AP World Writing Assessment

How many paragraphs are in an academic essay?

• 7

• 4

• 5

• 3

The most important sentence in your essay is the _____.

• last sentence

• first sentence

• thesis statement

• counterclaim

The thesis statement in the first paragraph is the same as the __________ of the writer.

• claim

• evidence

• counter claim

• hook

When should you cite your sources?

• Never. It's not important.

• At the end of the essay

• Every time you insert evidence

• Only in the first paragraph

What is evidence?

• proof for an argument

• the counterclaim

• bias in an argument

• a rhetorical device

What do you need to include in your conclusion paragraph?

• thesis restaement

• summary of body paragraphs

• bring the paragraph to a close

• all of the above