This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Topic Sentence Writing – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Topic Sentence Writing Quiz 7 (21 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why are supporting details important in a topic sentence? A) Supporting details provide additional information that is unrelated to the main idea. B) Supporting details distract the reader from understanding the main idea. C) Supporting details are not necessary in a topic sentence. D) Supporting details provide evidence and examples to support the main idea or claim of the paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supporting details provide evidence and examples to support the main idea or claim of the paragraph. 2. What answer best describes a PERSUASIVE WRITING THESIS STATEMENT? A) The first body paragraph of an essay. B) A broad sentence that provides the author's opinion. C) A broad sentence that provides information about a topic. D) A sentence that summarizes a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A broad sentence that provides the author's opinion. 3. "Players run up and down the court. Each play has to be able to chase down the ball. Sometimes it is nonstop action for five or six minutes straight without a time out or dead ball."Which of the options below would make a good neutral topic sentence for this paragraph? A) Exercise is hard. B) Basketball is an athletic sport. C) I love the Lakers. D) I played basketball last Thanksgiving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basketball is an athletic sport. 4. Chocolate chip cookies can be made in several different ways. What type of topic sentence is this? A) Power Number. B) Occasion/Position. C) Two Nouns, Two Commas. D) List Statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power Number. 5. What is an appositive? A) A sentence that asks a question. B) A verb that describes an action. C) A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. D) A type of adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. 6. Evaluate the following topic sentence as effective, announcement, too specific, too general, not complete thought.I will talk about the reasons for the popularity of reality television shows. A) Too specific. B) Announcement. C) Not complete thought. D) Too general. E) Effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Announcement. 7. Many wealthy people contribute money to help improve bad sintuations.The topic is: A) Bad situations. B) Money. C) Many wealthy people. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Many wealthy people. 8. Why is a topic sentence important? A) It tells the reader what the main idea of the paragraph is. B) It is not important. C) It gives the reader all the juicy details. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It tells the reader what the main idea of the paragraph is. 9. What should a concluding sentence do? A) Give any final thoughts or opinions. B) Restate your topic sentence in a different way. C) Do not include any new details or info. D) All of the these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the these. 10. Is the following sentence is a good topic sentence?Death Valley is the lowest point in the United States. A) Yes, it is a good topic sentence. B) No, it is not a good topic sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, it is not a good topic sentence. 11. Is this a good topic sentence? "Rice is the basic food for half of the world's population." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. Which of the following would be a good topic sentence if the prompt was about the dangers of smoking. A) Lebron James smokes a cigar after each win. B) Most celebrities look really cool when they smoke. C) Smoking is one way that people relieve stress. D) Smoking leads to many different illnesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smoking leads to many different illnesses. 13. Bill Gates achived great wealth as the head of Microsoft.This paragraph will give information about how Bill Gates ..... A) Stayed busy. B) Retired from Microsoft. C) Became wealthy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Became wealthy. 14. Choose the best topic sentence for this question:"What are the benefits of recycling?" A) One benefit of recycling is that it cuts down on waste in landfills. B) It cuts down on waste in landfills. C) None of these are good topic sentences. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One benefit of recycling is that it cuts down on waste in landfills. 15. Be sure to choose a manageable topic-one that is neither too general nor too specific. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 16. What does the topic sentence in a paragraph tell you? A) The main idea of the paragraph. B) How many sentences the paragraph has. C) A supporting detail about the topic. D) A summary of all of the details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The main idea of the paragraph. 17. Choose the correct topic sentence to complete the paragraph ..... I enjoy summer sports like water skiing and baseball. The weather is usually sunny and hot, so I can go to the beach almost every day. Gardening is my hobby and I spend many summer days working in my garden. Unfortunately, the days pass too quickly in summer. A) I like to do some gardening in Summer. B) Summer is too short. C) Summer is my favorite season. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summer is my favorite season. 18. Place your topic sentence first in the paragraph. For now, it will be easiest for you to put yours at the beginning. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 19. The first objective was to ..... brand awareness for the new range of healthy snacks. A) Work. B) Recommend. C) Promote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promote. 20. A statement that tells what a passage is mostly about is called A) Topic sentence. B) Supporting details. C) Concluding sentence. D) Support ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topic sentence. 21. What answer best describes an EXPOSITORY WRITING THESIS STATEMENT? A) The first body paragraph of an essay. B) A sentence that includes the author's opinion. C) A sentence that provides a broad overview of an informational topic. D) A specific sentence with a fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sentence that provides a broad overview of an informational topic. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesTopic Sentence Writing Quiz 1Topic Sentence Writing Quiz 2Topic Sentence Writing Quiz 3Topic Sentence Writing Quiz 4Topic Sentence Writing Quiz 5Topic Sentence Writing Quiz 6Academic Paragraph Review QuizAcademic Vocabulary Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books