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Writing An Informative Essay

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an informative essay?

a)

An essay that tells a story.

b)

An essay that gives the author's opinion.

c)

An essay that gives information about somebody / something.

2.

What are the three parts of the essay?

a)

Hook, Supporting Details, Concluding Sentence

b)

Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion

c)

Controlling Idea, Topic Sentence, Restate Controlling Idea

3.

What should we include in the introduction? (Choose two)

a)

Supporting Details

b)

Hook

c)

Controlling Idea

d)

Topic Sentence

4.

What does the writer do in this hook: “Do you know that one of the four faces in Mount Rushmore is Thomas Jefferson?”

a)

Ask a question

b)

Share a surprising fact

c)

Both are correct.

5.

What is Controlling Idea? (Choose two)

a)

Your opinion about the topic

b)

Evidence that supports your hook

c)

The main topic of the essay

d)

A brief answer to the writing prompt

6.

Each body paragraph starts with ____________.

a)

A topic sentence

b)

Supporting details

c)

A closing sentence

7.

An easy to write the supporting details for our body paragraphs is ...

a)

A. Copy from a website

b)

B. Tell a story

c)

C. Answer Wh-questions about the topic

d)

D. Answer Yes/No questions about the topic

8.

How can we write a closing sentence for a paragraph? (Choose all that are correct)

a)

Share a feeling

b)

Restate the topic sentence

c)

Ask a question

d)

Repeat exactly the topic sentence

9.

What are the two parts in a conclusion? (Choose two)

a)

Topic sentence

b)

Restate topic sentence

c)

Hook

d)

Concluding statement

10.

What is the purpose of the concluding statement?

(the very last sentence of your essay)

a)

It catches the attention of your reader.

b)

It keeps your reader thinking about the topic.

c)

It makes the reader cry.

11.

What does the writer do in this concluding sentence: “I hope that one day, I will be able to come and visit Mount Rushmore.”

a)

Ask a question

b)

Make a wish

c)

Make a suggestion

d)

Make a prediction

12.

What does the writer do in this concluding sentence: “We should all remember the contributions of Thomas Jefferson.”

a)

Ask a question

b)

Make a wish

c)

Make a suggestion

d)

Make a prediction