Essay Skill Test (ACC)

1. What do you call the last paragraph in a formal essay?

• Conclusion

• Ending

2. What do you call the paragraphs where key ideas are developed and explained?

• Key Paragraphs

• Body Paragraphs

3. What three elements must be included in an introduction?

• Evidence, Explanation, Elaboration

• Hook, Background, Thesis

4. How many body paragraphs should a formal essay have?

• Four

• Three

5. What is the first step in the writing process?

• Draft all paragraphs of the essay

• Plan the essay through a thesis

6. Begin every body paragraph with _________________.

• a topic sentence

• a thesis

7. Which type of paragraph must contain cited evidence?

• Body Paragraph

• Conclusion

8. When you cite evidence you MUST _______. If you don't then it is plagiarism.

• retell in your own words

• credit, or name, the source

9. Which transition signals a conclusion?

• Similarly,

• In short,

10. Which transition signals an explanation?

• This illustrates

• The author states