This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Expository Writing – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Expository Writing Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An expository essay should only contain ..... language. A) Vocabulary. B) Formal. C) Slang. D) Informal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formal. 2. What is the main sentence you are trying to explain in an informative essay, and you will find it at the end of the introductory paragraph? A) Claim. B) Main idea. C) Controlling idea. D) Main sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Controlling idea. 3. Which one of the choices below would be the best example of expository writing? A) A journal. B) A book of poemsTags7.7.i. C) A fictional novel. D) A science textbook. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A science textbook. 4. What is the purpose of an expository writing piece? A) To express ideas/feelings. B) To entertainTags7.7.i. C) To inform/explain. D) To persuade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To inform/explain. 5. What are the three components of an essay? A) Introduction, Thesis and conclusion. B) Introduction, Body and Conclusion. C) Introduction, Thesis and Body paragraph. D) Thesis, Body and Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduction, Body and Conclusion. 6. What is the highest score for the expository writing test? A) 4, 4, 2. B) 3, 3, 3. C) 4, 4, 4. D) 2, 2, 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4, 4, 4. 7. Expository writing is writing to A) Describe. B) Explain. C) Persuade. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explain. 8. Analysis type sentences are also known as ..... sentences. A) Concluding. B) Concrete. C) Commentary. D) Convoluted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commentary. 9. What is the "So What?" Sentence? A) The first sentence of the conclusion that restates the thesis in different words. B) The last sentence of a body paragraph that asks the purpose of the paragraph. C) The final sentence in the paper that connects the topic to a larger audience. D) A sentence added by the writer when he or she becomes bored and thinks, "So what?" about writing the paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The final sentence in the paper that connects the topic to a larger audience. 10. A thesis statement should be more than one sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. How many paragraphs should an expository essay have? A) 1. B) 3-4. C) 2-3. D) 4-5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4-5. 12. What does narrative writing do? A) Tell a story. B) Convince people to agree. C) Give information without opinion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tell a story. 13. A type of essay that analyzes the similarities and differences between two or more things. A) Expository Essay. B) Expository Conclusion. C) How-to Essay. D) Compare/Contrast Essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compare/Contrast Essay. 14. Which sentence from an essay is most likely the thesis statement? A) For example, everyone in Gregor's family starts off trying to live life normally. B) We all hear about the stages of dealing with loss, from denial to anger to acceptance. C) As these details have shown, Kafka's novel portrays people trying to put loss behind them. D) Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis is about the pain of moving on from loss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis is about the pain of moving on from loss. 15. True or False ..... It is okay to have some analysis in your concluding sentence. A) Sometimes. B) Never, ever!. C) False. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 16. Which of the following is NOT a type of specific supporting detail that we looked at in class? A) Musical. B) Personal. C) Nonfiction. D) Literary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Musical. 17. What are the type of planners that are used for an expository paragraph? A) T-star, quadrant boxes, star sentence planner. B) T-star planner. C) T-star and quadrant boxes. D) T-star, box, and sentence planner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T-star, quadrant boxes, star sentence planner. 18. Expository means ..... A) To persuade. B) To ask questions about a topic. C) To read carefully. D) To explain or describe something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To explain or describe something. 19. Your role in this writing task. A) TV host. B) News reporter. C) 6th grade ELA student. D) Cartoon artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) News reporter. 20. Which of the following does not belong in an introduction? A) Evidence. B) Thesis/claim. C) Bridge. D) Hook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 21. In CAT what does the C stand for? A) Clearly. B) Change. C) In contrast. D) Change to statement or question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change to statement or question. 22. What is an example of a sentence you should not include in your essay? A) As you read my essay, you will see the qualities one needs to be influential. B) My family has had a tremendous impact on my life. C) An example of somebody who has influenced me is my English teacher, Mr. Greaves. D) Obi Wan Kenobi displays the qualities to be a leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As you read my essay, you will see the qualities one needs to be influential. 23. The thesis statement should guide your paragraph writing for your essay. A) True. B) FalseTags7.7.i. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Each body paragraph begins with a transition, then a ..... A) Thesis statement. B) Hook. C) Topic sentence. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Topic sentence. 25. A synonym for expository essay would be ..... A) Sensory Detail Essay. B) Informational Essay. C) Short Story. D) Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Informational Essay. 26. Which is NOT an example of expository writing? A) Recipe. B) Newspaper article. C) Instruction booklet. D) Short storyTags7.7.i. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short storyTags7.7.i. 27. Expository text should give information that is (a) . A) A. non-fiction. B) Made-up. C) Fiction. D) Funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. non-fiction. 28. Which sentence uses a comma correctly to set off coordinating adjectives? A) There will be a careful, orderly recount of the votes. B) The angry confused citizens, are demanding answers. C) The previous, elected official had to resign his post. D) After this disastrous election, the laws will have to change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There will be a careful, orderly recount of the votes. 29. A newspaper article is an example of what type of writing? A) Expository. B) Narrative. C) Persuasive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expository. 30. The information presented does not deviate (move away from) the main idea at all. A) Main idea. B) Supporting details. C) Logical sequence. D) Focus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Focus. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesExpository Writing Quiz 1Expository Writing Quiz 2Expository Writing Quiz 3Expository Writing Quiz 4Expository Writing Quiz 5Expository Writing Quiz 7Expository Writing Quiz 8Expository Writing Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books