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WorksheetsHow to Write an Essay?
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a hook?
a)
The answer to a question
b)
A sentence to get readers excited
c)
A sentence to tell readers what you are writing about
d)
Textual evidence
2.
What is text evidence?
a)
Answers to a question
b)
The passage in your own words
c)
The words in the passage
d)
The words in the passage you use to show where you got your answer
3.
How do you show your text evidence? You write...
a)
I know this because...
b)
In the text it says...
c)
This shows me that...
d)
One way I showed this is...
4.
Text evidence must include
a)
Quotation Marks
b)
Question Marks
c)
Exclamation Marks
d)
High Marks
5.
Should you paraphrase the question prompt?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
I don't know
6.
Why do you need to restate what you wrote in your essay in your conclusion?
a)
So that you can seem smart
b)
So that you can check your answers
c)
So that you can remind your readers of your claims and evidence
d)
So you can practice writing better essays next time
7.
When you reread your work, what question should you ask yourself?
a)
Does this make sense?
b)
Does this count for points?
c)
Does this matter?
d)
Am I finished?
8.
What are the three components of a sound thesis statement?
a)
Hook, Topic, Transition
b)
Idea/Topic, Position, Reasons
c)
Opinion, Reasons, Clincher
d)
Topic, Reasons, Evidence
9.
Which of the following should NOT be used as a hook in an introductory paragraph?
a)
question
b)
anecdote (short story)
c)
quote
d)
startling fact
10.
A _______ is the last sentence of your essay and should leave the reader with something to think about.
a)
thesis statement
b)
hook
c)
clincher
d)
transition
11.
Which paragraph is this?
a)
Introduction
b)
Body
c)
Conclusion
d)
Closing
12.
What information does NOT belong in the introduction?
a)
lead
b)
transition sentence
c)
thesis statement
d)
topic sentences
13.
Which of the following are NOT good supporting details?
a)
facts & statistics
b)
incidents
c)
examples
d)
opinions
14.
An outline is
a)
a great way to organize your thoughts for an essay
b)
pre-writing that everyone should complete
c)
quick and easy when you know how to outline
d)
all of these answers are correct about outlines
15.
Transitions are
a)
bridge words and phrases between sentences and paragraphs
b)
a way to communicate your thoughts
c)
a way to move from one place to another
d)
words that move other words
16.
Your conclusion should include all of the following EXCEPT
a)
a restatement of your thesis statement
b)
a transition sentence
c)
a re-connection with your lead
d)
supporting details
17.
A paragraph of support for your thesis; must have topic sentence and details and/or examples.
a)
Details
b)
Conclusion
c)
Body Paragraph
d)
Topic Sentence
18.
Examples, facts, statistics, sensory details, incidents, and anecdotes that support the topic sentence of a body paragraph
a)
Conclusion
b)
Details
c)
Body
d)
Grabber
19.
Your Position/opinion on the topic; the point you want to make in your essay; must be written in the form of a statement.
a)
Thesis Statement
b)
Focus Statement
c)
Topic Sentence
d)
Thesis Support
20.
The last paragraph of an essay; includes a modified thesis, modified focus and a challenge to the reader
a)
Grabber
b)
Introduction
c)
Conclusion
d)
Thesis Statement
21.
You must always cite the source when you use a direct quote, but you don't have to if you put things like statistics or research in your own words.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
A claim is the same as which of the following?
a)
thesis
b)
conclusion
c)
hook
d)
bakground
23.
Select the best topic sentence for the paragraph.
When you bake cookies, you first have to make sure you have all the ingredients. Then you have to mix them together. Finally, you have to put them in the oven.
When you bake cookies, you first have to make sure you have all the ingredients. Then you have to mix them together. Finally, you have to put them in the oven.
a)
Baking cookies is really easy to do.
b)
My grandma has the best cookies recipe.
c)
There are a few steps you must follow when making cookies.
d)
Cookies are easier to make than cake.
24.
Topic sentences should ____ link to a paper's thesis statement.
a)
Sometimes
b)
Always
c)
Never
25.
Each sentence after the topic sentence...
a)
explains another topic.
b)
restates the thesis.
c)
works to support and prove the idea of the topic sentence.
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