Literary Essay Workshop Quiz
Authored by Cara Hewett
English
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of an essay?
A short work of fiction
A long work of nonfiction
A short work of nonfiction
A long work of fiction
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who introduced the essay form?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Michel de Montaigne
H. L. Mencken
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which movement did Emerson and Thoreau contribute to?
Transcendentalism
Romanticism
Realism
Modernism
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main difference between formal and informal essays?
Formal essays are longer than informal essays
Formal essays are more personal than informal essays
Formal essays follow a strict pattern of organization, while informal essays do not
Formal essays are written by famous authors, while informal essays are not
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of organization in an essay?
To entertain the reader
To provide supporting details
To express the writer's attitude
To arrange the main ideas and supporting details
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.W.11-12.1A
CCSS.W.11-12.2
CCSS.W.11-12.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are supporting details in an essay?
Facts, opinions, reasons, sensory details, anecdotes, and examples
Main ideas and topic sentences
Introduction, body, and conclusion
Thesis statement and evidence
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.1
CCSS.W.11-12.2B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is diction in an essay?
The arrangement of main ideas and supporting details
The writer's attitude toward a subject
The way a writer uses and arranges language
The expression of a writer's opinion
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
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