This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Expository Writing – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Expository Writing Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Arachnophobia, Mysophobia, Claustrophobia, and Astraphobia are all examples of ..... A) Nouns. B) Verbs. C) Adjectives. D) Proper Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proper Nouns. 2. What's another way of saying 'central idea?' A) Topic sentence. B) Thesis statement. C) Hook. D) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thesis statement. 3. How much time do you get to complete the STAAR? A) 3 hours. B) 4 hours. C) 5 hours. D) Unlimited time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 hours. 4. Punctuation does not matter when writing your essay. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. This type of writing is used to give instructions or to explain a process with details. A) DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. B) EXPOSITORY WRITING. C) NARRATIVE WRITING. D) PERSUASIVE WRITING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EXPOSITORY WRITING. 6. Pick the best choice to replace the word "got." A) Was, are, got. B) Is, be, took. C) Obtain, earn, buy. D) Obtain, got, was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obtain, earn, buy. 7. The space between the margin of the paper and the beginning of a paragraph is called A) A space. B) A blank. C) Nothing. D) An indent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An indent. 8. PATHS is used to come up with ..... for your body. A) Reasons. B) Rhesis. C) Details. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reasons. 9. The primary purpose of argumentative expository writing is to persuade someone to your point of view. A) Yes. It presents my argument. B) No. It is to inform the reader. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. It presents my argument. 10. Why is it important to use evidence in expository writing? A) To confuse the reader. B) To make the writing longer. C) To support and strengthen the writer's arguments and claims. D) To hide the writer's lack of knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To support and strengthen the writer's arguments and claims. 11. What do you call the first paragraph in a formal essay? A) Beginning. B) Grabber. C) Hook. D) Introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduction. 12. "The concluding sentence that reviews the main point, evidences, and explanations" in the P.E.E.R. Paragraph is called the ..... A) Point. B) Evidence. C) Explanation. D) Review. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Review. 13. What is the main purpose of an expository essay? A) To persuade. B) To inform/explain. C) To entertain. D) To describe feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To inform/explain. 14. TRUE/FALSE:Expository writing can include personal opinions. A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes. D) Only in informal contexts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Your English teacher has assigned an essay where you have to give your opinion on whether or not bass players should use picks when they play. A) Informative. B) Argumentative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argumentative. 16. Thesis statement must not be more than one sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. VARK model was given by: A) VARK. B) Bohr. C) Neil. D) Fleming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fleming. 18. What is a transition word or phrase? A) They are higher vocabulary words. B) They are synonyms. C) It allows the writer to switch between or connect ideas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It allows the writer to switch between or connect ideas. 19. Where is a topic sentence located? A) At the beginning of each body paragraph. B) At the very beginning of the essay. C) At the end of the concluding sentence. D) At the end of each body paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the beginning of each body paragraph. 20. How would you rewrite this sentence?He is fast running the race? A) He ran fast. B) He is a fast runner. C) Running a race, you have to be fast. D) He quickly sprung into action as the race began, passing his opponents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He quickly sprung into action as the race began, passing his opponents. 21. Seniors should write and revise how many compositions per year? A) Ten. B) Twelve. C) Eight. D) Six. E) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eight. 22. True or false:If a number begins your sentence, it should be in number form. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. True or False:There are four major parts to an expository essay. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. The final thought of the essay should ..... A) Summarize all of the information covered in the essay. B) Leave an impression on the reader. C) Introduce a new idea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leave an impression on the reader. 25. It is correct to use first person pronouns in an expository essay. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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