WorksheetsDBQ Essay Writing Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does the author suggest about the number of paragraphs needed in a DBQ essay?
Exactly five paragraphs
As many as you need
Only one paragraph
No paragraphs are needed
What is the purpose of the thesis statement in a DBQ essay according to the text?
To provide a summary of the essay and include the all of the documents
To serve as the main idea and guide for the essay
To list all the documents used that will be include in your DBQ
To introduce the author
What should the first paragraph of a DBQ essay include?
A conclusion
Background information and a thesis statement
A list of documents of documents that support your thesis
Personal opinions
What is the suggested structure for body paragraphs in a DBQ essay?
Introduction, conclusion, summary
Topic sentence, evidence, analysis
List of documents, quotes, summary
Personal story, opinion, conclusion
How does the author suggest using documents in a DBQ essay?
By quoting them directly to relate back to your thesis
By describing what they say in your own words
By ignoring them
By listing them at the end of each paragraph in order
What is the role of a topic sentence in a body paragraph?
To introduce the entire essay anfd the documents in your thesis
To summarize what the paragraph will be about
To list all the evidence in your DBQ with the documents
To conclude the essay
What is the author's attitude towards the structure of DBQ essays?
Strict and rigid
Flexible and open to interpretation
Confusing and difficult
Unimportant and irrelevant
What is the purpose of analyzing evidence in an essay?
To simply list facts
To explain how evidence supports the topic sentence
To make the essay longer
To avoid using outside evidence
Which phrase can you use to start explaining your evidence?
This is irrelevant...
This shows...
This is incorrect...
This is unnecessary...
What is the difference between an essay that argues a point and one that just talks about things?
The length of the essay
The use of outside evidence
The ability to argue a point
The number of paragraphs
How many documents should you use to get the best score on your DBQ?
At least one
At least two
At least six
At least seven
What is outside evidence?
Evidence found in the documents
Evidence that is not in the documents
Evidence that is irrelevant
Evidence that is incorrect
How should you add outside evidence to your essay?
By ignoring it
By listing it without explanation
In the same way as document evidence
By stating it is unnecessary
What is a good score out of seven points for a DBQ?
One point
Three points
Six points
Seven points
What is the easiest way to get the extra point in a DBQ?
Use only one document
Use all seven documents and write about them well
Avoid using any documents
Use only outside evidence
