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