This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Expository Writing – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Expository Writing Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The memoir "Eleven" in which Sandra Cisneros describes an experience she had in school with a teacher when she was eleven years old. A) DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. B) EXPOSITORY WRITING. C) NARRATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. D) PERSUASIVE WRITING. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NARRATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. 2. An essay about art created from found or recycled items that is based on research you did. A) Informative. B) Argumentative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informative. 3. Which prompt BEST fits the following thesis?"Experiencing happiness in what you do can lead to a fulfilling, exciting life." A) WRITE an essay explaining the importance of never giving up. B) WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to have goals. C) WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to learn from our experiences. D) WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to find joy in daily activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to find joy in daily activities. 4. An example of Expository writing is a fairy tale. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Example- "Give me liberty or give me death." A) Personal Anecdote. B) Setting. C) Question. D) Quotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quotation. 6. Which of the following is a transition of contrast/opposition? A) Even though. B) Equally. C) In the event that. D) Usually. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 7. The intended readers of specific types of texts A) Characters. B) Explanatory. C) Transitions. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audience. 8. Which of the following is NOT important in your essay? A) Number of paragraphs. B) Spelling. C) Sentence structure. D) Vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number of paragraphs. 9. True/False:Transitions are words or phrases that connect ideas and paragraphs, making the essay's flow smoother. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. ..... Introduces the main idea ..... Introduces supporting details ..... Does not expound on the details. A) Expository Introduction. B) Compare/Contrast Essay. C) Expository Conclusion. D) How-to Essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expository Introduction. 11. True or False:The conclusion paragraph should contain a re-stated thesis, a bridge, and a summary. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. When you are prewriting, what are three things you should do? A) Add, Rearrange, and Replace Information. B) Brainstorm and determine your purpose and audience. C) Write a hook, bridge, and thesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brainstorm and determine your purpose and audience. 13. Direct quotes and paraphrasing require quotation marks A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. What is the term for the following definition? The price that you pay to attend an institution. A) Salary. B) Tuition. C) Rent. D) Deposit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tuition. 15. The arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work A) Evidence. B) Structure. C) Anecdote. D) Reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structure. 16. What is an important part of narrative writing? A) Information & facts. B) A beginning, middle, & end. C) Opinion & reasons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A beginning, middle, & end. 17. General thesis statement uses quantifiers like A) A little. B) Lots. C) Few. D) Some. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Some. 18. What is the purpose of the introduction in an expository essay? A) To present the main topic and provide background information to prepare the reader. B) To summarize the entire essay in a few sentences. C) To introduce the author's personal opinion on the topic. D) To provide a detailed analysis of the evidence presented in the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To present the main topic and provide background information to prepare the reader. 19. How many pieces of text evidence should support your topic sentence? A) 1. B) 4. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 20. ..... connects your specific supporting details to your general reason (benefit or challenge). A) Voluntary. B) Expository. C) Commentary. D) A word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commentary. 21. What do we call facts, statistics, examples, or quotations that support the claims made in an expository essay? A) Transitions. B) Conclusions. C) Topic sentences. D) Supporting evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supporting evidence. 22. Your purpose is ..... A) Why you are writing. B) How you are writing. C) What you are writing. D) Who you are writing for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why you are writing. 23. Your introduction should include ..... A) A conclusion. B) Your thesis statement. C) Your opinion. D) Three details. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your thesis statement. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. Never, never, never, never, never: A) Write in the first person. B) Restate your thesis in the conclusion. C) Write about others' experiences. D) Shift focus from your thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shift focus from your thesis. 27. 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. 28. Which is the correct order of paragraphs for an expository writing? A) Introduction, body 1, body 2, body 3, conclusion. B) Body 1, body 2. body 3, introduction, conclusion. C) Conclusion, body 1, body 2, body 3, introduction. D) Introduction, topic sentence, body 1, body 2, conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduction, body 1, body 2, body 3, conclusion. 29. 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. 30. 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. 31. 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. 32. 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. 33. Group of people the writer wants to persuade. A) Counterclaim. B) Purpose. C) Audience. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audience. 34. What point of view is typically used in expository writing? A) Omniscient. B) Second person. C) First person. D) Third person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third person. 35. 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. 36. 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. 37. Which type of writing has characters? A) Narrative. B) Expository. C) Persuasive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrative. 38. This type of writing is done to convince the reader of a point of view or an idea. A) NARRATIVE WRITING. B) EXPOSITORY WRITING. C) PERSUASIVE WRITING. D) DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PERSUASIVE WRITING. 39. 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. 40. Who is toothpick's girlfriend? A) JP. B) Epica. C) Caddie. D) Aurora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epica. 41. Which of the following is not a conventional or normal error in writing? A) Fragments (incomplete sentences). B) No transitional words. C) Misspellings. D) Punctuation Errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No transitional words. 42. 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. 43. 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. 44. The conclusion of the essay should ..... the subject/purpose and restate the thesis statement. A) Ignore. B) Summarize. C) Complicate. D) Contradict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summarize. 45. 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. 46. 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. 47. What does informative text aim to do? A) Tell a story. B) Give facts or information. C) Make something clear. D) Persuade the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give facts or information. 48. 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. 49. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identifying similarities and differences. 50. Expository writing should be (a) . A) Funny. B) Creative. C) A. factual. D) Entertaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. factual. 51. Your audience is ..... A) How you are writing. B) What you are writing. C) Who you are writing for. D) Why you are writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who you are writing for. 52. Make sure you ..... A) Plan or brainstorm. B) Research examples while you are writing. C) Immediately write your final draft. D) Fill every single line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plan or brainstorm. 53. What is the purpose of a hook in an expository essay? A) To restate the thesis. B) To list evidence. C) To summarize the essay. D) To grab the reader's attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To grab the reader's attention. 54. What is the purpose of an expository paragraph? A) To describe something. B) To tell a story. C) To give an opinion on a topic. D) To inform on a topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To inform on a topic. 55. Which of the following is a component of a thesis statement? A) Restate the writing prompt (question). B) Provide your answer to the prompt (essay topic). C) 2-3 reasons supporting your answer. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 56. In this step of the writing process, you are writing down all of your ideas and thinking of narrowing down to one topic to write about. A) Editing. B) Publishing. C) Prewriting. D) Revising. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prewriting. 57. Expository writing is also known as information writing A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. How many main ideas do you need for your expository essay? A) At least three main ideas. B) At least four main ideas. C) At least two main ideas. D) At least one main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At least two main ideas. 59. True or false:each body paragraph should contain a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 60. What caused Hurricane Hillary and how did it impact Los Angeles? A) Process. B) Narration. C) Cause and Effect. D) Problem-Solution. E) Definition. 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