This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Paragraphs – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Paragraphs Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Commentary Sentences list A) Main Idea. B) Quote. C) Your analysis. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your analysis. 2. Which quality of an effective paragraph is being described in the following:An effective paragraph has clear and smooth transitions between ideas. A) UNITY. B) COHERENCE. C) EMPHASIS/ORGANIZATION. D) COMPLETENESS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) COHERENCE. 3. What kind of detail is this sentence? I wondered if it was always so busy. A) Memory detail. B) Sensory detail. C) Reflective detail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflective detail. 4. What are some ways to wrap up your essay? A) Give a suggestion. B) Call to action. C) Make a prediction. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Stories that couldn't really happen are ..... A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. 6. What kind of detail MAY be used in both narrative and descriptive paragraphs? A) Memory detail. B) Sensory detail. C) Reflective detail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflective detail. 7. What is the primary function of the Topic Sentence (purple) in an informational/argument body paragraph? A) To provide a summary of the paragraph's content. B) To introduce the paragraph's main idea. C) To offer a concluding thought. D) To list sources of evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To introduce the paragraph's main idea. 8. What kind of detail is based on things you can see, smell, taste, touch, and hear? A) Memory detail. B) Sensory detail. C) Reflective detail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory detail. 9. Should a paraphrase be cited with in-text citation? A) Yes, always. B) No, never. C) Only if it is 2 or more sentences. D) Only if it contains a quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, always. 10. Identify the transition below.Effective teachers prove creative, organized, and fun; however, ineffective teachers seem uninspired, disorganized, and boring. A) Effective. B) Disorganized. C) However. D) Organized. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 11. A closing sentence can restate the main idea or be a ..... of all the ideas in the paragraph. A) Fact. B) Fiction. C) Summary. D) Supporting detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summary. 12. Body paragraphs can only have one citation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. What change should be made in sentence 18? A) Change just to nearly. B) Change hope to suppose. C) Change our to their. D) Change delicious to well-done. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change our to their. 14. Which is not true about writing an introduction? A) A question. B) An answer. C) Facts. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An answer. 15. What change should be made in sentence 35? A) Change couldn't to could'nt. B) Delete hardly. C) Change believe to beleive. D) No change should be made in sentence 35. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delete hardly. 16. Which of the following words or phrases can be used to show a comparison? A) On the other hand. B) Similarly. C) In contrast. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Similarly. 17. Being able to identify the central idea of a text shows ..... A) That you can cite evidence from the text. B) That you know how to write. C) That you understand the text. D) That you like what you are reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That you understand the text. 18. An introductory paragraph introduces the main topic or idea of an essay. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. A well-structured paragraph typically includes a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What is the main purpose of the conclusion paragraph? A) To show the reader that the essay is complete. B) To give some new and final points and information that will help the reader understand. C) To review the essential information and purpose of the essay for the reader. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To review the essential information and purpose of the essay for the reader. 21. The following is what type of hook? "Plastic debris causes the deaths of more than 100, 000 marine mammals per year." A) Famous quote. B) Define a key term. C) Interesting fact/statistic. D) Relate topic to current news. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interesting fact/statistic. 22. How many sentences are in your introductory paragraph? A) 3. B) 5. C) 6. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 23. This is the ..... of TEEL ..... "Ancient Greeks had a rich history of war' A) T-Topic Sentence. B) E-Evidence. C) E-Explanation. D) L-Link. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T-Topic Sentence. 24. What word/phrase should be used at the beginning of each body paragraph? A) Exclamation. B) Transition. C) Noun. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transition. 25. A descriptive paragraph focuses on presenting facts, details, and sensory information to create a vivid picture in the reader's mind. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesParagraphs Quiz 1Paragraphs Quiz 2Paragraphs Quiz 3Paragraphs Quiz 4Paragraphs Quiz 5Paragraphs Quiz 6Paragraphs Quiz 7Paragraphs Quiz 9Paragraphs Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books