This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Expository Writing – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Expository Writing Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:The topic sentences should explain what the entire essay will be about. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. True or False:The topic sentence should explain what the entire essay will be about. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. In this step of the writing process, you are writing down all of your ideas and often using a graphic organizer A) Revising. B) Prewriting. C) Publishing. D) Editing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prewriting. 4. True or false?When creating a thesis statement, you first create your reasons, then come up with the claim. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. The research paper should be ..... , meaning factual not personal. A) Persuasive. B) Subjective. C) Expository. D) Objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expository. 6. What type of sentences are in the quadrant box planner? A) Question (?), Number (#), statement, if/then. B) Question (?), exclamation, statement, eventhough. C) Question (?), Number (#), statement. D) Question (?), Number (#), statement, even though. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Question (?), Number (#), statement, even though. 7. What should each body paragraph focus on? A) One main idea or step. B) The conclusion. C) Only opinions. D) Multiple unrelated ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One main idea or step. 8. What type of words are these:all in all, furthermore, for instance, in other words? A) Synonyns. B) Pronouns. C) Transitions. D) Details. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transitions. 9. True or false, an expository essay can be based on your opinion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. An essay about bands from the 60's and how they got their names. A) Informative. B) Argumentative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informative. 11. Painting a picture in the readers mind A) Narration. B) Description. C) Argument. D) Classification. E) Cause and Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Description. 12. When writing your essay, you don't have room or time to: A) Write a hook. B) Write a draft on scratch paper. C) Write in the third person. D) Repeat yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repeat yourself. 13. Which of the following is a characteristic of a strong thesis statement in expository writing? A) It is vague and broad. B) It is specific and clear. C) It is a question. D) It is a quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is specific and clear. 14. Where does the thesis go? A) The last sentence of your introduction paragraph. B) The first sentence of your introduction paragraph. C) Body paragraph 2. D) Body paragraph 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The last sentence of your introduction paragraph. 15. What is one type of a controlling idea? A) Parenthetical Documentation. B) Conclusion. C) Examples. D) Thesis Statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thesis Statement. 16. Which lead uses a description? A) Have you ever felt like the black sheep of your family?. B) While most plants do little more than add beauty, others are vicious hunters that set traps to catch bugs. C) Laughing children run. Ice cream vendor's scoop buckets of frost treats. Riders scream as their coaster zip through the air. D) "You have to let the sadness ride up." Willie May. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laughing children run. Ice cream vendor's scoop buckets of frost treats. Riders scream as their coaster zip through the air. 17. Expository writing is also known as A) Informational writing. B) Brainstorming. C) Narrative writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informational writing. 18. What is the main idea of a body paragraph called? A) The conclusion. B) The topic sentence. C) The thesis statement. D) The hookTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The topic sentence. 19. Why is it important to include in-text citations in your research paper? A) To make the paper longer. B) To give credit to the original authors and avoid plagiarism. C) To confuse the reader. D) To make the paper look more professional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give credit to the original authors and avoid plagiarism. 20. A Thesis should be: A) Clear and Focused. B) In the conclusion of an essay. C) Growing in your backyard. D) Written with in the first person POV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clear and Focused. 21. Which of the following is NOT a type of expository writing? A) A scientific report. B) A mystery novel. C) An instructional manual. D) A biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A mystery novel. 22. Which of these elements can be included in an introduction paragraph to grab the reader's attention? A) Comic strip. B) Questions, facts, a quote, or statistical fact. C) An entire poem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Questions, facts, a quote, or statistical fact. 23. Which of the following best describes expository writing? A) It describes a scene. B) It explains a concept. C) It argues a point. D) It tells a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It explains a concept. 24. What is included in an expository paragraph? A) Facts only. B) Opinions only. C) Both Facts and Opinions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facts only. 25. Which essay grade represents a very limited writing performance? A) 1 (25%). B) 2 (50%). C) 3 (75%). D) 4 (100%). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 (25%). 26. What is the definition of an anecdote? A) Rubric. B) Expository. C) Rubric. D) Personal story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personal story. 27. When writing an expository essay, do not write in A) 1st person point of view. B) 3rd person point of view. C) 2nd person point of view. D) 4th person point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2nd person point of view. 28. What is the RACES method? A) NASCAR racing method. B) Writing used to help students formulate a response for writing. C) Use this method for cooking a meal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing used to help students formulate a response for writing. 29. In which part of the essay should your hook go? A) The introduction. B) The body paragraphs. C) The conclusion. D) The topic sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The introduction. 30. Choose the answer that is NOT a transition word or phrase. A) For example,. B) First of all,. C) Is. D) In conclusion,. 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