WorksheetsGRAMMAR 9TH - Writing Essays
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
The thesis statement of an essay is its overall idea. It can also be called:
claim or controlling idea
claim
controlling idea
none is correct
The beginning paragraph of an essay accomplishes two things: It make the reader think "I'd like to continue reading this," and it presents the overall idea of the essay.
TRUE
FALSE
Think of the body as a series of main ideas, each one expressed in the topic sentence of a paragraph and each one supported by relevant details.
Word Choice
Organization and Coherence
Claim
Ideas and Unity
Avoid repetition, and eliminate wordiness. First ask yourself, "What am I trying to say?" Then say it was clearly as you can.
Word Choice
Ideas and Unity
Organization and Coherence
Arrange your main ideas logically, in the way that's easiest to follow. Begin with background information, and then move through your main ideas in the way the reader need to know them.
Ideas and Unity
Organization and Coherence
Word Choice
The concluding paragraph has only one job to do: It provides a new beginning.
TRUE
FALSE
Some ways to End an Essay (select 4):
summary of main ideas
call to action
quotation
greetings and introduction
prediction about the future
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Some ways to begin and Essay (select 4):
bit of dialogue
anecdote
call to action
vivid image
interesting statement or fact
Each paragraph in the BODY of the essay should support your thesis statement.
TRUE
FALSE
All essays have three things in common:
body
characters
conclusion
introduction
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