This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Explanatory Writing Practice – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Explanatory Writing Practice Quiz 1 (9 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Gives CHECKPOINTS along the roadmap to stay on topic and keep ideas organized. A) Thesis Statement. B) Topic Sentences. C) Concrete Details. D) Explanation/ Elaboration. E) Parenthetical Citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Topic Sentences. 2. Credits the original source for all information gained from research within the essay, using the author's last name in parentheses. A) Thesis Statement. B) Topic Sentences. C) Concrete Details. D) Explanation/ Elaboration. E) Parenthetical Citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Parenthetical Citations. 3. Develops the topic with relevant facts, definitions, examples, quotes, and other details. A) Thesis Statement. B) Topic Sentences. C) Concrete Details. D) Explanation/ Elaboration. E) Parenthetical Citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concrete Details. 4. Builds credibility or TRUST with solid facts A) Thesis Statement. B) Topic Sentences. C) Concrete Details. D) Explanation/ Elaboration. E) Parenthetical Citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concrete Details. 5. Explains the importance of or elaborates on the concrete details and their relationship to the thesis. A) Thesis Statement. B) Topic Sentences. C) Concrete Details. D) Explanation/ Elaboration. E) Parenthetical Citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explanation/ Elaboration. 6. Allows the author's VOICE to come through A) Thesis Statement. B) Topic Sentences. C) Concrete Details. D) Explanation/ Elaboration. E) Parenthetical Citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explanation/ Elaboration. 7. Avoids plagiarism and lets the reader know that the author conducted research A) Thesis Statement. B) Topic Sentences. C) Concrete Details. D) Explanation/ Elaboration. E) Parenthetical Citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Parenthetical Citations. 8. Explains an idea or topic with a clear focus. A) Thesis Statement. B) Topic Sentences. C) Concrete Details. D) Explanation/ Elaboration. E) Parenthetical Citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thesis Statement. 9. Provides a ROAD MAP for the ENTIRE ESSAY's organization A) Thesis Statement. B) Topic Sentences. C) Concrete Details. D) Explanation/ Elaboration. E) Parenthetical Citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thesis Statement. Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAcademic Paragraph Review QuizAcademic Vocabulary QuizAcademic Writing Conventions And Practices QuizAcademic Writing Structure QuizAcademic Writing Style And Editing QuizAcademic Writing Style QuizAcademic Writing QuizAchieving Cohesion QuizCohesion And Academic Register QuizCohesion And Academic Writing QuizConcluding Sentences QuizConventions And Usage QuizConventions Of Usage QuizEngagement QuizEnglish Academic Writing Concision QuizEnglish For Academic And Professional Purposes QuizEssay Outline QuizEssay Writing Conventions QuizEssay Writing Features And Conventions QuizExpository Writing QuizFact Vs Opinion QuizFeatures Of Academic Writing QuizFormal Vs Informal Register QuizFormal Vs Informal Writing QuizGenres Of Writing QuizHook Sentences QuizInformational Essay Outline QuizInformational Text Features QuizIntroductions Review QuizNarration QuizNarrative Point Of View QuizParagraph Cohesion QuizParagraph Errors QuizParagraphs QuizPlagiarism In Academic Writing QuizPoint Of View QuizProperties Of A Well Written Text QuizReflection QuizReport Writing QuizResearch Report Writing QuizResearch Report QuizResearch Vocabulary QuizResume Building QuizScientific Writing QuizSteps In The Writing Process QuizStructuring And Outlining For Writing QuizSupporting Sentences QuizText Conventions QuizText Features QuizTextual Analysis QuizTitles Of Work QuizTitles QuizTopic Sentence Writing QuizUsing Academic Language In Thesis Writing QuizVoice In Academic Writing QuizWriting And Grammar Review QuizWriting Standards QuizWriting Titles Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books