WorksheetsTDA Prompt Practice
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Another word for essay
informational essay
evidence
text dependent analysis
literary essay
How do you start a paper?
Introduction
Reason
Conclusion
Do you need all three: Introduction, Reason/Evidence, and Conclusion when writing a paper?
False
True
Details from the story that support your ideas
informational essay
text evidence
response
literary essay
Characters are
where the story takes place
who is in the story or prompt
a problem
the solution to a problem
What does inform mean
To get juicy details about gossip
To give or get actual information
What is organized writing
Writing with emojis and abbreviations
Writing with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion
Writing using pictures
What does sufficient evidence mean
successful or useful
unclear or confusing
Enough information
purpose
What does relevant mean
related to what is being discussed
ordinary or simple
unclear or confusing
successful or useful
What does effective mean
unclear or confusing
successful or useful
ordinary or simple
A comma and a question mark are examples of
punctuation
spelling
What is the plot
What happens in the story
Where the story takes place
Who is in the story
What is the setting
Who is in the story
What happens in the story
When and where the story takes place
What is the thesis for this multi-paragraph essay?
Bugs can be both interesting and helpful.
Butterflies are important.
Bugs are important.
Bugs are gross.
Which choice below is the correct thesis?
I don't know
Toys are fun to play with.
Buster has learned many things.
Buster is a dog.
Select the correct thesis.
Cameras were invented.
Camera's were invented to meet people's needs.
Cameras are important.
Cameras were invented a long time ago.
Select the correct thesis.
Scientists study animals.
Animals are important.
Animals travel from place to place.
Scientists study the paths animals travel from place to place.
Select the correct thesis.
Birds are different from other animals and need special care.
Birds need special care.
Birds are animals.
Birds can be pets.
Read the prompt. What information will you be looking for when you read?
Write an essay that explains how emperor penguins survive the harsh winter of Antarctica. Be sure to use facts and details from both texts to support your explanation. Follow the conventions of standard written English.
Facts about what penguins look like
Facts about how penguins survive Antarctica.
Facts about raising baby penguins.
Facts about Antarctica
A concluding statement is important because....
-it provides closure to the end of the story
-it gives information
-it conveys thoughts and ideas
An example of a transition word is
Can't
Freezing
Next
What is the first thing you should do when you are allowed to begin your test?
Start highlighting all of the evidence I can find
Read the first source
Read the prompt and understand what I'm being asked to write
Start daydreaming about the end of the essay
To make the paragraph longer.
To practice sentence structure.
To make a thesis.
To support, prove, and explain our thesis.
When I am breaking apart a writing prompt I look for
Don't, Deliver, Dash
Duh, Deliver, Draw
Duh, Do, Don't Forget
Dismiss, Dash, Don't Forget
The "Duh" portion of the prompt tells you:
What you are supposed to write your essay about
Something you already knew about the story
Something you should not forget to do, such as including text evidence
None of these
The "Do" portion of the prompt tells you:
What you are supposed to write your essay about
Something you already knew about the story
Something you should not forget to do, such as including text evidence
None of these
The "Don't Forget" portion of the prompt tells you:
What you are supposed to write your essay about
Something you already knew about the story
Something you should not forget to do, such as including text evidence
None of these
