This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Writing Standards – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Writing Standards Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Shows personality of author A) Ideas. B) Voice. C) Word Choice. D) Sentence Fluency. E) Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voice. 2. Few to no capitalization errors A) Organization. B) Word Choice. C) Sentence Fluency. D) Voice. E) Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Conventions. 3. Read the sentence ..... , Jim arrives on time for work in the mornings, but occasionally he oversleeps.Which transition word best fits in the blank?A ActuallyB ImmediatelyC ParticularlyD Usually A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 4. Feedback says transitions are missing in the paragraph. What's the best fix? A) Add a summary of the previous paragraph. B) Replace quotations with paraphrases. C) Move the first sentence to the conclusion. D) Insert phrases that link evidence to the claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insert phrases that link evidence to the claim. 5. Which sentence needs a comma to be added?A The bell rang before I had the chance to bring up my idea in the discussion.B While I finish cooking dinner would you and your brother please set the table?C Da'vonne often feels lonely and bored now that her brother has left for college.D Daniel watched television and played video games every evening when he was a kid. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 6. Make the writing easy to read and understand A) Ideas. B) Organization. C) Voice. D) Sentence Fluency. E) Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Conventions. 7. To shape, or create A) Combine. B) Develop. C) Analyze. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Develop. 8. Makes reader feel like you are talking directly to him/her A) Ideas. B) Organization. C) Voice. D) Sentence Fluency. E) Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voice. 9. What does the word sparkled mean in the sentence below?The bright dress sparkled in the sunlight. A) Shifted. B) Shone. C) Waved. D) Rested. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shone. 10. The most important thing the author says about a topic A) Theme. B) Central Idea. C) Inference. D) Text Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Idea. 11. Which sentence needs a comma to be added?A The huge luxury condominium is for sale.B Soft piano music played in the background.C Unkind inconsiderate members are not welcome.D The red sports car zoomed past the library. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 12. The structure of the paper reflects the author's purpose A) Ideas. B) Organization. C) Word Choice. D) Voice. E) Sentence Fluency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organization. 13. Which of the following is a key component of a well-structured paragraph? A) A topic sentence. B) A random fact. C) An unrelated quote. D) A lengthy introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A topic sentence. 14. Express the author's purpose and include interesting insights A) Ideas. B) Organization. C) Word Choice. D) Sentence Fluency. E) Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideas. 15. Which option best illustrates proper paragraph organization? A) Starting with a conclusion, followed by evidence, and ending with an introduction. B) Starting with an introduction, followed by evidence, and ending with a conclusion. C) Randomly organizing sentences without a clear structure. D) Starting and ending with evidence, with an introduction in the middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starting with an introduction, followed by evidence, and ending with a conclusion. 16. Facts, examples, reasons, or descriptions that support the central idea A) Supporting Details. B) Subtitle. C) Summary. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supporting Details. 17. Choose the sentence that is correctly capitalized. A) I visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France last summer. B) I visited the eiffel tower in Paris, france last summer. C) I visited the Eiffel tower in paris, France last summer. D) I visited the eiffel Tower in Paris, France last summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France last summer. 18. The writer expresses a feeling of connection with the reader A) Ideas. B) Organizatio. C) Sentence Fluency. D) Voice. E) Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voice. 19. Your paragraph has a new idea but is not well organized. What should you do? A) Start a new paragraph with a clear topic sentence. B) Move the thesis to the end of the paragraph. C) Merge it with the previous paragraph for continuity. D) Add a hook to the middle of the paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Start a new paragraph with a clear topic sentence. 20. The use of correct spelling and grammar in writing. A) Word Choice. B) Presentation. C) Conventions. D) Revising. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conventions. 21. The dream remnants of an enchanted forest lingered in Sachi's mind as she slowly and silently slid out from the fuzzy sleeve of her sleeping sack.What type of figurative language is used in the sentence? A) Repetition. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 22. This trait involves a clear position/purpose for writing. A) Organization. B) Ideas. C) Voice. D) Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ideas. 23. Stalking its prey, the tiger crept quietly under the brush. Which word does the phrase, stalking its prey, modify?A tigerB creptC quietlyD brush A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 24. The topic is developed fully and logically A) Ideas. B) Word Choice. C) Sentence Fluency. D) Voice. E) Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideas. 25. Good transitions connect sentences and ideas A) Organization. B) Word Choice. C) Voice. D) Sentence Fluency. E) Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organization. 26. The way in which a writer tells a story, including the types of words and formality used A) Formal. B) Style. C) Clear. D) Reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Style. 27. Ideas ..... A) Include the best details. B) Give the paper purpose. C) It will make people want to keep reading. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 28. When you are Prewriting, your primary focus is ..... A) Organization. B) Voice. C) Ideas. D) Word Choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ideas. 29. Back up with details A) Support. B) Summarize. C) Infer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 30. A "chunk" of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in an essay A) Rhyme scheme. B) Stanza. C) Foreshadowing. D) None of the above. 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