This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Expository Writing – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Expository Writing Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your town's public library is hosting an exhibit on pen names throughout history. You have been asked to write an expository article for the exhibit's display explaining why some authors choose to use pen names. Your essay should be based on the ideas and concepts found in the "Pen Names in Literature" passage set. A) Informative. B) Argumentative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informative. 2. General thesis statements are normally longer than specific thesis statements. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. What must you remember to do in the conclusion? A) Restate the hook. B) Use a transitional sentence. C) Restate the thesis. D) Give a last example. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restate the thesis. 4. What is the role of evidence in expository writing? A) Evidence is used to entertain the reader. B) Evidence supports the information presented and helps to clarify and validate the main points. C) Evidence is only necessary in persuasive writing. D) Evidence serves to confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence supports the information presented and helps to clarify and validate the main points. 5. In expository writing, what is the role of the thesis statement in the introduction? A) To entertain the reader. B) To state the main idea and outline the purpose of the essay. C) To provide a list of sources. D) To offer a personal opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To state the main idea and outline the purpose of the essay. 6. An introduction consists of ..... A) A hook, building sentences, and a thesis statement. B) A topic sentence, text evidence, and explanation. C) A hook, text evidence, and thesis statement. D) A hook, building sentences, and transition words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hook, building sentences, and a thesis statement. 7. What is the author's purpose in an expository text? A) To explain. B) To describe. C) To tell a story. D) To entertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To explain. 8. What is the format of this writing task? A) Diary entry. B) Featured article. C) News story. D) Opinion piece. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) News story. 9. Which part of the essay is BEAR? A) Body Paragraph #2. B) Conclusion Paragraph. C) Body Paragraph #1. D) Introduction Paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Body Paragraph #1. 10. A type of essay that explains how to do or make something. A) Expository Essay. B) Cause/Effect Essay. C) How-to Essay. D) Definition Essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How-to Essay. 11. A movie review is an example of ..... A) Persuasive writing. B) Expository writing. C) Narrative writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuasive writing. 12. How do you set up the PARAGRAPHS in an EXPOSITORY and ARGUMENTATIVE PAPER? A) Introduction, Body 1, Body 2, Body 3, Conclusion. B) Conclusion, Body 3, Body 2, Body 1, Introduction. C) Body 2, Body 1, Introduction, Conclusion, Body 3. D) Conclusion, Body 1, Body 3, Introduction, Body 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduction, Body 1, Body 2, Body 3, Conclusion. 13. What is the 4th step in the writing process? A) Revising. B) Editing. C) Drafting. D) Sharing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Editing. 14. An expository essay needs to have an objective tone. This means ..... A) Some facts, some opinions. B) Only the facts, no opinions. C) No facts, just opinions. D) Mostly facts, some opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only the facts, no opinions. 15. True or False:Expository writing does not require any planning. A) Expository writing can be done without any planning. B) Expository writing does require planning. C) Expository writing requires extensive planning. D) Planning is optional in expository writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expository writing does require planning. 16. Who is Frederick Douglass? A) A past American President. B) An escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker in America. C) The man who ended slavery. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker in America. 17. A type of nonfiction writing that informs or explains facts. A) Expository Writing. B) Compare/Contrast Essay. C) Expository Introduction. D) Definition Essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expository Writing. 18. A recipe for cookies is an example of what? A) Procedural Writing. B) A Fairy Tale. C) Cause/Effect Writing. D) Persuasive Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Procedural Writing. 19. 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. 20. In this step of the writing process, you are writing down all of your ideas and often using a graphic organizer A) Revising. B) Editing. C) Prewriting. D) Publishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prewriting. 21. 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. 22. The research paper should be ..... , meaning factual not personal. A) Expository. B) Persuasive. C) Objective. D) Subjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expository. 23. What type of sentences are in the quadrant box planner? A) Question (?), Number (#), statement. B) Question (?), Number (#), statement, even though. C) Question (?), exclamation, statement, eventhough. D) Question (?), Number (#), statement, if/then. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question (?), Number (#), statement, even though. 24. What should each body paragraph focus on? A) The conclusion. B) Multiple unrelated ideas. C) Only opinions. D) One main idea or step. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One main idea or step. 25. What type of words are these:all in all, furthermore, for instance, in other words? A) Details. B) Transitions. C) Pronouns. D) Synonyns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transitions. