This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Expository Writing – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Expository Writing Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence starter is appropriate when you're explaining your evidence? A) This means . B) The author states . C) The author points out . D) In conclusion . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This means . 2. ..... is the opposing claim; the other side A) Counter-claim. B) Rebuttal. C) Conclusion. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Counter-claim. 3. An expository essay needs to avoid these pronouns ..... A) All pronouns. B) 3rd person pronouns. C) 1st and 2nd person pronouns. D) 1st person pronouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1st and 2nd person pronouns. 4. Supporting sentences should contain ..... A) Evidence. B) Explanations. C) Details. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Which one of these is INCORRECT? A) Prewriting is the brainstorming stage. B) Revision is when you check for GUM-Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics errors. C) Editing is when you check for GUM-Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics errors. D) Drafting is where you complete your rough draft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revision is when you check for GUM-Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics errors. 6. Your task is ..... A) How you are writing. B) What you are writing. C) Why you are writing. D) Who you are writing for. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What you are writing. 7. When writing this paper, your tone should be ..... A) Informal. B) Formal. C) Comical. D) Inspirational. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formal. 8. Examples should not be included in a thesis statement. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. In BEAR what does the R stand for? A) Remember. B) Result. C) To conclude. D) As a. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Result. 10. What kind of details should be incorporated in expository writing? A) Factual details related to the topic. B) Personal opinions and beliefs. C) Fictional stories unrelated to the topic. D) Emotional appeals and exaggerations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factual details related to the topic. 11. Pick the best thesis statements. A) Bridges faced struggles and showed determintation in his life. B) Hard work never pays off for anyone. C) Connections is what he had all his life. D) The boy listened to music like others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bridges faced struggles and showed determintation in his life. 12. Which makes a better title for a definition or expository essay? A) The Tale of Superman. B) How Do You Define Heroism?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How Do You Define Heroism?. 13. You have been asked to write an essay for your school's blog in which you support or oppose the use of an artist's music in advertising. Use information from the "Should Musicians Change Their Tune?" passage set in your essay. A) Informative. B) Argumentative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argumentative. 14. Which part of the essay is MITT? A) Introduction Paragraph. B) Body Paragraph #1. C) Body Paragraph #2. D) Conclusion Paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Body Paragraph #2. 15. SYNONYM for EXPOSITORY WRITING is ..... A) Narrative Writing. B) Argumentative Writing. C) Informative Writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Informative Writing. 16. The following sentence has no errors. the Ancient egyptians grew crops in the rich soil near the Nile River? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Details that support the main idea A) Thesis. B) Hook. C) Supporting details. D) Topic sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supporting details. 18. How many quote burgers are required in each body paragraph? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 19. To identify differences in two or more items A) Compare. B) Contrast. C) Analogy. D) Rhetoric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contrast. 20. What is the term for the following definition? The rank or title given by an institution to a student who has met certain academic requirements. A) Degree. B) Certificate. C) Transcript. D) Enrollment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Degree. 21. What should an intro paragraph include? A) A hook, introduce background information, and a claim/thesis. B) A summary of the entire essay. C) A list of references and citations. D) An anecdote related to the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hook, introduce background information, and a claim/thesis. 22. Which of the following best describes the tone of expository writing? A) Humorous. B) Objective and neutral. C) Emotional. D) Subjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Objective and neutral. 23. Your purpose and your ..... will determine how you present your writing. A) Audience. B) Handwriting. C) Spelling. D) Visuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audience. 24. What is the most effective way to write a conclusion? A) Just stop writing. B) Restate the thesis. C) Add additional non-related information. D) Try to confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restate the thesis. 25. What is an example of a topic suitable for expository writing? A) The water cycle. B) A personal narrative. C) A fictional story. D) A poem about love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The water cycle. 26. To show an ending, use a transition like: A) For instance, such as, like. B) Finally, in conclusion, lastly. C) Although, furthermore, besides. D) First, next, later, after. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finally, in conclusion, lastly. 27. A sentence, in the introduction of an essay, that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic of the essay A) Conclusion. B) Rhetorical question. C) Thesis. D) Body paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thesis. 28. What is the minimum amount of essay paragraphs? A) 5. B) 1. C) 3. D) What. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 29. The ..... is the part of your intro that pulls the reader in. A) Took. B) Crook. C) Book. D) Hook. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hook. 30. Which cohesive device can be used to begin a concluding sentence in body paragraph? A) In conclusion, Thus. B) Therefore, Last but not least. C) Thus, In a nutshell. D) Therefore, Thus. 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