wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Essay Writing

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first sentence of your essay?

a)

A Hook

b)

Text Evidence

c)

A Transition

d)

Your Claim

2.

Your claim is you position on the issue and your three

(a)  

3.

Which of the following is NOT a way to cite text evidence.

a)

(Source 3).

b)

(Passage 2).

c)

(From the text).

d)

(Paragraph 8).

4.

How many paragraphs should your essay be?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

5.

Which is NOT an example of a hook?

a)

Imagine if a pit bull viciously attacked you.

b)

What if your pit bull pet was taken away from your family?

c)

Did you know that a pit bull named Stubby saved his whole unit in the war?

d)

Pit bulls are good because they work hard.

6.

How do you start your conclusion?

a)

Finally,

b)

In conclusion,

c)

That is why...

7.

Elaboration is when you ____________.

a)

Explain the evidence in your own words.

b)

Tell your three main reasons in one sentence.

c)

Tell where you got your text evidence.

8.

The dog _______ in the park last night.

a)

walks

b)

walked

c)

walking

d)

walk

9.

What is the correct spelling?

a)

Paragraph

b)

Pargraf

c)

Pragaph

d)

Paragraf

10.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

a)

The dog went.

b)

Outside and then home.

c)

The dog is fluffy.

d)

Dog Sweetie.

11.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

a)

Staying in pajamas.

b)

Netflix show called "Outer Banks".

c)

Staying on your phone all day.

d)

I will eat only chips.

12.

Which sentence has proper punctuation?

a)

The cat and the dogs were inside the house.

b)

The cat and the dogs were inside the house?

c)

The cat, and the dogs were inside the house.

d)

The cat, and the dogs were inside the house?

13.

Which sentence has correct pronouns?

Keith and Knowledge like to play basketball, and ____ like to make jokes.

a)

He

b)

They

c)

We

d)

Us

14.

What is the correct spelling?

a)

Cunclusion

b)

Conclushon

c)

Conclusion

d)

Cunclushon

15.

Which of these are you allowed to copy and paste from the text?

a)

Reasons

b)

Elaboration

c)

Summarize your main points

d)

Text Evidence

16.

Which of these sentences has correct comma usage?

a)

The author, Rick Riordan, grew up in Texas.

b)

The author, Rick Riordan grew up in Texas.

c)

The author Rick Riordan, grew up in Texas.

d)

The author Rick Riordan grew up in, Texas.

17.

What's the last sentence of your essay?

a)

Wrap Up Sentence

b)

Text Evidence

c)

The Prompt

d)

A Hook

18.

What should you do when you're done with your essay on the FSA?

a)

Reread the essay and make sure it makes sense.

b)

Put your head down and sleep because it's boring.

19.

On an argumentative essay, can you argue for both sides?

a)

Yes, you can argue for both sides

b)

No, you have to pick a side

20.

Which of the following is the correct spelling?

a)

becus

b)

becaze

c)

because

d)

bcause

21.

Which of the following is the correct spelling?

a)

artkle

b)

artickle

c)

article

22.
Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.
a)
Tracy made her bed, hung up her clothes and took out the trash.
b)
Tracy made her bed hung up her clothes, and took out the trash.
c)
Tracy made her bed, hung up her clothes, and took out the trash.
23.
Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.
a)
Before he went home, Michael had collected fifty seashells. 
b)
Before he went home Michael, had collected fifty seashells. 
c)
Before he went home, Michael, had collected fifty seashells. 
24.

I ____________ tennis every Sunday morning.

a)

play

b)

plays

c)

played

d)

playing

25.

The students __________ doing their homework.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

am

d)

was

26.

My brother ______ the window last night.

a)
break
b)
broke
c)
breaked
d)
broken
27.

Most birds do not return north until the spring or summer, when _______ more abundant.

a)

that is

b)

winter is

c)

food is

28.

Which piece of text evidence is written correctly?

a)

The text says "We will also go outside" (I got it from Paragraph 2).

b)

In the text, it says, "We will also go outside." (Paragraph 2).

c)

In the text it says we will go outside. (Paragraph 2).

29.

What is the correct spelling?

a)

First,

b)

1st,

c)

Frest,

d)

Firss,

30.

Background info comes from

a)

the text

b)

your head

c)

your friend's essay

31.

ACE stands for

a)

Answer Cite Explain

b)

Always Check Evidence

c)

Always Cite Evidence

d)

All Children Eat

32.

What should you do while reading your passages?

a)

Annotate

b)

Plan

c)

Cite

d)

Explain

33.

What should you do FIRST on the FSA Writing?

a)

Read the Prompt

b)

Read the Passages

c)

Start Writing

d)

Start Planning

34.

How many reasons should you have to support your claim?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

35.

Anthonee, Daniel, and Alex play football in the park. ______ usually play on Saturday.

a)

We

b)

I

c)

They

d)

Us

36.

James and Bri _____ to the McDonald's.

a)

runs

b)

ran

c)

runned

d)

running

37.

What comes after you cite your evidence?

a)

You elaborate and explain the evidence.

b)

You add more text evidence.

c)

You go onto the next paragraph.

38.

What comes after your text evidence?

a)

Elaboration

b)

Citation

c)

Hook

d)

Claim

39.

What are the two different types of essays that could be on the FSA?

a)

Story and News Article

b)

Informational and Opinion

c)

Informational and Argumentative

d)

Story and Argumentative

40.

Draw a picture of the planning sheet.

41.

What are the different kinds of hooks?

a)

Imagine Statement

b)

What if Question

c)

Short Story

d)

Did you know Questoin

42.

What is an appropriate transition for a SECOND body paragraph?

a)

First,

b)

Third,

c)

Next,

d)

In Conclusion,

43.

Which of the following can you NOT put in your essay?

a)

Emojis :)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

b)

Texting Talk

lol jk

c)

Talking to the reader

(Buckle up and get ready to read!)

d)

Text Evidence

44.

Should your personal opinion be included in an argumentative essay?

a)

Yes

b)

No