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FSA Writing Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many paragraphs are you supposed to write for the writing FSA?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

Select all the things you MUST have in your introduction paragraph.

a)

Hook

b)

Transition Word

c)

State 3 reasons/topics

d)

Closing Statement

e)

A question

3.

What is an example of a transition word?

a)

Did you know..

b)

To begin with,

c)

According to the text,

d)

The author states

4.

How many sentences should be in your introduction paragraph?

a)

3-4

b)

4-5

c)

8-10

d)

7-8

5.

How many sentences are in your body paragraphs?

a)

3-4

b)

5-6

c)

8-10

d)

7-8

6.

What 3 things do you need when you write a quote?

a)

Quotation Marks

b)

A sentence put in your own words.

c)

EBT

d)

A sentence from the text, word for word.

7.

Select all that should be in the conclusion paragraph.

a)

Transition Word

b)

EBT

c)

Restate your 3 reasons/topics

d)

Closing Statement

e)

Thought/Feeling statement

8.

What should be the first sentence in your body paragraphs? (T1, T2, T3)

a)

Quote

b)

Paraphrase

c)

Topic Sentence

d)

Own thoughts and ideas

9.

What is included in your topic sentence. Select all that apply.

a)

Transition Word

b)

Prompt

c)

Topic of paragraph

d)

EBT

10.

What is the key word in this prompt?


Write an informative essay about tornadoes.

a)

Essay

b)

Prompt

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Informative

11.

What is the key word in this prompt?


You have just read several sources about technology. Do you think students should have access to technology to complete school work?

a)

technology

b)

think

c)

should

d)

read

12.

What do you do on your planning sheet?

a)

Nothing, I don't have to use it.

b)

I start writing my essay.

c)

Write my key words down.

d)

Write my ITC outline.

13.

When your proctor tells you that you can start your test, what is the FIRST thing you should do?

a)

Start writing my essay.

b)

Read the articles.

c)

Read the prompt.

d)

Plan my essay.

14.

About how long should you take to read the articles and plan?

a)

5 minutes

b)

10 minutes

c)

35 minutes

d)

45 minutes

15.

Can you use articles titles as your topics?

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

What should you do while you are reading the articles. Select all that apply.

a)

Complete my planning sheet

b)

Box my evidence in the articles

c)

Highlight my evidence

d)

Just read, don't worry about anything else.

17.

What is wrong with this EBT?


According to the text, "Crabs and turtles both have shells."

a)

No quotation marks.

b)

EBT is not specific enough

c)

It doesn't have and EBT at all.

d)

There is no punctuation.

18.

Which of the following is a correctly written quote?

a)

In paragraph 4 it says that crabs and turtle are animals that have shells.

b)

In paragraph 4, it states Crabs and turtles have shells.

c)

"Crabs and turtles have shells."

d)

In paragraph 4, it says, "Crabs and turtles have shells."

19.

If your proctor tells you that there is 10 minutes left and you have not finished writing, what should you do?

a)

Make sure you have a conclusion.

b)

Nothing, keep writing and hope you finish.

c)

Stop because time is basically up

20.

What is something you HAVE to have in your essay?

a)

Evidence from the text.

b)

Introduction and a Conclusion

c)

Transition Words

d)

All of these are correct!

21.

If you know you are running out of time and you haven't written your T3 yet, what should you do?

a)

Finish T2 and then jump to the conclusion

b)

Try to finish T3 anyways

c)

Nothing, Just keep writing!

22.

When do you indent?

a)

At the beginning of every sentence.

b)

At the beginning of every paragraph.

c)

At the end of each paragraph.

d)

Indenting is not important.

23.

Which paragraph does NOT get a transition word?

a)

I paragraph

b)

T1

c)

T2

d)

T3

e)

Conclusion

24.

Which of these is a good transition word for the conclusion paragraph?

a)

To begin with,

b)

To sum up,

c)

Next,

d)

Last but not least,

25.

Do you have to write inside the box when writing your essay?

a)

Yes

b)

No

26.

If your essay is an opinion essay, which of these is an example of opinion vocabulary? Select all that apply.

a)

According to the text

b)

I believe

c)

I think

d)

I'm not sure

27.

What are different ways to cite evidence from the text.

a)

State the source #.

b)

State the paragraph #

c)

Article Title

d)

Article Author

e)

All of these are correct.

28.

How many pieces of evidence should you have per body paragraph?

a)

0

b)

1-2

c)

3-4

d)

5-6

29.

What is an easy way to write your own thoughts and ideas about the topic?

a)

Relate to the topic.

b)

Use I think..

c)

Randomly come up with something.

30.

What should you do at the beginning of each sentence?

a)

Indent

b)

Capitalize the first letter

c)

Start with a transition word

d)

Add quotation marks.

31.

If you finish your test early, before time is up, what should you do?

a)

Close my booklet and wait quietly.

b)

Reread my essay for any mistakes.

c)

Wait until time is called.

32.

At the break, what paragraph should you be on? (After 1 hour)

a)

Just starting I paragraph

b)

T1 maybe T2

c)

I should be done by this time.

d)

Conclusion