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Essay Organization

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first sentence of your essay is called

a)

the thesis

b)

the hook

c)

the bridge

d)

the conclusion

2.

The second part (following the hook) of your introduction is called

a)

the thesis

b)

the hook

c)

the bridge

d)

the conclusion

3.

The last sentence of your first paragraph is called

a)

the thesis

b)

the hook

c)

the bridge

d)

the conclusion

4.

The correct order of your introduction goes:

a)

hook, bridge thesis

b)

bridge, hook, thesis

c)

bridge, thesis, hook

d)

thesis, bridge, hook

5.

R.O.S.E. stands for

a)

something you've read, observed/watched, studied, experienced

b)

something you've read, oncology reported, silenced, extinguished

c)

something you've REKT, obliterated, studied silently, exploded

d)

something you've Rogelio'd, Octavio'd, Stephen'd, Emily'd

6.

Every great essay needs at least ___ body paragraphs

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

718,999

7.

Every body paragraph should have a ______ example

a)

real world

b)

hypothetical

c)

make believe

d)

stegasaurus

8.

Every real world example should prove that every action has a ___________/____________

a)

consequence/no consequence

b)

reward/consequence

c)

regular oreo/double stuffed oreo

d)

trials/tribulations

9.

The first sentence of your conclusion should

a)

restate your thesis

b)

restate your hypothetical situations you made up in your body paragraphs

c)

be a call back to your hook

d)

include a picture of a shark riding a surfboard singing a Beyonce song

10.

Your last sentence of your essay should

a)

give the reader something to think about. Tell the reader what lesson they can learn from your essay.

b)

start with, "Well reader, I hope you learned a lot today; like..."

c)

be a connect the dot puzzle of an alien eating a Sonic Double Bacon cheeseburger that is much more complicated than it should be

d)

give the reader a better understanding about who you are as a person and beg the reader to trust that you are a good person.

11.

The order of paragraphs for an essay goes in the following order:

a)

Introduction, body paragraph #1, body paragraph #2, conclusion

b)

Conclusion, introduction, body paragraph #1, body paragraph #2

c)

Introduction, body paragraph #1, conclusion, body paragraph #2

d)

body paragraph #1, body paragraph #2, body paragraph #3, body paragraph #4

12.

It makes sense to introduce who you are and what you are going to do in your essay. Example, "Hello, I'm Jake from State Farm and today I'm going to tell you all about how camels used to live in the Arctic Circle and migrated to Egypt. Buckle in and sit back because, boy, am I gonna take care of you!"

a)

Totally never ever do this!

b)

This looks real good and there's absolutely nothing wrong with this answer

c)

This looks okay and I'm excited to read this essay

d)

I mean this IS wrong, but it's okay to do every once in awhile.

13.

We don't want to use "qualifiers" (I think, in my opinion, I believe) because

a)

it weakens our writing

b)

it's only legal to actually do this in seven states

c)

this way of writing hasn't been invented yet

d)

*holds up picture of Frosty the Snowman skiing down a ski slope. Is he skiing on his own skin? That's weird.*

14.

The thesis is

a)

the main idea/point of your essay

b)

pretty cool if you think about it

c)

the sis

d)

basically something about your essay that people should know about

15.

You should be able to draw a line from any sentence directly back to your

a)

mom

b)

thesis

c)

hook

d)

introduction