This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Expository Writing – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Expository Writing Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In an expository essay, all paragraphs need ..... A) Sensory details. B) Dialogue. C) Topic/conclusion sentences. D) Just topic sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Topic/conclusion sentences. 2. Your art teacher has asked that you write a paper about a specific kind of art. Write an explanatory essay about art created from found or recycled items. Your essay must be based on ideas and information that can be found in the "Art from Found Items" passage set. A) Informative. B) Argumentative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informative. 3. Carlos started the year with low beginning grades; ..... he worked hard at home and pulled up all of his grades by the end of the nine weeks. A) However,. B) Furthermore,. C) For example,. D) In addition,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However,. 4. What type of information goes in the introductory paragraph? A) Summary of details in the essay. B) Background information about topic. C) Introduction to the writer of the essay. D) Summary of passages read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Background information about topic. 5. The following sentence has no errors.The Ancient Chinese grew rice to survive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. "To tell a story about a sequence of events that happened" -Which rhetorical strategy is this? A) Illustration. B) Descriptive. C) Classification. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Narrative. 7. What should go in your introduction paragraph? A) Your hook. B) Background information about each passage. C) Your thesis. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. In reading technique SQW3R, S stands for: A) Scanning. B) Skimming. C) Summarizing. D) Surveying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surveying. 9. Which of these is a good strategy for writing an expository introduction? A) Start with a joke. B) Begin with a question or fact. C) Use a personal story. D) Include a fictional character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begin with a question or fact. 10. Which is an example of a possible expository prompt? A) Write about your best day ever!. B) What do you think about Beliebers?. C) Why are acts of kindness important to the world?. D) Write a letter to The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why are acts of kindness important to the world?. 11. You are writing a report about renewable energy. How would you plan your research to ensure your information is accurate and reliable? A) Only use the first website you find. B) Use multiple sources, check their reliability, and take notes on important facts. C) Ask a friend for their opinion. D) Copy information from any website.TagsFL.ELA.6.C.4.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use multiple sources, check their reliability, and take notes on important facts. 12. What are transition words? A) Words that describe emotions. B) Words or phrases that help connect ideas and guide the reader through the text. C) Words that only appear at the beginning of sentences. D) Words that are used to create rhymes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Words or phrases that help connect ideas and guide the reader through the text. 13. What is the 1st step in the writing process? A) Drafting. B) Revising. C) Pre-writing. D) Publishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pre-writing. 14. Which part of the essay is CAT? A) The conclusion paragraph. B) Body paragraph #1. C) Body paragraph #2. D) The introduction paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The introduction paragraph. 15. On the ACT Aspire rubric, there are ..... scores in ..... categories. A) 4; 4. B) 6; 4. C) 4; 6. D) 6; 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6; 4. 16. A way of arranging things A) Categorizing. B) Argument. C) Problem/Solution. D) Narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Categorizing. 17. What must you do after using evidence? A) Explain it. B) Reword it. C) Rewrite it. D) Reread it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explain it. 18. What type of writing gives information WITHOUT opinion? A) Expository. B) Narrative. C) Persuasive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expository. 19. What is a topic sentence in a body paragraph? A) A sentence that introduces the main idea of the paragraph. B) A sentence that concludes the paragraph. C) A sentence that lists all the evidence. D) A sentence that restates the thesisTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sentence that introduces the main idea of the paragraph. 20. What belongs in the CONCLUSION of an expository and argumentative paper? A) Hook, citation, topic sentence. B) Restatement of thesis, reminder of importance, recommendation. C) Topic sentence, citation, explanation. D) Recommendation, citation, topic sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restatement of thesis, reminder of importance, recommendation. 21. What is a Personal Example? A) Explains how the prompt/thesis relates to you. B) Explains how to write an expository essay. C) Your thesis statement. D) Talks about what it was like growing up in poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explains how the prompt/thesis relates to you. 22. Text features help the reader to identify the ..... A) Information. B) Claim. C) Thesis statement. D) Text structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Text structure. 23. Pick the best choice. When writing an expository essay, you should not do the following: A) Use quotes in your body paragraphs. B) Only cite texts provided for you to use. C) Use slang in your essay and quotes. D) Use slang in your essay, quotes and only cite texts you like. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use slang in your essay, quotes and only cite texts you like. 24. What do you call the very first sentence in an expository paper? A) Attention-Getter. B) Hook. C) Thesis Statement. D) Sentence 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hook. 25. What kind of writing would you use to answer the following prompt?PROMPT: "Where is one place in the world you would like to visit? Explain why." A) Persuasive. B) Expository. C) Narrative. D) None of the above. 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