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Anatomy of an essay

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this in an essay?

"In my opinion, reducing plastic wastes is very easy."

a)

Topic sentence

b)

Background information

c)

Thesis statement

d)

Hook

2.

Why do we have a "hook" in an essay?

a)

To catch some opinion fish

b)

To summarize

c)

To present an opinion

d)

To grab the attention of the reader

3.

The paragraphs between the introduction paragraph and the conclusion are called (a)   paragraphs.

4.

What is the minimum number of body paragraphs in an essay?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

12

5.

Check the things a conclusion paragraph has

a)

A hook

b)

Re-written thesis statement

c)

Background information

d)

Summary

e)

Opinion fish

6.

What is this in an essay?

"One great way of reducing plastic waste is to use a reusable water bottle instead of disposable ones."

a)

Summary

b)

Topic sentence

c)

Thesis statement

d)

Hook

7.

What is this in an essay?

"Did you know that 87% of water pollution is caused by plastic wastes."

a)

Topic sentence

b)

Background information

c)

Counter argument

d)

Hook to grab the attention

8.

Check the ones we can use to begin a conclusion paragraph

a)

In conclusion...

b)

To summarize...

c)

Did you know...

d)

All in all...

e)

Firstly...

9.

Which one could be a counter-argument for this:

"We must choose reusable products over single-use plastics."

a)

It's easy to find reusable options.

b)

One study proved that the use of reusable products is increasing.

c)

Some may argue that reusable items are very expensive.

d)

In addition, reusable items cost less in the long run.

10.

Which one is the re-written version of this thesis statement:

"I strongly believe that it is very easy and simple to reduce plastic wastes."

a)

Firstly, it is more economic to buy reusable items.

b)

According to a study, plastic wastes cover 90% of pollution.

c)

I believe that reusable items can reduce plastic wastes.

d)

In my opinion, there are a lot of simple and easy ways to reduce our disposable plastic use.