This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Expository Writing – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Expository Writing Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence is most likely to be found in an expository passage? A) Once upon a time, in a faraway land . B) The main reason for the decline is . C) I believe that everyone should . D) The hero bravely fought the dragon . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The main reason for the decline is . 2. The structure of expository essays vary based on the information that is required. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. What is the 'Hook' of the Essay? A) Connects the ideas in the essay. B) Captures the readers attention. C) Connects the ideas in the paragraph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Captures the readers attention. 4. What does the word "convention" most likely mean, as it is used in this sentence?It was the convention in our family to tell jokes at Thanksgiving, but my new brother-in-law had always had very serious Thanksgiving meals with his family. A) Gathering. B) Tradition. C) Banquet. D) Agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tradition. 5. A topic sentence ..... A) Introduces the main idea of a body paragraph. B) Concludes the essay. C) Gives the topic of the day. D) Is an example. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduces the main idea of a body paragraph. 6. What type of writing tells a story? A) Informative. B) Narrative. C) Persuasive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrative. 7. What is an appropriate star sentence for an expository paragraph on Colorado Land Region? A) Next, the front range looks dry. B) Next, the front range is boring to visit. C) Next, the front range has many geographic features. D) Next, I am going to tell you about the geographic features of the front range. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Next, the front range has many geographic features. 8. Which prompt BEST fits the following thesis?"When we pick ourselves up from a bad experience, we are able to grow as people." A) WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to learn from our experiences. B) WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to be passionate about something. C) WRITE an essay explaining the importance of never giving up. D) WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to have goals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WRITE an essay explaining whether it is important to learn from our experiences. 9. What is onomatopoeia? A) A sentence that uses any of your five senses to present the central idea. B) Information presented as a ration. C) Sounds that can be used in a sentence to express actions. D) Words or phrases that show emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sounds that can be used in a sentence to express actions. 10. What is a common structure for an expository essay? A) A common structure includes an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. B) An expository essay typically consists of a title, abstract, and references. C) The structure is usually a single paragraph with a thesis statement. D) An expository essay is often written in poetic form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A common structure includes an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. 11. What is a good transition to use when you end the essay (the conclusion)? A) Therefore. B) To begin. C) In the end. D) For example. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the end. 12. Topic sentences are typically the ..... A) First sentence in each paragraph. B) Second sentence in each paragraph. C) Third sentence in each paragraph. D) Last sentence in each paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First sentence in each paragraph. 13. What is the difference between expository writing and narrative writing? A) Expository writing tells a story, while narrative writing informs or explains. B) Expository writing is a type of poetry, while narrative writing is a factual report. C) Expository writing informs or explains, while narrative writing tells a story. D) Expository writing is always fictional, while narrative writing is always non-fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expository writing informs or explains, while narrative writing tells a story. 14. Is expository writing something TRUE or MADE UP? A) True. B) Made up. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. How many sentences in your body paragraphs should you have AT LEAST? A) 7-10. B) 5-7. C) 3-5. D) 1-3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5-7. 16. TRUE/FALSE:The INTRODUCTION should begin with a HOOK to draw in the reader's' attention. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. If you are writing an expository essay, what three things do you need in your introduction paragraph? A) Hook, Central idea/3 topics, and closing statement. B) Elaboration, citations, text evidence. C) Quotations, transitional words and phrases. D) Your opinion, transition, and elaboration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hook, Central idea/3 topics, and closing statement. 18. When writing your introduction, you are supposed to consider the acronym TAG for your ..... A) Hook. B) Background. C) Thesis. D) Topic Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Background. 19. What is a Global Example? A) Explains how the prompt/thesis relates to you. B) Explains how the prompt/thesis relates to others. C) A thesis statement about the world. D) An example about a globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explains how the prompt/thesis relates to others. 20. Based on the thesis statement below, determine the main topic of the thesis statement. Cats are good pets because they are quiet, sometimes affectionate, and very clean. A) They are quiet. B) Because. C) Cats are good pets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cats are good pets. 21. What type of expository essay explains why something happened or explain the effects of an action A) Descriptive. B) Compare/contrast. C) Explanatory. D) Cause & effect. E) Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause & effect. 22. The information is written either sequentially from most important to least important or least important to most important. A) Main idea. B) Supporting details. C) Logical sequence. D) Focus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logical sequence. 23. True or False:The topic sentences belong in the first sentence of each body paragraph. A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes. D) Only in essays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. An essay explaining why the instrument you play is the best one that exists and why other students should pick it. A) DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. B) EXPOSITORY WRITING. C) NARRATIVE WRITING. D) PERSUASIVE WRITING. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PERSUASIVE WRITING. 25. A rubric is A) An essay. B) A prompt. C) A scoring guide. D) A transition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A scoring guide. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesExpository Writing Quiz 2Expository Writing Quiz 3Expository Writing Quiz 4Expository Writing Quiz 5Expository Writing Quiz 6Expository Writing Quiz 7Expository Writing Quiz 8Expository Writing Quiz 9Expository Writing Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books