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Ms. Vanoy's Writing End of Course Assessment

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a premise?

a)

reason

b)

claim

c)

evidence

d)

title

2.

What is another way to say claim?

a)

reason

b)

thesis statement

c)

evidence

d)

title

3.

Where do you use the HIT strategy?

a)

introduction

b)

body paragraphs

c)

counterclaim & rebuttal

d)

conclusion

4.

Where should we put the counterclaim & rebuttal?

a)

after introduction

b)

body paragraphs

c)

paragraph 10

d)

before conclusion

5.

Where do we use the SO WHAT strategy?

a)

introduction

b)

body paragraphs

c)

counterclaim & rebuttal

d)

conclusion

6.

What should be the last sentence of introduction and restated in the first sentence of conclusion?

a)

Thesis Statement/Claim

b)

Topic Sentence

c)

Restating Evidence

d)

A sentence to tie the claim together with the evidence

7.

What should always be included right after a counterclaim?

a)

Thesis Statement/Claim

b)

claim

c)

restatement

d)

rebuttal

8.

How do you write a rebuttal?

a)

Tell how counterclaim is strong or weak

b)

tell how counterclaim is right

c)

give a different opinion on what you want your reader to do

d)

restates the counterclaim

9.

What do a majority of people say is the easiest hook?

a)

question

b)

imagine that/description

c)

metaphor/simile

d)

fact/statistic

10.

What is the difference between a fact and a statistic?

a)

one is based on text and one is based on opinion

b)

both are based on opinion

c)

fact has a number and statistic does not

d)

statistic has a number and fact does not

11.

What are the four types of evidence?

a)

fact, statistic, evidence, flashback

b)

fact, statistic, example, flashback

c)

fact, statistic, example, flashforward

d)

fact, opinion, statistic, flashback

12.

Flashbacks start with the text frame: I remember . . . and ends with

a)

Look forward . . .

b)

Looking back . . .

c)

Next . . .

d)

This reminds me . . .

13.

What are common text frames/transitions when elaborating your evidence?

a)

This shows

b)

This means

c)

Only this shows

d)

Both

This shows . . .

This means . . .

14.

What should your entire argumentative paper support?

a)

claim

b)

supporting details

c)

examples

d)

conclusion

15.

What is the metaphor I used when discussing counterclaims?

a)

Tennis

b)

Boxing

c)

Elephant

d)

Tiger

16.

What is the difference between persuasive and argumentative writing?

a)

Persuasive has a counterclaim & rebuttal.

b)

Argumentative has counterclaim & rebuttal.

c)

Argumentative begs, while persuasive argues.

d)

You learn argumentative before persuasive.

17.

How is a typical body paragraph organized?

a)

Premise/Reason

Evidence 1

Elaboration 1

Evidence 2

Elaboration 2

Conclusion

b)

Premise/Evidence

Evidence 1

Elaboration 2

Elaboration 1

Conclusion 2

c)

Evidence

Elaboration 1

Evidence 1

Elaboration 1

Conclusion 2

d)

Evidence

Elaboration 1

Conclusion 1

18.

What can you always find right after a counterclaim?

a)

rebuttal

b)

transition statement

c)

conclusion

d)

thesis statement

19.

What typically is the last sentence of your introduction?

a)

rebuttal

b)

conclusion statement

c)

claim

d)

hook

20.

What kind of hook tells a mini story/description of the argument?

a)

question

b)

imagine that

c)

antelope

d)

narrative

21.

What metaphor did I use when teaching conclusions?

a)

elephant

b)

boxing

c)

mirror

d)

dancing

22.

Do you want your reader to feel emotion when reading your words?

a)

yes

b)

no

23.

What does it mean to be able to write the skeleton structure?

a)

You can write the basics to a proficient level so that you communicate to your reader.

b)

You can write the shortest amount possible and people will still understand.

c)

You will write at least half the amount of a normal proficient piece of writing.

d)

You can write beautifully, but you don't have to worry about things like capital letters and punctuation.

24.

What does TAG stand for?

a)

Topic, Author, Genre

b)

Title, Author, Genre

c)

Topic, Attitude, Genre

d)

Title, Attitude, Gear

25.

What does genre mean?

a)

group

b)

author

c)

titles

d)

music

26.

Where does the punctuation go when you use quotation marks?

a)

inside the quotation

b)

outside the quotation marks

c)

in parenthesis

d)

you don't need puncutation

27.

It is okay to paraphrase instead of doing direct quotes sometimes?

a)

Yes

b)

No

28.

Do direct quotations need to say where the information came from? Does the title and/or author need to be listed?

a)

yes

b)

no

29.

The Intro to the Issue of HIT means . . .

a)

connects with background information the hook to the claim

b)

Is one sentence between the thesis

c)

connects the issue with the theme

d)

is one sentence that tells the background of the author

30.

How many body paragraphs should you have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

As many paragraphs as you have different premises/reasons

31.

Where does the conclusion go?

a)

At the beginning

b)

In the middle

c)

At the end

d)

Before the counterclaim

32.

When trying to decide when to start a new paragraph, what is a strategy you can use?

a)

Count the sentences. If you have at least 8, you can change to a new paragraph

b)

All paragraphs should be equal length

c)

think like a movie director and when the camera changes focus, then you change paragraphs

d)

Think like an actor and make sure that there is always quotations in every paragraph

33.

Do you need to cite where you received your information when you paraphrase?

a)

Yes

b)

No