English 101 - Freshman English » Winter 2021 » Knowledge Check Essay Writing

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Question #1
How many basic parts are there to an essay?
A.   5
B.   unlimited
C.   4
D.   3
Question #2
What is the job of the introduction?
A.   Present just background information on the topic.
B.   Let the reader know the essay's conclusion.
C.   Let the reader know what the essay is going to discuss.
Question #3
Is the following statement true or false? An essay's hook can be found anywhere in the first paragraph.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
Effective thesis statements always come at the beginning of the first paragraph.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
An expository text consists of the following elements: Is non-fiction, Has a narrator, Entertains, Uses figurative language, and Is biased
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Expository texts provide the following possible kinds of information.
A.   children's fairy tales
B.   historical or news analysis
C.   first person narration
D.   science fiction
Question #7
Academic writing consists of expository writing.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
Writing an exemplification essay does not require the same kind of planning and organization as writing other kinds of essays.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #9
The methods of organization in exemplification are
A.   spatial, emphatic, order of importance
B.   chronological, emphatic, order of importance
C.   chronological, spatial, emphatic

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