This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Expository Writing – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Expository Writing Quiz 36 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Paraphrase A) Main ideas and supporting details. B) Putting information in your own words. C) Directly stating from the text. D) A controlling idea that gives an answer to the prompt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Putting information in your own words. 2. When writing an expository writing we are trying to ..... the audience. A) Inform. B) Explain to. C) Describe something to. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 3. The "P" in PATHS stands for ..... A) Person. B) Planet. C) Political. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political. 4. True or False:The thesis statement should guide your paragraph writing for your essay. A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes. D) Not necessarily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What is the primary function of body paragraphs in an expository essay? A) To present supporting information, arguments, and evidence. B) To restate the thesis statement. C) To offer a counterargument. D) To conclude the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To present supporting information, arguments, and evidence. 6. Combine, in a large bowl, the mix, eggs, oil, and water. Beat on low for until moistened, then beat on high for two minutes. Pour the batter into a greased baking pan. Bake according to the table below, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.What type of expository writing is this? A) Compare and contrast essay. B) Problem and solution essay. C) Definition essay. D) Process/ How-to essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Process/ How-to essay. 7. In which order should the introduction paragraph be written? A) Hook, bridge, thesis statement. B) Thesis statement, bridge, hook. C) Topic sentence, thesis statement, hook. D) Hook, supporting sentences, topic sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hook, bridge, thesis statement. 8. What is the first part of WRAP IT UP? A) Copy first sentence of essay. B) Begin conclusion. C) Restate the thesis statement. D) Restate concluding sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restate the thesis statement. 9. Where does your thesis statement go? A) Conclusion. B) Body paragraph #1. C) Body paragraph #2. D) Introduction. E) After the hook. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Introduction. 10. How many sentences is a thesis statement? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 11. In MITT what does the M stand for? A) Moreover. B) More to the point. C) More. D) To further explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moreover. 12. What type of text structure is used in a how-to expository essay? A) Compare and contrast. B) Cause and effect. C) Problem and solution. D) Sequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sequence. 13. What is typically included in the introduction paragraph of an essay? A) A detailed analysis. B) A summary of the conclusion. C) A hook and thesis statement. D) A list of referencesTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hook and thesis statement. 14. Evidence and examples are also known features of Expository writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which type of hook would be most appropriate for an essay on World War II? A) Figurative language. B) Historical information. C) A question. D) Interesting fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical information. 16. Expose means: A) To hide. B) To conceal. C) To reveal. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To reveal. 17. What should you know about the use of transition words in a text? A) How to use them to change the topic. B) How to use the correct ones for the structure of the text. C) How to avoid them. D) How to use them to confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How to use the correct ones for the structure of the text. 18. What is a primary source? A) A primary source is firsthand information. B) A primary source is a diary entry of a person who witnessed an event. C) A primary source is a website, book or magazine. D) Answers a & b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Answers a & b. 19. How does a topic sentence help the reader? A) It summarizes the entire essay. B) It provides a detailed list of all the points that will be covered. C) It indicates what the paragraph will be about and sets the stage for the argument or discussion. D) It offers a detailed explanation of the evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It indicates what the paragraph will be about and sets the stage for the argument or discussion. 20. A letter to the school director asking him to change the school uniform and explaining the reasons for this needed change. A) DESCRIPTIVE WRITING. B) EXPOSITORY WRITING. C) NARRATIVE WRITING. D) PERSUASIVE WRITING. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PERSUASIVE WRITING. 21. The first sentence of the introduction is the ..... A) Thesis statement. B) Main idea. C) Hook. D) Supporting evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hook. 22. "To present information about similarities and/or differences" -Which rhetorical strategy is this? A) Cause and effect. B) Illustrative. C) Compare and contrast. D) Descriptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compare and contrast. 23. To show cause and effect (how and why things happen), use a transition like: A) Besides, for example, also, furthermore. B) First, next, before, later, finally. C) Also, another, like, in comparison. D) As a result, since, consequently, because. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As a result, since, consequently, because. 24. What does expository writing do? A) Tell a story. B) Convince people to agree. C) Give information without opinion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Give information without opinion. 25. Informative writing includes opinions. A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes. 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