Writing Skills Quiz

Finish the sentence.

First you read the prompt and then you read the prompt again. Then you analyze find the ___________________.

• Read the prompt again

• Type of writing

• Begin!

• Think about what the prompt is asking

Writers should use a __________________________ to get their readers' attention.

Name the hook used in the following sentence: "Surprisingly, Jack did not win the race after all."

• Appositive

• A Question

• -ly Opener

• Dialogue

What are sensory details?

• Details that appeal to the senses

• Mathematical calculations

• Historical events

• Programming languages

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

List the Writing Process in order.

• Editing, Publishing, Prewriting, Drafting, Revising

• Drafting, Prewriting, Editing, Revising, Publishing

• Revising, Drafting, Prewriting, Publishing, Editing

• Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

Think about a burger and construct the structure of an essay. Which part of the burger represents the conclusion?

• The top bun

• The lettuce

• The patty

• The bottom bun

Tags

CCSS.W.4.1D

A __________________________ is a type of writing that tells a story.

• Narrative

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

List one key word you should look for when determining if a prompt is about an opinion.

• think

• a story

• inform

• narrative

Which of the following is a part of a narrative web?

• 5 W's (Who, what, when, where, why)

• Climax

• Resolution

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

When should a writer indent?

• At the end of a sentence.

• At the end of a paragraph

• At the beginning of a sentence

• At the beginning of every paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5