in the introduction

• last sentence in the conclusion

Finally, I was able to eat real food and I ate a cheeseburger from Red Robin.  Which correction needs to be made to the sentence?

• Change Red Robin to Red robin
• Insert a comma after food
• Delete was
• Change ate to eat