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C.E.R. & Eng. Skills Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A claim is which of the following?

a)

Your argument

b)

Your opinion

c)

Your response to a question

d)

All of these

2.

T/F: A claim can sometimes be written as a question.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following would NOT count as "evidence"?

a)

Data / Statistics

b)

Your own opinion

c)

Quotes from credible people/publications

d)

Quotes from our novels

4.

The following sentence is an example of what: The voting age should be changed to 21.

a)

Claim

b)

Evidence

c)

Reasoning

d)

MLA Citation

5.

Which of the following is an example of first-person? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

Me

b)

My

c)

I

d)

They

e)

Us

6.

In general, what is the purpose of "Evidence"?

a)

To ask your reader a question

b)

To confuse your reader

c)

To prove/support your claim

d)

To summarize all of your main ideas

7.

What should always come at the END of an evidence sentence?

a)

An MLA citation

b)

The character's name who said the quote

c)

Another claim

d)

An exclamation point

8.

What is the purpose of reasoning sentences? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

To explain what your evidence is saying

b)

To side with the counter-argument

c)

To explain how that evidence supports your claim

d)

To ask the reader a question

9.

Reasoning sentences should always...

a)

Be a direct quote from someone else

b)

Just repeat exactly what the evidence said

c)

Only be one sentence

d)

Be written in your own words

10.

Where does the Thesis belong in an essay?

a)

First sentence of the introduction paragraph

b)

Last sentence of the conclusion paragraph

c)

Last sentence of the introduction paragraph

d)

First sentence of the body paragraph

11.

The following sentence is an example of what: Community colleges are important because they are cost-effective, they offer smaller class sizes, and they prepare students for University life.

a)

Claim

b)

Evidence

c)

Thesis

d)

Conclusion

12.

Which MLA citation is correct?

a)

Thomas 18

b)

(18 Thomas)

c)

(Thomas, pg 18)

d)

(Thomas 18)

13.

T/F: The MLA citation should include the author's first name and the page number.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Where do you put the MLA citation?

a)

At the end of the sentence

b)

At the beginning of the sentence

c)

Right after the direct quote

d)

Right before the direct quote

15.

Which of the following do you use for an MLA citation?

a)

[ ]

b)

" "

c)

( )

d)

< >

16.

Which sentence below uses CORRECT subject-verb agreement?

a)

They was going to the store.

b)

The items on the list were expensive.

c)

My friends is funny.

d)

Everybody enjoy watching movies.

17.

Which sentence is an example of vague pronouns?

a)

Bill and John went to a party together but Bill left early.

b)

The mechanic took the radio out of the car to fix the radio.

c)

The boy and his father knew that he was in trouble.

d)

Melissa went over to Sam's house but Sam wasn't home.

18.

Which sentence does NOT have correct parallel structure?

a)

I like to go to the beach, the lake, and the mountains.

b)

Her hobbies include baking, sewing, and swimming.

c)

Tonight I will do my homework and I will watch TV.

d)

I study on Mondays, Tuesdays, and on a Thursday.

19.

Which of the following is a run-on sentence? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

The books I bought are used they still look good though.

b)

The night was very cold my fingers felt frozen.

c)

I need to do homework, but I want to watch tv.

d)

Today was an awesome day my family went to Disneyland!