This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Paragraphs – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Paragraphs Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What sentence tells you what the paragraph is about? A) Examples. B) Topic sentence. C) Supporting details. D) Concluding sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Topic sentence. 2. Refute the opposition and return to your supporting reason A) Rebuttal. B) Elaboration. C) Topic sentence. D) Counter argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rebuttal. 3. Why might you start a new paragraph? A) Because a new person is talking. B) To show a change in setting. C) So show the passing of time. D) All of these reasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these reasons. 4. How many sentences should your commentary be? A) 1-2. B) 2-3. C) 5. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2-3. 5. One of the details that William has included in the fourth paragraph (sentences 18-25) is interesting but does not support the main idea of the paragraph. Which sentence should William delete from this paragraph? A) Sentence 20. B) Sentence 21. C) Sentence 23. D) Sentence 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence 23. 6. What is a sign that a paragraph needs revision? A) It has a topic sentence. B) It uses simple words. C) It is too short. D) It lacks a clear main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It lacks a clear main idea. 7. What information MUST be included in your topic and closing sentences? A) Two subjects and point of comparison. B) Two subjects and the words similarities and differences. C) The words similarities and differences and a point of comparison. D) Two subjects, the words similarities and differences, and a point of comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two subjects, the words similarities and differences, and a point of comparison. 8. What is the opposing side in JFK's speech? A) Many Americans believe that medical space research will let us beat the Soviet Union. B) Many Americans believe that medical space research has no values here on Earth. C) Many Americans believe that medical space research will be easy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many Americans believe that medical space research has no values here on Earth. 9. The main idea or most important part of a paragraph is ..... A) The concrete detail. B) The topic sentence. C) The commentary. D) The concluding sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The topic sentence. 10. What type of language is typically used in expository paragraphs? A) Figurative language. B) Descriptive language. C) Persuasive language. D) Clear and concise language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clear and concise language. 11. What must the thesis and the whole essay include so that you can develop your paper? A) Great vocabulary. B) Supporting points. C) Hook. D) A counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supporting points. 12. It joins two or more separate words into a single word. A) A dash (-). B) A semicolon (;). C) A hyphen (-). D) Parentheses (( )). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hyphen (-). 13. In Mr. Hundley's class, the fewest number of supporting details a paragraph should contain is what? A) 3. B) 1. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 14. Which sentence is written in a formal style? A) Cause he is starving, Eurylokhos encourages the crew to eat the cattle. B) He allows his hunger to consume him and has the audacity to encourage the crew to eat the cattle. C) Eurylokhos gets the crew to eat the cattle because he doesn't wanna starve to death. D) As you can see, he gets everybody to eat Helios' cattle to avoid starving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He allows his hunger to consume him and has the audacity to encourage the crew to eat the cattle. 15. This is a great hook sentence:This paper will be about flesh eating whales that live along the Atlantic Coast. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. The paragraph is accusing in attitude. What transition phrase would be the best one to use? A) Consequently,. B) Simultaneously,. C) Likewise,. D) Naturally,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consequently,. 17. Why do we use the assertion paragraph formula? A) Because Ms. V said so. B) For structure and beauty. C) For structure and organization. D) For structure and flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For structure and organization. 18. Examples should ..... A) Directly support the reason of the paragraph. B) Support the thesis only. C) Be lengthy and full of academic language. D) A random line selected from the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directly support the reason of the paragraph. 19. E In MEAL stands for A) Evaluation. B) Evidence. C) Extra. D) Equal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 20. Most of the world's volcanoes are part of the "The Ring of Fire." This is a ring of volcanoes that form a circle around the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of volcanoes make up "The Ring of Fire." These volcanoes formed the sea floor and many underwater mountains. A) There are thousands of volcanoes in the world. B) Most volcanoes are part of the "Ring of Fire.". C) Some underwater mountains are volcanoes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Most volcanoes are part of the "Ring of Fire.". 21. At the beginning of each sentence of the paragraph, you should A) Start with small letter. B) Use punctuation. C) Start with a capital letter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Start with a capital letter. 22. Mary has a new pet. Her pet is a baby kitten. It is soft and cuddly. The kitten likes to sleep a lot. Mary put a soft blanket in a box for its bed. Mary plays with her kitten when it is awake. She never forgets to feed her kitten. What is the main idea? A) Mary plays with her kitten. B) Mary want a new pet. C) The kitten sleeps a lot. D) Mary's new pet is a kitten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mary's new pet is a kitten. 23. What is the purpose of writing an opinion essay? A) To give personal example to a topic. B) To give personal response to a topic. C) To give personal request to a topic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give personal response to a topic. 24. The space at the beginning of a paragraph is called what? A) Push over. B) Movedent. C) Indent. D) Spacedent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indent. 25. . Thomas wants to improve his opening paragraph. How can he rewrite sentence 1 to provide more detail and imagery? A) The old man swayed back and forth as he rode a donkey along a winding dirt road. B) A donkey traveled along a road with an old man on his back. C) An old man was on the back of a donkey on a dirt road. D) The old man moved on a donkey in order to get to town. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The old man swayed back and forth as he rode a donkey along a winding dirt road. 26. Which of these is in the correct order for writing a paragraph? A) Topic sentence, closing sentence, detail sentences. B) Closing sentence, detail sentences, topic sentence. C) Topic sentence, detail sentences, closing sentence. D) Detail sentences, topic sentence, closing sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Topic sentence, detail sentences, closing sentence. 27. Which of the following organizational strategies does not usually work for descriptive writing? A) Order of importance. B) Chronological order. C) Order of location. D) Compare/contrast order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chronological order. 28. How do you write a conclusion? A) Writing a new idea. B) Apologize for your views. C) Restate your opinion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restate your opinion. 29. Which sentence best serves as a topic sentence for a paragraph about the benefits of reading? A) Reading can improve vocabulary and comprehension skills. B) Many people enjoy reading in their free time. C) Books come in various genres and formats. D) Libraries offer a wide range of reading materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading can improve vocabulary and comprehension skills. 30. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?(2) Three hundred miles isn't hardly that far, so you would probably expect the island to be home to the same sorts of plants and animals found on the mainland. A) Change hardly to really. B) Delete so. C) Insert a comma after plants. D) No change should be made in this sentence. 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