Essay Writing Skills

The order of paragraphs in an essay is...

• introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion

• body paragraph(s), introduction, conclusion

• thesis, introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion

• introduction, conclusion, body paragraph(s)

An essay presents ....

• a free flow of ideas in no specific order

• an expression of emotions

• your thoughts with organization and pre-planning

• writing without specific structure

Which one of these is a good transition to begin your fourth paragraph IN AN informative essay? (This is your last reason.)

• In the final analysis,

• Finally,

• In addition,

• To begin,

What is a topic sentence?

• It is the same as a thesis and contains all of your points.

• It is the first sentence in the essay.

• It is the last sentence of the essay and should contain evidence.

• It begins each body paragraph and each topic sentence explains the point of that paragraph.

Which "question type" must be written in essay form (4 paragraphs)?

• Short Constructed Response

• Extended Constructed Response

• Multipart

• Text Entry

Multi-paragraph Essay

• a piece of writing on a specific topic that is longer than three paragraphs

• A single sentence

• A short story

• A poem

Which of the following is LEAST important on the essay?

• Planning an essay.

• Providing good examples and support.

• Polishing your essay.

• Writing a full introduction and conclusion.

Which paragraph would contain these connecting words?

"I think that..."

• Introduction

• Body 2

• Body 1

• Conclusion

Choose the best topic sentence for an essay about

My favorite restaurant

• Hello, my name is Freya

• People like to go to restaurants to eat.

• There are many restaurants to dine in Mall of Asia.

• The best restaurant to go for a meal is Fine Eating.

Which transition shows examples to follow?

• however

• in addition

• furthermore

• for example