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. 3

B. 5

C. 8

D. Unlimited

Question #2

What are the three parts of the body paragraph?

A. narrowed words

B. topic sentence, facts, details (examples)

C. topic sentence only

D. many ideas and evidence

Question #3

What is a closing sentence?

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

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

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

D. general sentence to end the body paragraph.

Question #4

What is a counterargument?

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

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

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

D. It is a neutral body paragraph.

Question #5

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

A. When writing a counterargument and In contrast

B. As my opponent believes and In addition

C. This is not true and However

D. As my opponent believes and On the other hand