Essay Writing Quiz

What is an essay?

• A single long paragraph

• A collection of paragraphs presenting facts, opinions, and ideas

• A list of unrelated facts

• A story with characters

What do topics of essays range from?

• Weather reports only

• Fictional stories only

• Any subject, such as travel benefits or wind energy debates

• Only historical topics

Which part of an essay is usually the first paragraph?

• Body paragraph 1

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Background paragraph

What does the introduction include?

• A question

• A summary of the whole essay

• The thesis statement

• A list of references

Where is the thesis statement normally found?

• At the beginning of the introduction

• In the middle of the conclusion

• At the end of the introductory paragraph

• Nowhere in the essay

What is the purpose of the thesis?

• To confuse the reader

• To state the main idea and points of development

• To introduce a story

• To give unrelated facts

What does each body paragraph begin with?

• The concluding sentence

• A quote

• The topic sentence

• A random detail

What is the controlling idea?

• The writer’s name

• The particular focus the writer takes on the topic

• An unrelated opinion

• The final sentence of the essay

Supporting sentences usually give

• Jokes

• Examples, reasons, facts, or specific information

• Unrelated ideas

• Questions only

What does a conclusion usually do first?

• Start a new argument

• Restate the thesis

• Introduce new research

• Add unrelated facts