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6 Traits of Writing

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: A trait is a ______ or characteristic.

a)

quality

b)

location

c)

number

2.

Which of the following is an example of a trait?

a)

Eye color

b)

Table

c)

Pencil

3.

What are ideas in writing?

a)

The main message or story

b)

The grammar used

c)

The length of the writing

d)

The handwriting style

4.

Strong ideas make writing ______ and interesting.

a)

clear

b)

boring

c)

confusing

d)

dull

5.

According to the passage, which of the following questions should you ask yourself to evaluate your ideas?

a)

Do my ideas make sense?

b)

Are they interesting?

c)

Do I have lots of details about this?

d)

All of the above

6.

Jeff wants to write an essay on school. Is this a good idea?

a)

Yes, it's a good idea.

b)

No, he should be more specific! Is he writing about his day? A specific class?

7.

Natalie wants to write about the day she got her puppy. Is this a good idea?

a)

Yes! Her idea is about a specific event!

b)

No, she should be more specific!

8.

What is organization in writing?

a)

How your writing is put together

b)

The length of your writing

c)

The number of words in your writing

9.

Good organization has a clear ________, middle, and end.

a)

beginning

b)

summary

c)

topic

d)

conclusion

10.

What is sentence fluency? Sentence fluency is how your sentences ______ and ______ when read.

a)

sound, flow

b)

start, end

c)

look, appear

d)

pause, stop

11.

Which of the following best improves the fluency of these sentences: Aaron sprained his ankle. Aaron bruised his hip. He wrenched his neck.

a)

Aaron sprained his ankle, bruised his hip, and wrenched his neck.

b)

Aaron did something to his ankle, hip, and neck.

c)

Aaron's ankle, hip, and neck were all hurt in different ways.

12.

What is voice in writing? Voice is the _______ and _______ in your writing.

a)

personality; feeling

b)

structure; grammar

c)

length; punctuation

13.

Good voice makes writing sound ______, not robotic.

a)

real

b)

mechanical

c)

awkward

14.

Your reader should 'hear' you speaking through your words.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Conventions are the __________ of writing.

a)

rules

b)

basics

c)

ideas

16.

Which sentence has correct conventions?

a)

My friends and I went to the park yesterday.

b)

she like to play soccer on the weekend.

c)

I goed to the store to buy some apples.