Essential Writing Quiz

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True or false? A paragraph is a group of related statements that a writer develops about a subject.

• True

• False

True or false? The first sentence of a paragraph states the specific point, or idea, of the topic.

• True

• False

A simple sentence consists of ...

• single subject

• one subject-verb pair

• more than a subject and a verb

• an independent and dependent clauses

Which one is NOT part of the writing process?

• prewriting

• organizing

• copying

• polishing

How is the quality of the following topic sentence?

"The average age for people in the United States to marry has changed in the past 100 years."

• Too General

• Too Specific

• Good

How is the quality of this topic sentence?

It is estimated that 20 percent of Japanese marriages are arranged.

• Good

• Too Specific

• Too general

The part of a paragraph that explains the topic by giving more information about it.

• Supporting sentence

• Topic sentence

• Concluding Sentence

The concluding sentence...

• signals the end of the paragraph that leaves the reader with the most important ideas to remember

• illustrates the supporting point sentences

• is the most important sentence in a paragraph that appears in the first sentence

• proves the topic sentence

That a paragraph discusses one and only one main idea from beginning to end is called as...

• Coherence

• Unity

• Good topic sentence

• Repetition