Glendale Community College » ESL » ESL 151 - Reading and Composition » Fall 2022 » Quiz 4 Body paragraphs and counterarguments

Question #1

How many body paragraphs are in an essay?

A. Unlimited

B. 8

C. 3

D. 5

Question #2

What are the three parts of the body paragraph?

A. many ideas and evidence

B. topic sentence only

C. topic sentence, facts, details (examples)

D. narrowed words

Question #3

What is a closing sentence?

A. it rounds back up to the topic sentence to reiterate the idea.

B. general sentence to end the body paragraph.

C. it ends the body paragraph and leaves the audience confused.

D. it is a thesis sentence connected to the topic sentence.

Question #4

What is a counterargument?

A. It is a neutral body paragraph.

B. It is a body paragraph that supports the author's thesis.

C. It is a body paragraph that gives the reader the opposite view point of the author's thesis

D. It is a body paragraph that summarizes what was talked about in the essay.

Question #5

What are the two signal words we use in a counterargument?

A. As my opponent believes and In addition

B. This is not true and However

C. As my opponent believes and On the other hand

D. When writing a counterargument and In contrast