WorksheetsC.E.R. & Eng. Skills Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 16mins
A claim is which of the following?
Your argument
Your opinion
Your response to a question
All of these
T/F: A claim can sometimes be written as a question.
True
False
Which of the following would NOT count as "evidence"?
Data / Statistics
Your own opinion
Quotes from credible people/publications
Quotes from our novels
The following sentence is an example of what: The voting age should be changed to 21.
Claim
Evidence
Reasoning
MLA Citation
Which of the following is an example of first-person? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
Me
My
I
They
Us
In general, what is the purpose of "Evidence"?
To ask your reader a question
To confuse your reader
To prove/support your claim
To summarize all of your main ideas
What should always come at the END of an evidence sentence?
An MLA citation
The character's name who said the quote
Another claim
An exclamation point
What is the purpose of reasoning sentences? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
To explain what your evidence is saying
To side with the counter-argument
To explain how that evidence supports your claim
To ask the reader a question
Reasoning sentences should always...
Be a direct quote from someone else
Just repeat exactly what the evidence said
Only be one sentence
Be written in your own words
Where does the Thesis belong in an essay?
First sentence of the introduction paragraph
Last sentence of the conclusion paragraph
Last sentence of the introduction paragraph
First sentence of the body paragraph
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.
Claim
Evidence
Thesis
Conclusion
Which MLA citation is correct?
Thomas 18
(18 Thomas)
(Thomas, pg 18)
(Thomas 18)
T/F: The MLA citation should include the author's first name and the page number.
True
False
Where do you put the MLA citation?
At the end of the sentence
At the beginning of the sentence
Right after the direct quote
Right before the direct quote
Which of the following do you use for an MLA citation?
[ ]
" "
( )
< >
Which sentence below uses CORRECT subject-verb agreement?
They was going to the store.
The items on the list were expensive.
My friends is funny.
Everybody enjoy watching movies.
Which sentence is an example of vague pronouns?
Bill and John went to a party together but Bill left early.
The mechanic took the radio out of the car to fix the radio.
The boy and his father knew that he was in trouble.
Melissa went over to Sam's house but Sam wasn't home.
Which sentence does NOT have correct parallel structure?
I like to go to the beach, the lake, and the mountains.
Her hobbies include baking, sewing, and swimming.
Tonight I will do my homework and I will watch TV.
I study on Mondays, Tuesdays, and on a Thursday.
Which of the following is a run-on sentence? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
The books I bought are used they still look good though.
The night was very cold my fingers felt frozen.
I need to do homework, but I want to watch tv.
Today was an awesome day my family went to Disneyland!
