This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Expository Writing – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Expository Writing Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... connects your specific supporting details to your general reason (benefit or challenge). A) A word. B) Commentary. C) Voluntary. D) Expository. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commentary. 2. What do we call facts, statistics, examples, or quotations that support the claims made in an expository essay? A) Conclusions. B) Transitions. C) Supporting evidence. D) Topic sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supporting evidence. 3. Your purpose is ..... A) How you are writing. B) Who you are writing for. C) Why you are writing. D) What you are writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why you are writing. 4. Your introduction should include ..... A) A conclusion. B) Three details. C) Your thesis statement. D) Your opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your thesis statement. 5. What is the purpose of the thesis? A) To remind your reader what your paper is about. B) To state your opinion or claim and prove it. C) To hook the reader's attention. D) To use vocabulary words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To state your opinion or claim and prove it. 6. What should each body paragraph mainly include? A) A personal story. B) A single main idea with supporting details. C) A list of random facts. D) A quote without explanation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A single main idea with supporting details. 7. Never, never, never, never, never: A) Write in the first person. B) Shift focus from your thesis. C) Restate your thesis in the conclusion. D) Write about others' experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shift focus from your thesis. 8. Your expository essay should: A) Have an introduction, body, and conclusion. B) Be completely fictional. C) Have at least 3 examples. D) Use APE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have an introduction, body, and conclusion. 9. Which is the correct order of paragraphs for an expository writing? A) Body 1, body 2. body 3, introduction, conclusion. B) Introduction, topic sentence, body 1, body 2, conclusion. C) Introduction, body 1, body 2, body 3, conclusion. D) Conclusion, body 1, body 2, body 3, introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introduction, body 1, body 2, body 3, conclusion. 10. An argument in favor of something is known as the ..... side. A) Con. B) Pro. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pro. 11. What is a "hook" in writing? A) An opening statement that catches your reader's attention. B) The ending statement that closes your essay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An opening statement that catches your reader's attention. 12. Character development and dialogue are features in Expository writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. In prompt writing you have to read something to get your information. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Group of people the writer wants to persuade. A) Audience. B) Claim. C) Purpose. D) Counterclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audience. 15. What point of view is typically used in expository writing? A) First person. B) Omniscient. C) Third person. D) Second person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third person. 16. What is the purpose of a conclusion paragraph? A) To introduce new ideas and arguments. B) To summarize the main points and restate the thesis. C) To wrap up and leave the reader with something to think about. D) To provide detailed evidence and examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To wrap up and leave the reader with something to think about. 17. An argument against something is known as the ..... side. A) Con. B) Pro. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Con. 18. Which type of writing has characters? A) Narrative. B) Expository. C) Persuasive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrative. 19. This type of writing is done to convince the reader of a point of view or an idea. A) NARRATIVE WRITING. B) PERSUASIVE WRITING. C) DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. D) EXPOSITORY WRITING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PERSUASIVE WRITING. 20. The process essay discusses: A) How to explain something. B) How to do something. C) How to describe something. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How to do something. 21. Who is toothpick's girlfriend? A) Caddie. B) JP. C) Aurora. D) Epica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epica. 22. Which of the following is not a conventional or normal error in writing? A) Punctuation Errors. B) No transitional words. C) Misspellings. D) Fragments (incomplete sentences). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No transitional words. 23. True or false:An expository essay can use contractions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. How do you cite evidence in your body paragraphs? A) Cite after main idea 1 and 2. B) Cite after your example. C) Cite after elaboration. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cite after elaboration. 25. The conclusion of the essay should ..... the subject/purpose and restate the thesis statement. A) Ignore. B) Complicate. C) Summarize. D) Contradict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summarize. 26. Which sentence is an example of an expository introduction? A) Once upon a time, in a faraway land . B) The purpose of this essay is to explain the process of photosynthesis. C) I remember the first time I rode a bicycle. D) Imagine a world where everyone is happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The purpose of this essay is to explain the process of photosynthesis. 27. What tone is most appropriate for expository writing? A) Persuasive and emotional. B) Humorous and informal. C) Casual and subjective. D) Formal and objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Formal and objective. 28. What does informative text aim to do? A) Tell a story. B) Persuade the reader. C) Give facts or information. D) Make something clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Give facts or information. 29. About how many paragraphs should an essay have? A) 1-3 paragraphs. B) 4-5 paragraphs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4-5 paragraphs. 30. Compare and Contrast A) Telling what something is. B) Painting a picture in reader's mind. C) Identifying similarities and differences. D) Supporting a claim with evidence. 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