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Writing Quiz Practice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the correct citation

a)

(Stachler 1)

b)

(Foster, 1)

c)

(Moore #1)

d)

(Lindsay "Mr. Pealrs" p. 1)

e)

(Lake pg 1)

2.

Parris reveals his paranoia when he mentions “a faction that is sworn to drive [him] from [his] pulpit” (Miller 1.49)

Identify the speaker.

a)

Parris

b)

his paranoia

c)

a faction

d)

Miller

3.

What do you use if need to change something to make a concrete detail flow?

a)

brackets

b)

ellipses

c)

parentheses

d)

just change it #YOLO

4.

What is missing in the following CD sentence?

Billy, a character in All American, provides some advice to his friends “It’s best to find what you need in the people who are there for you, not the ones who let you down” (All American).

a)

comma

b)

colon

c)

parentheses

d)

quotation marks

5.

Choose the best CD sentence.

a)

Right before a dangerous scene, Gi Hun reminds one of the players that “you don’t trust people because you can. You do it because you don’t have anyone else” (Squid Game 4).

b)

Right before a dangerous scene, Gi Hun reminds one of the players, “you don’t trust people because you can. You do it because you don’t have anyone else,” (Squid Game 4).

c)

.

d)

.

6.

Right before a dangerous scene, Gi Hun reminds one of the players that “you don’t trust people because you can. You do it because you don’t have anyone else” (Squid Game 4).

Identify the plot clue.

a)

Right before a dangerous scene

b)

Gi Hun

c)

one of the players that

d)

“you don’t trust people because you can. You do it because you don’t have anyone else”

7.

Right before a dangerous scene, Gi Hun reminds one of the players that “you don’t trust people because you can. You do it because you don’t have anyone else” (Squid Game 4).

Identify the speaker.

a)

Right before a dangerous scene

b)

Gi Hun

c)

one of the players that

d)

“you don’t trust people because you can. You do it because you don’t have anyone else”

8.

Right before a dangerous scene, Gi Hun reminds one of the players that “you don’t trust people because you can. You do it because you don’t have anyone else” (Squid Game 4).

Identify the listener.

a)

Right before a dangerous scene

b)

Gi Hun

c)

one of the players that

d)

“you don’t trust people because you can. You do it because you don’t have anyone else”

9.

In an episode of Outer Banks, John B. suggests that their, “mission is to have a good time, all the time” (Outer Banks 1). What needs to be removed from the sentence?

a)

the italics on Outer Banks

b)

the period after B

c)

the s at the end of suggests

d)

the comma after their

10.

Choose the best concrete detail.

a)

According to the narrator, shenanigan means lies for no reason, "like pranks (which are lies-for-no-reason)."

b)

According to the narrator, shenanigans are “like pranks (which are lies-for-no-reason)" (Novak 2).

c)

According to the narrator, shenanigans are: “like pranks (which are lies-for-no-reason)" (Novak 2).

d)

According to the narrator, shenanigans are that, “like pranks (which are lies-for-no-reason)" (Novak 2).

11.

Choose the best answer

a)

In a safe social environment a classroom can promote learning in a number of positive ways

b)

Kindness influences a classroom by creating a safe space for learning.

c)

Promoting kindness in the classroom helps establish a supportive environment where students feel comfortable to learn and express themselves.

d)

Kindness in the classroom fosters safety and positive social interactions.

12.

choose the best answer

a)

Students like to wear hoodies in class for comfort and warmth.

b)

Day’s, hours, minutes, and seconds of teachers nonstop warnings and reminders for students to remove their hoodies is like asking a rock to move, it is impossible! So why do they do it ?

c)

Students wear their hoodies within class to be hidden. comfortable, and silent.

d)

Students wear hoodies in the classroom in order to appear mysterious.

13.

Choose the best answer

a)

This is shown in Connell’s writing as when it states “students who perceive a teacher as caring have higher attendance and better grades” (Connell)

b)

Teachers should always show that they care because, “students who perceive a teacher as caring have higher attendance and better grades” (Connell pg. 1).

c)

A teacher’s way of teaching can influence how their class learns, “students who perceive a teacher as caring have higher attendance and better grades” (Connell)

d)

When a teacher is kind to her students, the students have "higher attendance and better grades" (Connell).

14.

choose the best answer

a)

As the days grow shorter and the temperatures drop, trees prepare for winter by undergoing a spectacular transformation

b)

In the fall, leaves change color due to changes in temperature and sunlight.

15.

When using evidence in your paper, you want to convince your reader that the evidence is believable, or _.

(a)  

16.

To show your evidence is credible, introduce it with source information and a strong reporting _.

(a)  

17.

A 2017 article in The Economist noted that "there are roughly 350,000 elephants living in Africa."

What is the source information?

a)

A 2017 article in The Economist

b)

noted

c)

there are roughly 350,000 elephants living in Africa

18.

A 2017 article in The Economist noted that "there are roughly 350,000 elephants living in Africa."

What is the reporting verb?

a)

A 2017 article in The Economist

b)

noted

c)

there are roughly 350,000 elephants living in Africa

19.

Which one is stronger?

a)

A 2017 article in The Economist noted that "there are roughly 350,000 elephants living in Africa."

b)

One article said that there are roughly 350,000 elephants living in Africa

20.
a)

Strong source info and reporting verb

b)

weak source info

c)

weak reporting verb

d)

no source info or reporting verb

21.

A 2012 report from George Washington University’s Center on Education Policy noted that “when students see a direct connection between what they are learning and their own interests and goals, they are likely to be more motivated.”

a)

Strong source info and reporting verb

b)

weak source info

c)

weak reporting verb

d)

no source info or reporting verb

22.

A 2012 survey by Common Sense Media told us that “one in five teens said social media makes them feel more confident."

a)

Strong source info and reporting verb

b)

weak source info

c)

weak reporting verb

d)

no source info or reporting verb

23.

A study published in the Geological Society of America's magazine, GSA Today, says there is strong geologic evidence that New Zealand deserves to be considered its own continent.

a)

Strong source info and reporting verb

b)

weak source info

c)

weak reporting verb

d)

no source info or reporting verb

24.

A well-respected research organization reports that in more than twenty European nations, students learn at least three languages in school.

a)

Strong source info and reporting verb

b)

weak source info

c)

weak reporting verb

d)

no source info or reporting verb

25.

A well-respected research organization reports that in more than twenty European nations, students learn at least three languages in school.

a)

Strong source info and reporting verb

b)

weak source info

c)

weak reporting verb

d)

no source info or reporting verb