Writing Pop Quiz (DIFF)

A ____ sentences gives the purpose or main idea of your paragraph.

• typical

• topic

• topical

• clincher

What type of spacing should you use when you write?

• triple

• regular

• double

• dual

Where do you indent in a paragraph?

• at the beginning

• in the middle

• before every sentence

• before the clincher

When a teacher is talking, what should you being doing?

• Talking to your friends
• Drawing pictures
• Listening
• Eat

Where should you find the title of a paragraph?

• in the middle

• on the top of each page

• centered on the top line of the first page

• in the upper right hand corner

List two baby words that you should not use when you write.

True or False- You should keep a one-inch margin all the war around the paper.

• True

• False

Why should you not use slang in a paragraph for school?

• It is informal and tacky.

• It does not show a good use of vocabulary.

• You are writing for a teacher who may not understand what you are trying to say.

• All answers are correct.

True or False- You should write on the back of a paragraph.

• True

• False

You should write out numbers ____ through ____.

• one, eleven

• one, five

• one, ten

• zero, ten