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

Need help with your exam preparation?

Existing Quiz Clients Login here
Question #1
How many primary sections [not paragraphs] are there to an essay?
A.   5
B.   unlimited
C.   4
D.   3
Question #2
What is the job of the introduction?
A.   Let the reader know what the essay is going to discuss.
B.   Let the reader know the essay's conclusion.
C.   Present just background information on the topic.
Question #3
Is the following statement true or false? An essay's hook can be found anywhere in the first paragraph.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
Effective thesis statements always come at the beginning of the first paragraph.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
An expository text has the following elements: Is non-fiction Has a narrator Entertains Uses figurative language Is biased
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
Expository texts provide the following possible kinds of information.
A.   science fiction
B.   children's fairy tales
C.   historical or news analysis
D.   first person narration
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 styles of essays such as comparison/contrast, argument/persuasion, and cause/effect.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
The methods of organization in exemplification are
A.   chronological emphatic, order of importance
B.   spatial, emphatic, order of importance
C.   chronological, spatial, emphatic

Need help with your exam preparation?

Existing Quiz Clients Login here