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WRITING A 5-PARAGRAPH ESSAY

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A paragraph should include

a)

introductory paragraph, body,conclusion

b)

topic sentence, body, concluding sentence

c)

topic sentence, supporting sentences, concluding sentence

d)

introductory paragraph, body, concluding sentence

2.

An essay must include

a)

an introduction, a conclusion

b)

an introduction, the body

c)

body paragraphs

d)

an introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion

3.

Unity means

a)

all sentences in a paragraph should speak about one single idea or one main subject

b)

The supporting details should explain the thesis

c)

a group of related sentences

d)

the main idea of the topic sentence is completely developed

4.

Coherence means

a)

the linking words

b)

the logical bridge between words,sentences and paragraphs

c)

the use of replacement words/phrases

d)

the logical order between paragraphs

5.

A run-on sentence occurs when

a)

two or more dependent clauses are not joined correctly

b)

there are no connectors in sentences

c)

two or more independent clauses are not joined correctly

d)

there are no connectors in the essay

6.

A sentence fragment is

a)

an incomplete sentence

b)

an independent clause

c)

a sentence without a subject

d)

a noun phrase

7.

Verb tense consistency refers to

a)

keeping the same tense throughout a paragraph.

b)

keeping the same tense throughout an essay.

c)

keeping the same tense throughout a clause.

d)

keeping the same tense throughout a time condition.

8.

parallelism is

a)

all sentences in an essay have the same grammatical structure.

b)

one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure.

c)

similar clauses that have the same structure.

d)

sentences of different phrases or clauses that have different grammatical structure.

9.

Pronoun reference is

a)

the practice of making pronouns refer clearly to the words they replace.

b)

all the pronouns in your essay.

c)

different types of pronouns used in an essay

d)

the practice of making pronouns refer the nouns they replace.

10.

Brainstorming is

a)

the list of activities you do before your writing

b)

an informal way of generating topics to write about

c)

vocabulary about your topic

d)

the draft of your writing