This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Paragraphs – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Paragraphs Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The thesis statement is the ..... sentence of the introduction paragraph. A) First. B) Last. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last. 2. There are several ways to create a hook. Which way is NOT the correct way? A) Statistic or fact. B) Question. C) Answers. D) Quotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Answers. 3. The topic sentence is the ..... sentence of a paragraph. A) Second. B) First. C) Last. D) Third. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First. 4. If you cannot think of at least ..... good reasons to support the idea in the topic sentence, then it is probably not a good topic sentence for an opinion paragraph. A) 2. B) 1. C) 5. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 5. Which one is an opinion statement? A) Dogs have fur and tails. B) I love dogs because they are so cute. C) The dogs are cute. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I love dogs because they are so cute. 6. The concluding sentence in a paragraph provides closure by summarizing the main points. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. How can a rhetorical question be used as a hook in an introduction? A) By providing a direct answer to the question. B) By engaging the audience's curiosity and prompting them to think about the topic being discussed. C) By confusing the audience with irrelevant information. D) By using complex language that alienates the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By engaging the audience's curiosity and prompting them to think about the topic being discussed. 8. True or false:You do not have to read all of the supporting details to determine the central idea. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. What is the fourth part of a counter argument paragraph? A) Elaboration for your viewpoint. B) Acknowledging the opposition. C) Evidence for your viewpoint. D) Rebuttal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence for your viewpoint. 10. Which is not the elements in an introduction paragraph? A) Present your subject. B) Support your topic sentence. C) State your opinion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support your topic sentence. 11. What time does class start? A) 6:15 p.m. B) 6:00 p.m. C) 6:45 p.m. D) 6:30 p.m. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6:30 p.m. 12. Which of the following is typically included in the introductory material of a well-structured essay? A) Background information on the topic. B) A thesis statement. C) An overview of the main points. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Which of the following is a list of appropriate transition words to use to begin your conclusion paragraph? A) In summaryAll in allTo sum upIn conclusionFinallyTo summarize. B) To beginTo start withFirst of allOne reason is. C) In additionAlsoAnother reasonTo continue. D) This meansClearly, Similarly, This shows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In summaryAll in allTo sum upIn conclusionFinallyTo summarize. 14. When discussing someone's opinion, it is okay to disagree ..... A) Respectfully. B) Rudely. C) With your own opinion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respectfully. 15. When I put my argument in NEW words in my concluding paragraph, I am writing my ..... A) Why Care?. B) Topic Sentence. C) Restated Thesis. D) Mic Drop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restated Thesis. 16. Let's practice:What city are we in right now? A) Earth. B) Pasadena. C) Walnut. D) Arcadia. E) Claremont. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walnut. 17. The following sentence is:Michael Jordan took a risk when he chose to join MLB after retiring from the NBA. A) Topic sentence. B) Example. C) Analysis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Example. 18. This type of paragraph is to inform or to explain. A) Descriptive Paragraph. B) Narrative Paragraph. C) Expository Paragraph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expository Paragraph. 19. Which has photographs? A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonfiction. 20. Which two paragraphs are most similar? A) None of the paragraphs are similar. B) Introduction and Conclusion$^{}$. C) Introduction and Body Paragraphs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduction and Conclusion$^{}$. 21. How many hours can you miss class? A) 3 hours. B) 2 hours. C) 6 hours. D) 5 hours. E) 4 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 hours. 22. Which of the following is an example of coding while you read? A) Drawing a picture of your kitten in the blank space at the end of a chapter. B) Putting an exclamation mark next to surprising or new information. C) Re-reading the same page 10-15 times. D) Looking a word up in the dictionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Putting an exclamation mark next to surprising or new information. 23. Usually, a good paragraph contains ..... sentences A) 4-5. B) 3. C) 5-7. D) 8-10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5-7. 24. A ..... expresses the main idea of the paragraph. A) Controlling idea. B) Topic sentence. C) Examples. D) Supporting sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Topic sentence. 25. Analysis is ..... A) Your explanation about how the quote supports the thesis. B) A description of what happens in the text. C) The context that precedes a quote. D) The sentence that states the main idea of your paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your explanation about how the quote supports the thesis. 26. How to write them? A) You should give details. B) You should give examples. C) You should give the data and evidence. D) You should give supporting facts, details and examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You should give supporting facts, details and examples. 27. The following are the contrast signal words, except ..... A) However. B) Both. C) Even though. D) Yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both. 28. Where can we find Kennedy's 2 counterarguments? A) Paragraph 2. B) Paragraph 3. C) Paragraph 4. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paragraph 3. 29. Which of the following sentences can be considered a descriptive sentence? A) The beautiful girl ran up the steep hill to visit the red cottage. B) The United States of America is composed of 50 states. C) All of the children from this school are super intrigued with the secret play. D) Having a tutor is better than studying by yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The beautiful girl ran up the steep hill to visit the red cottage. 30. What states the main idea of the paragraph? A) Topic sentence. B) Concluding sentence. C) Paragraph. D) Body sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topic sentence. 31. A quote should always ..... A) Be followed with analysis. B) Seek to prove your thesis. C) Include an in-text citation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 32. Dolphins are very smart animals. They even have their own language. They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts. Scientists have been studying this dolphin language. They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other.This paragraph mainly tells: A) How dolpins are different from fish. B) How smart dolphins are. C) How dolphins talk to people. D) Which scientists are studying languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How smart dolphins are. 33. What change should be made in sentence 11? A) Change wasn't a to wasn't no. B) Change helped to helps. C) Change permanant to permanent. D) Insert something after knew. