To engage the reader, the writer should ...

use an attention-getting device: Hook/Lead

Your introduction should include ALL of the following:

A hook/lead, thesis with a claim

The nurse asks Peter for her fan to put in front of her face, Mercutio agree because he thinks

The fan is the fairer of the two

thoughtful writing, with specific examples, details

What is the basic structure of an essay? (Choose the best, most complete answer.)

Introduction, body, conclusion,

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Essay and R&J Blast

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A simple quiz with a few tricky answers, on basic 1 page essay structure for high school or English students.

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Answers

1
Should a STAAR essay be five paragraphs?
Yes, If you're a good person!
Yes, it's all good!
NO! STAAR essays are too short and won't have any depth!
Depends on whether it's Thursday
2
A role of a concluding paragraph is to…
Connect your body to the thesis
the first two answers
leave the reader with a lasting thought
take up space
3
Order of words, playing with am I. I'm playing with
Syntax
Sin Tax
Symbiosis
Cinderblocks
4
The body of the essay supports the thesis with evidence. Evidence may include…
details of things that happened to you or people you know
A, B, and C
detailed info of celebrities and historical figures
facts and statistics info you've researched.
5
To engage the reader, the writer should ...
use an attention-getting device: Hook/Lead
use a fancy font
use a transitional word
use proper English
6
When you're writing by hand you should ____ the title of a book or play
remember
undiscover
copy
underline
7
Your introduction should include ALL of the following:
A hook/lead, a thesaurus
A hook/lead, thesis with a claim
A hooked fish, a thesis with a clam
A hook/lead, A long story about your life, a joke
8
Examples of attention-getting devices include
stating a surprising fact or funny incident.
asking a question surprising or attention grabbing question
all of these
Crack! Boom! Pow! or other onomatopoeia
9
The nurse asks Peter for her fan to put in front of her face, Mercutio agree because he thinks
The fan is the friar of the two
He thinks it will protect her from the sun
The fan is the fairer of the two
She be UGLY!
10
The purpose of an introduction is to…
all of these
engage the reader.
set the tone.
introduce the topic.
11
Depth means
thoughtful writing, with specific examples, details
Too like the lightning that ceases to be ere it lightens
telling the exact truth and nothing else
Deep
12
What is the basic structure of an essay? (Choose the best, most complete answer.)
introduction, body, middle, end
Introduction, body, conclusion,
Introduction, boy, conclusion
5 paragraphs
13
The purpose of a thesis statement is…
to give your essay a focus
to show your viewpoint on the topic.
all of these
Answer the prompt.
14
If you're typing, you should ___________ the title of a book or play.
memorize
underground or Italy
underline or italicize
think about
15
Romeo and Juliet are from which families?
The Capulets and the Montegues
The Biebers and the Cyrus'
The Catapults and the Monuments
The Kings and Queens

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