This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Expository Writing – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Expository Writing Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your purpose 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: C) Why you are writing. 2. Your introduction should include ..... A) A conclusion. B) Your thesis statement. C) Three details. D) Your opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your thesis statement. 3. What is the purpose of the thesis? A) To remind your reader what your paper is about. B) To state your opinion or claim and prove it. C) To hook the reader's attention. D) To use vocabulary words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To state your opinion or claim and prove it. 4. What should each body paragraph mainly include? A) A personal story. B) A single main idea with supporting details. C) A list of random facts. D) A quote without explanation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A single main idea with supporting details. 5. Never, never, never, never, never: A) Shift focus from your thesis. B) Restate your thesis in the conclusion. C) Write in the first person. D) Write about others' experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shift focus from your thesis. 6. Your expository essay should: A) Have an introduction, body, and conclusion. B) Be completely fictional. C) Have at least 3 examples. D) Use APE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have an introduction, body, and conclusion. 7. Which is the correct order of paragraphs for an expository writing? A) Introduction, topic sentence, body 1, body 2, conclusion. B) Introduction, body 1, body 2, body 3, conclusion. C) Body 1, body 2. body 3, introduction, conclusion. D) Conclusion, body 1, body 2, body 3, introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduction, body 1, body 2, body 3, conclusion. 8. An argument in favor of something is known as the ..... side. A) Con. B) Pro. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pro. 9. What is a "hook" in writing? A) An opening statement that catches your reader's attention. B) The ending statement that closes your essay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An opening statement that catches your reader's attention. 10. Character development and dialogue are features in Expository writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. In prompt writing you have to read something to get your information. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Group of people the writer wants to persuade. A) Audience. B) Purpose. C) Claim. D) Counterclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Audience. 13. What point of view is typically used in expository writing? A) Third person. B) First person. C) Second person. D) Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third person. 14. What is the purpose of a conclusion paragraph? A) To introduce new ideas and arguments. B) To summarize the main points and restate the thesis. C) To wrap up and leave the reader with something to think about. D) To provide detailed evidence and examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To wrap up and leave the reader with something to think about. 15. An argument against something is known as the ..... side. A) Con. B) Pro. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Con. 16. Which type of writing has characters? A) Narrative. B) Expository. C) Persuasive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrative. 17. This type of writing is done to convince the reader of a point of view or an idea. A) DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. B) EXPOSITORY WRITING. C) NARRATIVE WRITING. D) PERSUASIVE WRITING. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PERSUASIVE WRITING. 18. The process essay discusses: A) How to explain something. B) How to do something. C) How to describe something. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How to do something. 19. Skimming means: A) Survey. B) Search. C) Summarizing. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summarizing. 20. Who is toothpick's girlfriend? A) Epica. B) JP. C) Caddie. D) Aurora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epica. 21. Which of the following is not a conventional or normal error in writing? A) Misspellings. B) Fragments (incomplete sentences). C) Punctuation Errors. D) No transitional words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No transitional words. 22. True or false:An expository essay can use contractions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. How do you cite evidence in your body paragraphs? A) Cite after main idea 1 and 2. B) Cite after your example. C) Cite after elaboration. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cite after elaboration. 24. The conclusion of the essay should ..... the subject/purpose and restate the thesis statement. A) Summarize. B) Ignore. C) Complicate. D) Contradict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarize. 25. Which sentence is an example of an expository introduction? A) Once upon a time, in a faraway land . B) The purpose of this essay is to explain the process of photosynthesis. C) I remember the first time I rode a bicycle. D) Imagine a world where everyone is happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The purpose of this essay is to explain the process of photosynthesis. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesExpository Writing Quiz 1Expository Writing Quiz 2Expository Writing Quiz 3Expository Writing Quiz 4Expository Writing Quiz 5Expository Writing Quiz 6Expository Writing Quiz 7Expository Writing Quiz 8Expository Writing Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books