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The Writing Process

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does expository writing do?

a)

Expresses emotions

b)

Explains a story through third person POV

c)

Tells a story

d)

Explains something

2.

A standard essay should be how many paragraphs?

(a)  

3.

An introduction paragraph should include what? THERE IS MORE THAN ONE ANSWER!!

a)

Thesis statement

b)

Hook

c)

Topic sentence

d)

A statement telling the reader "I will be talking about"

4.

What paragraph do you start with?

a)

Conclusion

b)

Body Paragraph

c)

Introduction

d)

Title

5.

How many body paragraphs does a standard essay have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

What font do you use for your essays?

a)

Ariel Bold

b)

Times New Roman

c)

Times New Ramen

d)

Italics

7.

What size font should you use in your essay?

(a)  

8.

Where should your header be placed?

a)

Bottom right

b)

Top center

c)

Top right

d)

Top left

9.

The name of the last paragraph of your essay is (a)   .

10.

How many sentences should be in an introduction?

a)

1

b)

2-6

c)

4

d)

3-5

11.

How many sentences should be in a body paragraph?

a)

10

b)

6-10

c)

5-8

d)

5-15

12.

How many sentences should be in your conclusion paragraph?

a)

1-3

b)

2-4

c)

3-5

d)

5-8

13.

Expository writing is in (a)   person point-of-view.

14.

What does the thesis do?

a)

States an argument

b)

Is the opposite of your prompt

c)

Explains your conclusion

d)

Explains what you will be writing about

15.

What does the teacher give you in order to know what you will be writing about?

(a)  

16.

What type of essay will be on the STAAR test?

a)

Poetry

b)

Expository

c)

Narrative

d)

Argumentative

17.

Expository writing is informational or fictional?

(a)  

18.

True or false: The thesis statement is usually the LAST sentence of an introduction paragraph?

(a)  

19.

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.

a)

Thesis statement

b)

Transition words

c)

Subordinating conjunctions

d)

Adverbs

20.

What would be an example of "wrap -up" words in your conclusion paragraph? THERE IS MORE THAN 1 ANSWER!!!

a)

Lastly

b)

In conclusion

c)

The end

d)

Finally

21.

What keyboard button do you press to indent?

a)

Ctrl

b)

Enter

c)

Space bar

d)

Tab

22.

True or False: Every paragraph needs to start indented.

(a)  

23.

Why do we capitalize the title of your essay?

a)

It does not always need to be capitalized

b)

It is the name of the essay

c)

It looks better that way

d)

It is not a proper noun

24.

What is the purpose of a hook or grabber sentence?

a)

To confuse the reader so they want to read more

b)

There is no purpose

c)

To make the reader feel emotional

d)

To catch the reader's attention

25.

Which of the following choices would be an example of expository writing? A science textbook or a fairytale novel

(a)  

26.

It is acceptable to plagiarize:

a)

When you include a link of where you found the information from

b)

When you say the author's name once

c)

When you put the text in quotes

d)

It is never acceptable to plagiarize

27.

What keyboard button do you press in order to put space between your header, title, and introduction?

a)

Ctrl

b)

Tab

c)

Enter

d)

Space

28.

You need to press Enter to space out between each paragraph. True or False?

(a)  

29.

Using text language is acceptable when:

a)

It is done once

b)

It is used in dialogue

c)

It is not acceptable

d)

It is used in the title

30.

A synonym for expository writing would be:

a)

Informational writing

b)

Persuasive writing

c)

Argumentative writing

d)

Narrative writing

31.

What is the person or group of people who will be reading your essay called?

(a)  

32.

Expository writing should be..

a)

Creative

b)

Factual

c)

Emotional

d)

Entertaining

33.

True or False: you need a header and title for your STAAR essay.

(a)  

34.

What does the "P" stand for in POWER?

(a)  

35.

What does the "O" stand for in POWER?

(a)  

36.

What does the "W" stand for in POWER?

(a)  

37.

What does the "E" stand for in POWER?

(a)  

38.

What does the "R" stand for in POWER?

(a)  

39.

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!!

a)

Brainstorm

b)

Edit

c)

Revise

d)

Plan

40.

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.

a)

Chick-Fil-A

b)

Raising Canes

c)

Popeyes

d)

Churches

e)

KFC/Chicken Express (I can't fit the last one- you will need to state your case on which one)