This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Paragraphs – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Paragraphs Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Laura and Roxy shopped for hours looking for shoes.Which detail best supports this statement? A) They looked at seven stores and could not find any shoes. B) Laura and Roxy shows off their shoes at school. C) Laura and Roxy hate shopping. D) They love shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They looked at seven stores and could not find any shoes. 2. Crocodiles face danger everyday. A) Fragment. B) Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentence. 3. All of the sentences in a paragraph should begin with a capital letter. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What kind of detail is this sentence? The air was filled with gritty dust and the squeals of delighted children. A) Memory detail. B) Sensory detail. C) Reflective detail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory detail. 5. What do you need to include in your conclusion paragraph? A) Thesis restatement. B) Summary of body paragraphs. C) Bring the essay to a close. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. An opinion essay is written to convince the reader ..... A) My opinion doesn't matter that much. B) My opinion is just like others. C) My opinion is right, and here are the reasons why. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My opinion is right, and here are the reasons why. 7. Types of supporting details include: A) Facts, Statistics, Sensory Details, Examples/Illustrations, Anecdotes. B) Narrative, Persuasive, description, expository. C) Unity, Cohesive and Connection. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facts, Statistics, Sensory Details, Examples/Illustrations, Anecdotes. 8. When you are writing what your findings showed, it is important to: A) Make an outlandish claim to confuse the reader. B) Use a quote that allows someone famous to make your argument for you. C) Explain to the readers what was the main points you touched on about your topic. D) Bring up something new as a final thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Explain to the readers what was the main points you touched on about your topic. 9. I forgot my lunch at home so my mom brought it to me. The red part of the sentence is the A) Problem. B) Solution. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Problem. 10. Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9, 000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.What does the author want you to learn from the passage? A) Why we can taste only certain things. B) That we taste through our noses. C) Where taste buds are found. D) We have taste buds on our tongues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where taste buds are found. 11. Which of the following is not one of the author's main points? A) Reading broadens your perspective and makes you a better person. B) Reading is a relaxing activity with positive mental side effects. C) Reading helps you perform on tests and get into selective schools. D) Reading keeps your mind in shape and prevents losses due to age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading helps you perform on tests and get into selective schools. 12. What is the main purpose of the Reason (blue) section in an informational/argument body paragraph? A) To provide research and examples. B) To state the main point/idea for the paragraph. C) To analyze the evidence. D) To connect the paragraph back to the claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To state the main point/idea for the paragraph. 13. What does the topic sentence of a paragraph tell you? A) How many sentences the paragraph has. B) A supporting detail about the topic. C) The main idea of the paragraph. D) A summary of the supporting details. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The main idea of the paragraph. 14. What are the different types of hooks that can be used in introductions? A) Joke. B) Personal story. C) Anecdote, quote, bold statement, statistic. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote, quote, bold statement, statistic. 15. What are some strategies for achieving coherence in body paragraphs? A) Using random and unrelated ideas in each paragraph. B) Not providing any evidence or examples to support the main idea. C) Using long and complex sentences without clear transitions. D) Using topic sentences, providing clear transitions between ideas, using appropriate and consistent paragraph structure, and using supporting evidence and examples to support the main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using topic sentences, providing clear transitions between ideas, using appropriate and consistent paragraph structure, and using supporting evidence and examples to support the main idea. 16. Indenting means that you ..... A) Start writing your paragraph on the top line. B) Writing your paragraph on the back of the paper. C) Leave space at the beginning of the paragraph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leave space at the beginning of the paragraph. 17. How to make sure that the supporting ideas are related to the topic sentence? A) Use the cohesive devices(transitions, pronouns, key words). B) By writing an outline. C) Explain evidence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By writing an outline. 18. In Mr. Hundley's class, a paragraph should typically be at least how many sentences in length? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 19. You should write your summary A) In your own words with complete sentences. B) In a secret language that you make up. C) In one draft without revising. D) In fragments without punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In your own words with complete sentences. 20. Should you use transition words in your introduction? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 21. An explanation for evidence should be provided? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Identify the transition below.Effective teachers prove dynamic, innovative, and passionate, whereas ineffective teachers seem dull, uninspiring, and apathetic. A) Dynamic. B) Innovative. C) Apathetic. D) Whereas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whereas. 23. Which is the topic sentence?I hate cleaning! I have to do it every week and it's so boring. I have to clean the bathroom, wash the floors and hoover everywhere. I wish we could just pay a cleaner to do it instead. A) I have to do it every week and it's so boring. B) Have to clean the bathroom, wash the floors and hoover everywhere. C) I hate cleaning!. D) I wish we could just pay a cleaner to do it instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I hate cleaning!. 24. Also, as, as well as, both, in the same manner, in the same way, like, likewise, most important, same, similar, too A) Listed above are transition words for comparing two things. B) Listed above are transition words for contrasting two things. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listed above are transition words for comparing two things. 25. Where does the counter argument go in an argumentative essay? A) Introduction. B) Conclusion. C) 1st body paragraph. D) 3rd body paragraph. 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