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Writing Essays
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Subject
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writing-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Identify the content of the piece - set limits on the topic - communicate the dominant impression you want your essay to make - grab the reader's attention
title
effective questions
introduction
third body paragraph
2. Listing/Brainstorming - Diagraming/Clustering - Free writing
support
pre-writing techniques
citation
title
3. Last paragraph - finishing touches - wraps up - summarizes - closure - last paragraph of the essay - e.g. - restate your thesis - 'so what?' - 'connecting to a course theme' - 'posing a new question'
organization
coherence
prewriting
conclusion
4. Mainly for enjoyment
citation
informal essay
posing a new question
2nd point
5. Third person
support
citation
perspective
informal essay
6. Each body paragraph ends with a special sentence that restates the main idea
clincher/conclusion
pre-writing techniques
boomerang sentence
organization
7. Topic sentence - supporting details - clincher
third body paragraph
argumentative
clincher/conclusion
quotations
8. 3 traits of a good reason: cannot be _______ - considers its audience - can be supported by facts and details
third body paragraph
citing a quotation
counterargued
ways to cite
9. Explains somrthing with fact; as aposed to opinion
audience
third body paragraph
quotations
expository essay
10. 4 ways theses should not be in your paragraph: Too narrow - Too bold - State ___________ - Dont announce what you are writing about
perspective
two different ideas
informal essay
academic voice
11. Highly organized - formulaic - 5 paragraphs - expository/informational - repetitive
bibliography
analysis
essay
research essay
12. Alphabetical list of sources; at the end of the report
bibliography
literary essay
introduction
coherence
13. Topic sentence - states main idea - bold - noticeable - obvious - R/A - special setence
5
1st point
prewriting
support
14. Supporting facts - examples - details
problem
deatails and examples
argumentative
support
15. Each body paragraph is developed or supported using
pre-writing techniques
academic voice
deatails and examples
emphatic order
16. Consists of: specific instances - evidence - expert's opinions/events from text - statistics - direct quotations
clincher/conclusion
two different ideas
2nd point
evidence
17. Exploring the meaning and construction of a piece of literature - more attention to the specifics - thoughts of the critics
analysis
pre-writing techniques
literary essay
third body paragraph
18. Suppresses the author's tone so the reader can focus on the material
counterargued
prewriting
academic voice
research essay
19. _____________ titles of (long pieces) works that have been published and created by someone else
5
emphatic order
introduction
underline or italicize
20. Notes that tell the original source of words/ideas that you have used in your essay or report
emphatic order
citation
argumentative
perspective
21. To Whom it May Concern - Sincerely - [only if you are writing a letter!]
audience
tone
persuasive essay
posing a new question
22. Last sentence of introduction - bold - noticeable - obrious - states main ideas of essay
audience
counterargued
deatails and examples
thesis
23. Use _________: metaphor - hyperbole - bandwagon
figurative language
boomerang sentence
problem
two different ideas
24. Sentences and paragraphs ordered by importance
argument
organization
introduction
emphatic order
25. Footnotes - Endnotes - parenthetical citation
citation
bibliography
two different ideas
ways to cite
26. Every paragraph is related to the theses statement
support
so what
unity
2nd point
27. Rewrite an authors idea in your own words
paragraphing
thesis
literary essay
bibliography
28. Author's last name and page number in parentheses following the quotation/paraphrase before period
citing a quotation
boomerang sentence
conclusion
emphatic order
29. Ideas are logically organized - and smoothly connected
tone
argumentative
coherence
title
30. _________ is very important for a good essay
organization
thesis
unity
third body paragraph
31. State the _________: E.g. I am writing in regards to your consideration of
problem
topic sentence
support
analysis
32. _______ ( Commentaries) - explains the significance of your basic assertion - how your argument can apply to a larger concept
style guide
emphatic order
2nd point
so what
33. First paragraph - should catch the reader's attention and introduce the essay topic
paragraphing
counterargued
introduction
evidence
34. Last sentence of body paragraphs [reconnect the reason with your overall argument.]
ways to cite
introduction
thesis
boomerang sentence
35. Leads into works of others - and asks you to compare their thoughts to you own; Find other text on the subject and use them to support the topic you've been given
research essay
ways to cite
1st point
organization
36. The writer's attitude toward the subject and the audience; set in your introduction paragraph
quotations
evidence
tone
coherence
37. A sentence that supports or develops a single controlling idea - supports an essay's thesis statement - unifies the content of a paragraph - directs the order of the sentences
topic sentence
2nd point
counterargued
problem
38. Invites the reader the consider a new idea or question that has appeared as a result of your argument
posing a new question
academic voice
figurative language
support
39. Topic sentence - states ;main idea - bold - noticeable - obrious - R/A
prewriting
citing a quotation
posing a new question
2nd point
40. Use ________ for: short stories - poems - songs
tone
thesis
quotations
2nd point
41. A guide for using certain words - sentences - and for all other important elements of an essay - e.g. MLA - AP - Chicago Manual
revision
style guide
1st point
academic voice
42. Proofread for grammar and spelling erros - for coherence...
expository essay
figurative language
underline or italicize
revision
43. An _________ thesis/topic sentence: cannot be a statement of plot or fact - must be a claim that can be argued and defended with evidence
evidence
bibliography
argumentative
tone
44. Use ________: questions that proves your point [E.g.: 'If there was a fire - wouldn't you want to get in contact with your children ASAP?' So...the reader IS FORCED to see how having cell phones in school could be beneficial.]
5
effective questions
perspective
support
45. At least 5 minutes to develop 3 good reasons or points - one for each paragraph
tone
problem
prewriting
third body paragraph
46. Explains how or why evidence proves your thesis - connection between evidence and main argument - directly explains how/why your evidence supports your thesis
persuasive essay
analysis
so what
problem
47. Supporting facts - examples - details
support
topic sentence
5
ways to cite
48. An essay has this many paragraphs
underline or italicize
5
evidence
so what
49. Defend your side of an argument; must have facts; used in debates
expository essay
persuasive essay
introduction
organization
50. State your ______: E.g. I support this idea or I disagree with this idea
research essay
argument
pre-writing techniques
evidence