Free Printable Writing Skills EAP

1.

What is a paragraph?

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2.

What is an essay?

4 lines

3.

Which of the following is NOT an essay type?

a)

Persuasive/Argument Essay

b)

Compare/Contrast Essay and Cause/Effect Essay

c)

Problem/Solution Essay and Process Essay

d)

Research Report

4.

Which of the following is NOT part of essay structure?

a)

Introduction (hook, connecting information, thesis statement)

b)

Conclusion (restatement of thesis, summary of supporting points, reflection)

c)

Body (Topic sentences, Supporting sentences, Concluding sentences)

d)

Reference List

5.

What is a hook?

a)

all of the above

b)

an anecdote, a statistic

c)

an interesting question, fact or statement

d)

an attention grabber at the beginning of the essay

6.

What is a thesis statement?

4 lines

7.

What is the meaning of "Connecting information"?

a)

it links the hook to the thesis logically

b)

it is background information on the topic of the essay

c)

I don't know

d)

All of the above

8.

What is the last sentence of the introduction?

a)

Thesis statement

b)

Reflection

c)

Opinion

d)

Summary

9.

A body paragraph starts with a topic sentence: True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Concluding sentence of a body paragraph summarizes the paragraph topic and paraphrases the thesis: True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is citation/reference? Why must you use references in an essay?

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12.

Which of the following is NOT a reference style?

a)

APA

b)

MLA

c)

Chicago

d)

My own

13.

Which of the following do you need for APA style references?

a)

Author's last name in full

b)

Date in brackets

c)

Title of book/article

d)

Name of source

e)

Website address

14.

What is the difference between a book reference and a journal reference in APA?

4 lines

15.

What is unique about newspaper references in APA style?

4 lines

16.

Which of the following is a book reference?

a)

Anderson, B. (1983). Imagined communities: Reflections on the origins and spread of nationalism. Verso.

b)

Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185

c)

Popkin, G. (2020, August 12). Global warming could unlock carbon from tropical soil. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/climate/tropical-soils-climate-change.html

17.

Which of the following is a journal reference?

a)

Popkin, G. (2020, August 12). Global warming could unlock carbon from tropical soil. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/climate/tropical-soils-climate-change.html

b)

Anderson, B. (1983). Imagined communities: Reflections on the origins and spread of nationalism. Verso.

c)

Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185

18.

Which of the following is a newspaper reference?

a)

Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185

b)

Popkin, G. (2020, August 12). Global warming could unlock carbon from tropical soil. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/climate/tropical-soils-climate-change.html

c)

Anderson, B. (1983). Imagined communities: Reflections on the origins and spread of nationalism. Verso.

19.

An in-text citation is short form of the full APA reference

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following is NOT an in-text citation?

a)

(Grady et al., 2019)

b)

(Anderson, 1983, p. 23)

c)

(Popkin, 2020)

d)

Anna says

21.

How many steps are there in the writing process?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

22.

Which of the following is NOT part of the writing process?

a)

Printing the essay

b)

Choose and understand the topic

c)

Brainstorm and outline the essay

d)

Write draft 1, submit for review, use feedback to revise, create draft 2

23.

Why is outlining crucial/indispensable in the writing process?

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24.

What is the purpose of draft 1?

4 lines

25.

When you brainstorm, you want to answer two questions: 1. What do I know about the topic? 2. What do I need to know about the topic?

a)

True

b)

False

26.

When you use the words or sentences from the source directly (no paraphrasing), you must put them into quotation marks

a)

True

b)

False

27.

If you paraphrase an idea from another source, you must reference it with in-text citation

a)

True

b)

False

Writing Skills EAP

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

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