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WorksheetsFormal Essay Writing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of writing should be used when writing this essay?
a)
Formal
b)
Informal
2.
What is the font size used in an essay using the MLA format?
a)
8
b)
10
c)
12
d)
14
3.
Which is written in 3rd person point of view?
a)
Autobiography
b)
Biography
c)
Both
d)
Neither
4.
Which is written in 3rd person point of view?
a)
Autobiography
b)
Biography
c)
Both
d)
Neither
5.
What kind of line spacing should a formal essay have?
a)
Single
b)
Double
c)
1.5
d)
Multiple
6.
He, she, his, her, they, and them are examples of what point of view?
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
7.
Which of the following fonts is acceptable for MLA formatting?
a)
Wingdings
b)
Times New Roman
c)
Brain Flower
d)
Lucida Handwriting
8.
How many paragraphs should you have in your essay?
a)
1
b)
At least 5
c)
More than 7
d)
3
9.
When writing a formal essay what should not be used?
a)
Pronouns- I, me, you, and we
b)
Yes/No answers
c)
Proper nouns
d)
Verbs
10.
How should the title be aligned in a formal essay?
a)
Bolded
b)
Centered
c)
Underlined
d)
All of the above are correct
11.
In a formal essay, paragraphs contain how many sentences?
a)
4
b)
More than 6
c)
At least 5
d)
3
12.
When writing an essay what should you avoid?
a)
Correct Grammar
b)
Complete Sentences
c)
Contractions
d)
Names
13.
How should numbers be written in a formal essay?
a)
23
b)
Twenty 3
c)
Twenty-Three
d)
Any of these options is correct
14.
Where do page numbers go?
a)
The top
b)
The middle
c)
The bottom
d)
No page number necessary
15.
Your essay's title should be bold faced.
a)
True
b)
False
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