Expository Writing

Expository Writing

6th - 8th Grade

9 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Present simple Tense

Present simple Tense

7th - 9th Grade

10 Qs

FAME- Project 4, Unit 2

FAME- Project 4, Unit 2

7th - 9th Grade

10 Qs

Heritage Y8 English Quiz (March 2021)

Heritage Y8 English Quiz (March 2021)

7th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense

5th - 6th Grade

10 Qs

Superman

Superman

7th Grade

7 Qs

WRITING BIBLIOGRAPHY

WRITING BIBLIOGRAPHY

8th Grade

12 Qs

OCS Ch. 1-10 Review

OCS Ch. 1-10 Review

6th Grade

14 Qs

ESL Grade 6 Gerunds Quiz

ESL Grade 6 Gerunds Quiz

6th Grade

10 Qs

Expository Writing

Expository Writing

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Easy

CCSS
W.6.2A, RI.6.6, RI.6.8

+15

Standards-aligned

Created by

RACHAEL STREUBEL

Used 4+ times

FREE Resource

AI

Enhance your content in a minute

Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...

9 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is an expository/informative essay used to do?

ARGUE being for/against a topic.

DESCRIBE a personal experience.

INFORM the reader about a given topic.

ENTERTAIN the readers with a created story.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

TRUE/FALSE: A student is allowed to use only ONE source when finding text evidence for an expository paper.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

TRUE/FALSE: The INTRODUCTION should begin with a HOOK to draw in the reader's' attention.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Expository/Informative writing uses what type of passages?

Informational/ Nonfiction

Fiction

Poems

Dramas/Plays

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.2B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

TRUE/FALSE: The CONCLUSION paragraph gives the reader an ENDING to the paper.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.W.6.1E

CCSS.W.6.2F

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The BODY paragraphs of an expository essay are similar to what previously learned type of writing?

Nonfiction summary

Fiction summary

SAR (short answer responses)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A SYNONYM for EXPOSITORY WRITING is ...

Narrative Writing

Argumentative Writing

Informative Writing

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

TRUE/FALSE: A writer should use DIFFERENT SENTENCE STARTERS/TRANSITION WORDS throughout their paper.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2C

CCSS.W.6.3C

9.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: A writer should include what information in the BODY PARAGRAPH?

Commentary

Topic Sentence

Evidence

Concluding Sentence