Introduction to Expository Writing

Expository writing is _____________?

• informational text
• fictional text

The thesis statement is usually the last sentence in the introduction paragraph?

• false
• true

The thesis statement should guide your paragraph writing for your essay.

• true
• false

You should use a transition word to start each new body paragraph and also for the conclusion paragraph.

• false
• true

The introduction paragraph should start with a "hook" to grab the reader's attention.

• true
• false

The conclusion paragraph gives an ending and closure to the essay.

• false
• true

Which of these elements can be included in an introduction paragraph to grab the reader's attention?

• a comic strip
• questions, facts, a quote, orstatistical fact
• an entire poem

Expository text should give information that is_________.

• non-fiction
• fictional

Which one of the choices below would be the best example of expository writing?

• a fictional novel
• a science textbook

Text features include pictures, captions, charts, graphs, titles, and subtitles.

• true
• false