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. 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. 31. Where does the thesis go? A) The first sentence of your introduction paragraph. B) Body paragraph 1. C) Body paragraph 2. D) The last sentence of your introduction paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The last sentence of your introduction paragraph. 32. What is one type of a controlling idea? A) Thesis Statement. B) Examples. C) Conclusion. D) Parenthetical Documentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thesis Statement. 33. Which lead uses a description? A) While most plants do little more than add beauty, others are vicious hunters that set traps to catch bugs. B) Have you ever felt like the black sheep of your family?. C) "You have to let the sadness ride up." Willie May. D) Laughing children run. Ice cream vendor's scoop buckets of frost treats. Riders scream as their coaster zip through the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Laughing children run. Ice cream vendor's scoop buckets of frost treats. Riders scream as their coaster zip through the air. 34. 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. 35. 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. 36. 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. 37. 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. 38. 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. 39. Which of the following best describes expository writing? A) It argues a point. B) It describes a scene. C) It tells a story. D) It explains a concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It explains a concept. 40. 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. 41. Which essay grade represents a very limited writing performance? A) 1 (25%). B) 4 (100%). C) 3 (75%). D) 2 (50%). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 (25%). 42. What is the definition of an anecdote? A) Rubric. B) Expository. C) Rubric. D) Personal story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personal story. 43. When writing an expository essay, do not write in A) 2nd person point of view. B) 3rd person point of view. C) 1st person point of view. D) 4th person point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2nd person point of view. 44. 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. 45. In which part of the essay should your hook go? A) The conclusion. B) The body paragraphs. C) The introduction. D) The topic sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The introduction. 46. Choose the answer that is NOT a transition word or phrase. A) For example,. B) First of all,. C) Is. D) In conclusion,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 47. What is the second step in planning for expository writing? A) Create an outline. B) Write the first draft. C) Research the topic. D) Revise and edit the final draft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Create an outline. 48. Why is evidence important in an expository essay? A) It makes the essay longer. B) It entertains the reader. C) It replaces the thesis. D) It supports and explains ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It supports and explains ideas. 49. What makes any writing more interesting? A) Subjects and verbs. B) Colorful details like adjectives and modifiers. C) Jokes and riddles. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colorful details like adjectives and modifiers. 50. This word means using the fewest possible words without sacrificing meaning; avoiding wordiness. A) Concise. B) Rice. C) Precise. D) Dice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concise. 51. A book about the life of Roberto Clemente. A) PERSUASIVE WRITING. B) DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. C) EXPOSITORY WRITING. D) NARRATIVE WRITING. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NARRATIVE WRITING. 52. A synonym for thesis is ..... A) Claim. B) Topic sentence. C) Transitions. D) Concluding idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim. 53. What are the key features of informative writing? A) Information & facts. B) A beginning, middle, & end. C) Opinion & reasons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Information & facts. 54. A thesis statement is the first sentence of a body paragraph A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 55. Which type of writing has falling action? A) Narrative. B) Expository. C) Persuasive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrative. 56. The thinking or logic used to make a claim in an argument. A) Reasoning. B) The press. C) Refutation. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reasoning. 57. The purpose of an expository essay is to A) Explain. B) Persuade. C) Argue. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explain. 58. Why is it important to use different sentence starters in expository writing? A) It makes the writing longer and more complex. B) Using different sentence starters keeps the writing engaging and helps to maintain the reader's interest. C) It allows the writer to use more adjectives and adverbs. D) It helps to confuse the reader and make the writing less clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using different sentence starters keeps the writing engaging and helps to maintain the reader's interest. 59. The advantages of studying abroad are the students can be more independent, more focused, and have opportunity to learn other cultures.This is an example of a A) Specific Thesis Statement. B) General Thesis Statement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specific Thesis Statement. 60. An essay about the effects wild animals and humans have on each other when they live in the same area. A) Informative. B) Argumentative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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