This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Paragraphs – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Paragraphs Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. . What change, if any, needs to be made in sentence 3? A) Make no change. B) Delete the comma. C) Change shuffeled to shuffled. D) Change foot to feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change shuffeled to shuffled. 2. How many sentences should be in your paragraph? A) 4. B) 5. C) 3. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 3. When you write a comparison, you need to focus on ..... A) The similarities. B) The differences. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The similarities. 4. How many parts are in an introductory paragraph? A) 1. B) 3. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 5. Which of the following is a transition that can be used in the Closing (pink) section? A) For example. B) Additionally. C) Therefore. D) According to the article. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Therefore. 6. A paragraph should consist of at least five sentences to be considered complete and well-structured. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. What do you write in the thesis? A) Summarize. B) Give examples. C) What the quote from the prompt means. D) Your answer/position on what the prompt is asking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your answer/position on what the prompt is asking. 8. In a paragraph that introduces a new character, which sentence would you expect to find at the beginning? A) When the waves cleared, he emerged, six feet tall and covered in scales and ghastly wounds. B) The room was littered with pizza boxes and empty cans of drink. C) I was scared when I walked into the forest, but I knew I had to find the cottage. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was scared when I walked into the forest, but I knew I had to find the cottage. 9. The topic sentence usually appears at the beginning of a paragraph and introduces the main idea or focus of the paragraph. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. How can peer feedback be useful in revising paragraphs? A) It provides new ideas. B) It confirms your original thoughts. C) It reduces the need for revision. D) It highlights unclear areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It highlights unclear areas. 11. What's one thing I need to do when I create my "why care" in my concluding paragraph? A) Keep explaining your issue. B) State your reasons/mini-claims. C) Tell your reader what they can do to create change. D) Explain why this issue should matter to your reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explain why this issue should matter to your reader. 12. Why do we need to restate the thesis? A) To remind the reader of the three main points from the essay. B) To connect to the hook sentence. C) To grab the reader's attention. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To remind the reader of the three main points from the essay. 13. If someone said they were for free college tuition? What would be the opposing side? A) Against free high school tuition. B) Against free college tuition. C) Having lower taxes. D) Free high school tuition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Against free college tuition. 14. Stories that begin with "Once upon a time" are usually ..... A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. 15. What is the author's purpose for opinion writing? A) To boss the reader around. B) To inform the reader. C) To entertain the reader. D) To persuade the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To persuade the reader. 16. Which in-text citation is the correct format? A) (Homer's Odyssey). B) (Odyssey 1.243). C) (Homer 254). D) (Homer 4.232-33). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Homer 4.232-33). 17. Concluding Sentence is A) Lead In or background info. B) The explanation of how the evidence proves the assertion. C) The proof to your point. D) Restating your assertion in different words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Restating your assertion in different words. 18. (1)Edgar Allan Poe was an American short-story writer, poet, editor, and literary critic during the Romantic period. (2)Beethoven was one of the musicians of the Romantic era. (3)Poe is best known for his dark tales of mystery, and is often credited with inventing the genre of detective fiction. (4)Poe wrote the poem "Annabel Lee." Which sentence does not support the main idea? A) Sentence3. B) Sentence 1. C) Sentence 4. D) Sentence 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence 2. 19. Begin every body paragraph with ..... A) Background information. B) An introduction. C) A memory. D) A topic sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A topic sentence. 20. Topic sentence is usually the ..... sentence. A) Second. B) Third. C) First. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First. 21. Which sentence is most appropriate for concluding an opinion paragraph? A) To begin with, my opinion is strong. B) Firstly, my opinion is important. C) For example, my opinion is clear. D) In conclusion, these reasons show why my opinion is valid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In conclusion, these reasons show why my opinion is valid. 22. A persuasive paragraph is designed to convince the reader to adopt a certain opinion, take a specific action, or change their viewpoint. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. What does it mean for a line to be indented? A) It is the concluding sentence of the paragraph that it is in. B) It is set farther from the margin of the page than the rest of the text. C) It is written in a larger font than the rest of the sentences in the text. D) It gives an opinion that the writer has to support with details. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is set farther from the margin of the page than the rest of the text. 24. Hank came home from school and he was hungry. He decided to see if there was anything in the cupboard to eat. He checked the shelf and couldn't find any chips or crackers. He looked in another cupboard and there weren't any snack there either. Finally he looked in the frig and there he found some apples to eat.What is the solution? A) Hank found apples to eat. B) Hank likes chips. C) Hank looked for snacks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hank found apples to eat. 25. Thesis states the claim for each body paragraph in the order that the paragraphs are written A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. What change should be made in sentence 22?(22) It isn't easy to represent a large class day after day but I know that I am up to the challenge. A) No change should be made in sentence 22. B) Insert a comma after day after day. C) Change that to this. D) Change am to was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insert a comma after day after day. 27. At the beginning of the paragraph, you should ..... , or leave a space. A) Start with a capital letter. B) Use punctuation. C) Indent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indent. 28. What are the three parts of an introductory paragraph? A) Hook + background + summary sentence. B) Hook + background + concluding sentence. C) Hook + bridge + claim. D) Hook + bridge (additional Information about the topic)+ thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hook + bridge (additional Information about the topic)+ thesis. 29. Which punctuation mark should appear after this statement?Yipee ..... I won ..... A) . B) ?. C) ,. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 30. Contrast means ..... A) To tell how the subjects in order. B) To tell how the subjects are similar. C) To describe how the subjects are. D) To tell how the subjects are different. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To tell how the subjects are different. ← 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