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WorksheetsLanguage Arts Smackdown
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the order of a typical paragraph?
1. Supporting details
2. Topic sentence
3. Supporting details
1. Topic sentence
2. Supporting details
3. Concluding paragraph
1. Concluding sentence
2. Supporting details
3. Topic sentence
1. Topic sentence
2. Concluding sentence
3. Supporting details
What is a topic sentence?
A sentence that tells what the paragraph is about
A sentence that is not relevant to the paragraph
A sentence that repeats what has already been said
A sentence that summarizes the paragraph
What is a concluding sentence?
A sentence that...
...tells what the paragraph is about; helps focus the paragraph
...summarizes the paragraph and/or leaves the reader with a strong impression
...supports or gives more detailed information about the topic sentence
...repeats an idea that has already been said
Which is a good/reasonable topic sentence for this paragraph:
______________________________________. She normally carries a bottle of Tobasco in her purse. If her food is not hot enough, she will eat hot peppers as a side dish. Whenever she eats Thai food, she orders the highest level of spiciness. People won't dare to touch her food because they won't be able to enjoy it.
Rio enjoys spicy food.
Rio likes to help garden with her mom.
Rio grows hot peppers in her garden.
Rio likes Thai food.
Before writing the first word of your paragraph, you should...
indent one inch from the left margin
indent one millimeter from the left margin
indent one meter from the margin
indent one inch from the right margin
Choose the "standard" (academic) form of the word:
Observe
Observate
Songs, poems, short stories, and articles are short forms. They are punctuated by _____________.
italicizing them.
using italics and quotation marks together.
using a period after each word.
using quotation marks.
Which song is punctuated correctly?
"Who Let the Dogs Out?"
Who Let the Dogs Out?
Who Let the Dogs Out?
Which shows correct punctuation for a TV show?
Full House
"Full House"
Which option shows correct punctuation for a poem?
"If I Had a Brontosaurus"
If I Had a Brontosaurus
Which option shows correct punctuation for a book title?
The Giver
"The Giver"
Which shows correct punctuation for a newspaper?
L.A. Times
"L.A. Times"
Which shows correct punctuation for a movie?
Ice Age
"Ice Age"
Which shows the correct punctuation for a short story?
"Bernice Bobs Her Hair"
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Choose the standard form of the word that fits in the following sentence: "They were ___________________ about their vacation"
conversing
conversating
conversationaling
conversationalizing
When should you use the word "utilize"
When you want to add length to your essay
When you want to sound smart
Whenever you use "use"
Almost never
Which sentence is written correctly?
When are you going to clean your room, it is starting to stink!
When are you going to clean your room? It is starting to stink!
Tell whether the following is a sentence or a fragment:
After the concert.
Sentence
Fragment
Tell whether the following is a sentence or a fragment:
The band played all of my favorite songs.
Sentence
Fragment
A sentence usually contains at least ......
Subject and Predicate
Subject and object
Subject and adverb
A sentence expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself. Which one is a complete sentence?
That Jhony has got a car.
Because it rains everyday.
Please fill out the forms.
What do you need to do after you provide text evidence?
Provide more information from your mind/brain to explain the evidence.
summarize the quote
paraphrase the quote
Nothing
What is a word you might include in your concluding paragraph?
Finally
First
At the beginning
Right now
What do supporting details do?
Introduce the main idea
Prove why the main idea is true
Give a summary of the main idea
Restate the main idea in different words
What do we do when we write about quotes?
Use punctuation around it
Cite it
Explain it
Don't use quotes
How do you capture the reader's attention?
Bait
Trap
Hook
Wing it
True or False:
The main ideas of your body paragraphs should match up to the main ideas in your thesis statement.
True
False
Facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics can all be used as _______________.
evidence
claims
arguments
counterclaims
Statements that address opposing viewpoints.
counterclaims
rebuttels
claims
arguments
What is plagiarism?
to use your own work.
to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
to paraphrase
to write original work
What does "paraphrase" mean?
a statement that says something that another person has said or written in a different way.
Copying information directly into your paper or presentation.
Writing information exactly from a resource without giving credit where you received the information.
a statement that says something that another person has said or written in the exact way.
When are you allowed to use the words or ideas of other people without giving them credit?
once
twice
sometimes
never
Does the rule of plagiarism apply to all subjects?
YES!
NO
sometimes
hardly ever applies to all subjects
If you use someone esle's work, verbatim, that is plagiarism. What does verbatim mean?
in not exact words
to summarize information from someone esle's work
in the exact words : word for word
to condense information to a shorter format
To paraphrase information means to ....
put in your own words.
write verbatim what you've read in any resource.
to collaborate ideas.
is to negotiate the art of the deal.
