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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 29mins
What does expository writing do?
Expresses emotions
Explains a story through third person POV
Tells a story
Explains something
A standard essay should be how many paragraphs?
(a)
An introduction paragraph should include what? THERE IS MORE THAN ONE ANSWER!!
Thesis statement
Hook
Topic sentence
A statement telling the reader "I will be talking about"
What paragraph do you start with?
Conclusion
Body Paragraph
Introduction
Title
How many body paragraphs does a standard essay have?
1
2
3
4
What font do you use for your essays?
Ariel Bold
Times New Roman
Times New Ramen
Italics
What size font should you use in your essay?
(a)
Where should your header be placed?
Bottom right
Top center
Top right
Top left
The name of the last paragraph of your essay is (a) .
How many sentences should be in an introduction?
1
2-6
4
3-5
How many sentences should be in a body paragraph?
10
6-10
5-8
5-15
How many sentences should be in your conclusion paragraph?
1-3
2-4
3-5
5-8
Expository writing is in (a) person point-of-view.
What does the thesis do?
States an argument
Is the opposite of your prompt
Explains your conclusion
Explains what you will be writing about
What does the teacher give you in order to know what you will be writing about?
(a)
What type of essay will be on the STAAR test?
Poetry
Expository
Narrative
Argumentative
Expository writing is informational or fictional?
(a)
True or false: The thesis statement is usually the LAST sentence of an introduction paragraph?
(a)
What word matches the following definition? They show your reader the relationship between phrases, sentences, or even paragraphs. When you use them, you make it easier for your readers to understand how your thoughts and ideas are connected.
Thesis statement
Transition words
Subordinating conjunctions
Adverbs
What would be an example of "wrap -up" words in your conclusion paragraph? THERE IS MORE THAN 1 ANSWER!!!
Lastly
In conclusion
The end
Finally
What keyboard button do you press to indent?
Ctrl
Enter
Space bar
Tab
True or False: Every paragraph needs to start indented.
(a)
Why do we capitalize the title of your essay?
It does not always need to be capitalized
It is the name of the essay
It looks better that way
It is not a proper noun
What is the purpose of a hook or grabber sentence?
To confuse the reader so they want to read more
There is no purpose
To make the reader feel emotional
To catch the reader's attention
Which of the following choices would be an example of expository writing? A science textbook or a fairytale novel
(a)
It is acceptable to plagiarize:
When you include a link of where you found the information from
When you say the author's name once
When you put the text in quotes
It is never acceptable to plagiarize
What keyboard button do you press in order to put space between your header, title, and introduction?
Ctrl
Tab
Enter
Space
You need to press Enter to space out between each paragraph. True or False?
(a)
Using text language is acceptable when:
It is done once
It is used in dialogue
It is not acceptable
It is used in the title
A synonym for expository writing would be:
Informational writing
Persuasive writing
Argumentative writing
Narrative writing
What is the person or group of people who will be reading your essay called?
(a)
Expository writing should be..
Creative
Factual
Emotional
Entertaining
True or False: you need a header and title for your STAAR essay.
(a)
What does the "P" stand for in POWER?
(a)
What does the "O" stand for in POWER?
(a)
What does the "W" stand for in POWER?
(a)
What does the "E" stand for in POWER?
(a)
What does the "R" stand for in POWER?
(a)
What do we call it when we think about what we will write about and write down our ideas? THERE IS MORE THAN 1 ANSWER!!
Brainstorm
Edit
Revise
Plan
This is a debate: which place has THE BEST chicken. I am passionate about this debate- so answer wisely. Think about the flavor, crunch factor, the overall vibes.
Chick-Fil-A
Raising Canes
Popeyes
Churches
KFC/Chicken Express (I can't fit the last one- you will need to state your case on which one)
