This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Paragraphs – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Paragraphs Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The writer's position on an issue A) Rebuttel. B) Claim. C) Background. D) Counterclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim. 2. What is the purpose of the concluding sentence in your body paragraph? A) Introduces the reader to your main point. B) Gives an example of your main point. C) Summarizes the main point in your body paragraph. D) It is the last sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summarizes the main point in your body paragraph. 3. This is the ..... of TEEL ..... "They were involved in many wars throughout their existence; these consisted battles internally within Greece and many with other neighbouring civilisations" A) L-Link. B) T-Topic Sentence. C) E-Evidence. D) E-Explanation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) E-Explanation. 4. What are supporting details? A) Irrelevant information that does not support the main idea. B) Specific pieces of information that provide evidence or examples to support the main idea or thesis statement of a text. C) General statements that are unrelated to the main idea. D) Opinions that are not backed up by evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specific pieces of information that provide evidence or examples to support the main idea or thesis statement of a text. 5. Choose the best answer.True or False:An introductory paragraph should be engaging and capture the reader's attention. A) True. B) False. C) No idea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Where do you write the closing/conclusion sentence? A) In the middle. B) At the end of the paragraph. C) At the start of the paragraph. D) Nowhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the end of the paragraph. 7. Which of the following questions should you definitely answer in a summary of the novel My Funny Friend Fiona? A) What happens to Fiona?. B) Is My Funny Friend Fiona a boring book?. C) What's Fiona's neighbor's favorite color?. D) How long did it take you to read My Funny Friend Fiona?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What happens to Fiona?. 8. What comes after your first sentence restating your claim and reason? A) Explanation/This shows. B) Conclusion. C) Topic Sentence. D) Text Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Text Evidence. 9. What is a common strategy for revising paragraphs to improve coherence? A) Using more complex vocabulary. B) Changing the topic. C) Increasing paragraph length. D) Adding transitional phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adding transitional phrases. 10. Fill in the Blanks.4 ..... paragraphs are measured in the ideas and concepts addressed rather than sentences and word counts. A) Sufficiently. B) Quality. C) Clear. D) Unifies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quality. 11. Which evidence best supports the following assertion? Mrs. White loves her son Herbert. A) "'Never mind dear, ' said his wife. 'Perhaps you'll win the next game."'. B) '"Is anything the matter, ' she asked anxiously" '. C) "Mr. White gazed with horror at the visitor.". D) "Go down and get the monkey's paw and wish our son alive again.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Go down and get the monkey's paw and wish our son alive again.". 12. How do you start your body paragraph? A) With strongest supporting argument. B) With academic sources, journalists report and so on. C) With examples. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With strongest supporting argument. 13. How many supporting details should be included in a body paragraph? A) 10-12. B) None. C) 2-3. D) 5-6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2-3. 14. What word means:The support or proof that backs up an idea, conclusion, or opinion. A) Claim. B) Persuasive Writing. C) Relevant. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 15. Real photographs would be in what kind of book? A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonfiction. 16. What is some space from the margin-at the beginning of the paragraph called? A) Indent. B) Topic sentence. C) Paragraph. D) Body sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indent. 17. Which part of a concluding paragraph answers this question:What will I do now that I have read this essay? A) Restatement of the thesis. B) Summary of the main points. C) Final concluding sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Final concluding sentence. 18. AEC stands for ..... A) AssertionEloquenceClaim. B) AssertionEvidenceContent. C) Assertion EvidenceCommentary. D) AssumptionExcellence Commentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertion EvidenceCommentary. 19. An MLA heading should contain ..... A) Your nameYour courseYour teacher's nameThe dateA title. B) Your namea title. C) Your nameYour course. D) Your nameThe date. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your nameYour courseYour teacher's nameThe dateA title. 20. The ..... express(es) the main idea of the paragraph. A) Supporting sentences. B) Topic sentence. C) Examples. D) Controlling idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Topic sentence. 21. The second sentence in your paragraph A) CS. B) CM. C) CD. D) TS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CD. 22. Which of the following is a characteristic of a well-structured paragraph? A) It ends abruptly. B) It contains multiple main ideas. C) It includes supporting details. D) It lacks a clear topic sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It includes supporting details. 23. This type of paragraph is used to present information, ideas, or tell a reader how to do something. A) Persuasive. B) Narrative. C) Expository. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expository. 24. Transition words like first, next, and lastly are used to organize the details in the middle of the paragraph. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. What grade do you need to pass this class? A) NP. B) A. C) F. D) P. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) P. 26. In a body paragraph, the supporting sentences A) Discuss the idea or ideas in the topic sentence. B) Use examples and/or evidence. C) Discuss what the paragraph is going to be about. D) Both discuss the idea or ideas in the topic sentence and use examples and/or evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both discuss the idea or ideas in the topic sentence and use examples and/or evidence. 27. When is the final test? A) Tuesday, August 6th. B) Monday, August 5th. C) Thursday, August 8th. D) Thursday, August 1st. E) Wednesday, August 7th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tuesday, August 6th. 28. How many pieces of text evidence do you need in each paragraph? A) None. B) One. C) Two. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 29. Where do the details about your topic go? A) In the topic sentence. B) In the concluding sentence. C) In the body of the paragraph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the body of the paragraph. 30. A good thesis statement is a broad generalization about your topic. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParagraphs Quiz 1Paragraphs Quiz 2Paragraphs Quiz 3Paragraphs Quiz 4Paragraphs Quiz 5Paragraphs Quiz 6Paragraphs Quiz 7Paragraphs Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books