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change permanant to permanent. 34. A paragraph should cover ..... topic(s). A) Five. B) Two. C) One. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One. 35. Which of the following words or phrases could be used when contrasting? A) Similarly. B) In conclusion. C) Due to the fact that. D) On the other hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the other hand. 36. Evidence should be incorporated into a sentence. Which sentence does NOT integrate a quotation properly? A) Mr. White shows he is shocked when he "gazed with horror at the visitor.". B) Jacobs writes, "Mr. White didn't even hear his wife's scream.". C) Mr. White is very clever. "He frantically made his third and final wish. D) At the end of the story, "The knocking stopped suddenly.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mr. White is very clever. "He frantically made his third and final wish. 37. What is the role of evidence in an opinion paragraph? A) To confuse the reader. B) To introduce new topics. C) To summarize the paragraph. D) To support the writer's opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To support the writer's opinion. 38. When would you most likely summarize a book? A) When you want to forget a book you've read. B) When you want to tell a friend your opinion of a book but not what it was about. C) When you want to tell a friend the gist or main ideas of a book. D) When you don't understand a vocabulary word you read in a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When you want to tell a friend the gist or main ideas of a book. 39. What does coherence mean in the context of body paragraphs? A) Random and disconnected thoughts. B) Repetition of ideas. C) Incoherent and confusing structure. D) Logical and smooth flow of ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logical and smooth flow of ideas. 40. What must be included in you introduction A) Setting, characters, beginning, middle, end. B) Hook, claim (opinion), facts (reasons). C) Badge, pencil pouch, pencil. D) Introduction, 3 body paragraphs, counterclaim, conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hook, claim (opinion), facts (reasons). 41. What is a counterargument? A) The opposing viewpoint. B) The writer's position that they are trying to prove. C) Facts and statistics to support ideas. D) Connects evidence to the claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The opposing viewpoint. 42. Which of the following is an example of citing evidence? A) "According to the text, ". B) "In my opinion, ". C) "It seems like ". D) "I think that ". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "According to the text, ". 43. Which of these is most likely a topic sentence? A) Out of all the pizza toppings, pepperoni is the best. B) First, pepperoni is salty, crispy, and chewy. C) I usually order pepperoni on my pizza, but today I got olives. D) In conclusion, pepperoni is a perfect pizza topping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out of all the pizza toppings, pepperoni is the best. 44. What is the main function of a conclusion in a body paragraph? A) To summarize the main points and provide a final thought or perspective on the topic. B) To introduce new ideas and evidence. C) To restate the thesis statement. D) To provide background information on the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To summarize the main points and provide a final thought or perspective on the topic. 45. The transition should help get from A) One paragraph to another. B) The body paragraphs to the conclusion. C) One topic to the next. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One topic to the next. 46. To have a good paragraph, always observe proper use of punctuation marks. A) Agree. B) Disagree. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agree. 47. All sentences need proper end punctuation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Which of the following is an example of an expository paragraph topic? A) A thrilling adventure story. B) The process of photosynthesis. C) A poem about love. D) A day in the life of a cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The process of photosynthesis. 49. How should an opinion paragraph be structured? A) Introduction, conclusion, body. B) Conclusion, introduction, body. C) Introduction, body, conclusion. D) Body, introduction, conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introduction, body, conclusion. 50. To start out a paragraph, we should use a ..... A) Transitional phrase. B) Comma. C) Conclusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitional phrase. 51. What is a summary? A) A movie based off of a book. B) A persuasive argument about a text. C) A short explanation of a text. D) A theme or universal lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A short explanation of a text. 52. What is the counterargument to having free tuition? A) Some may say free tuition is bad. It is good because it allows for every and all citizens the opportunity to get a degree. B) Some may say free tuition is good. I think it is good because it allows for every and all citizens the opportunity to get a degree. C) Some may say free tuition is bad. I think it is bad because it will raise our taxes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Some may say free tuition is bad. It is good because it allows for every and all citizens the opportunity to get a degree. 53. An argument is ..... A) A disagreement among friends. B) The reasons and evidence used to persuade. C) A fight between two people. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reasons and evidence used to persuade. 54. An assertion sentence does all of the following EXCEPT A) Answers the questions asked in the prompt. B) Gives the topic of the paragraph. C) Introduces the main idea. D) Gives the readers viewpoint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gives the readers viewpoint. 55. Contrasting two things meaning that you are focusing on ..... A) The similarities. B) The differences. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The differences. 56. In Kennedy's speech, what comes first, the claim or the counterargument? A) Claim. B) Counterargument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counterargument. 57. Which paragraph is the concluding paragraph? A) 1. B) 4. C) 5. D) 3. E) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 58. Group of letters = A) A sentence / phrase. B) Paragraph. C) A word. D) An essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A word. 59. ..... there was six inches of snow on the ground; I still had to walk to school. A) Because. B) As a result. C) Furthermore. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Although. 60. Group of words =? A) An essay. B) A word. C) A sentence / phrase. D) Paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sentence / phrase. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParagraphs Quiz 1Paragraphs Quiz 2Paragraphs Quiz 3Paragraphs Quiz 4Paragraphs Quiz 5Paragraphs Quiz 7Paragraphs Quiz 8Paragraphs Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books