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Review for FSA Writing in Orange County '16
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1
Make an inference about the main idea of this comic.
The boy is resistant to doing his own research.
The boy has to write an essay.
The boy has to write about bats.
The boy thinks an essay about bats is stupid.
2
Which is NOT a good transition word/phrase to introduce a counterclaim or rebuttal?
On the other hand
Conversely
However
Also
3
What is a thesis statement?
The topic sentence of your paragraph.
What you are writing about and why.
A summary of the text.
Your text evidence and commentary.
4
What DOES NOT fall under the category of Organization?
A thesis statement
Text evidence
An introduction
A conclusion
5
What type of essay is suggested by the picture?
Argumentative
Expository
6
What is a counterclaim?
A claim.
A part of an informative essay.
The other side of an argument.
A rebuttal.
7
Text evidence needs to introduce either the article, the author, or both.
True
False
8
What is a rebuttal?
A response to a counterclaim.
Explicit information.
A piece of text evidence.
A part of your thesis statement.
9
What words might signal an argumentative essay?
Choose a side
Take a position
Describe
Explain
10
Which is more important when it comes to text evidence?
Relevance of the passage
Length of the passage
11
What did the boy forget to include in his essay?
He wrote the wrong kind of essay.
He didn't use text evidence.
He didn't plan for an introduction or conclusion.
He didn't include enough information.
12
FSA is scored according to three categories. Which is not one of these categories?
Minimum Paragraphs
Grammar
Organization
Evidence/Elaboration
13
What might you do wrong on an essay?
Not use text evidence.
Not include a thesis.
All of the above.
Not use commentary.
14
What type of essay prompt might show up on FSA Writing?
Literary Analysis
Expository
Narrative
Argumentative
15
Why do you need to use commentary?
To make your essay longer.
To restate the text evidence.
To explain or clarify the text evidence.
To cite text evidence.
16
What words might signal an expository essay prompt?
Take a position
Explain
Describe
Choose a side
17
Text evidence needs to be in quotation marks.
True
False
18
What doesn't belong in the introduction to an EXPOSITORY essay?
Your opinion.
Background information.
A thesis.
A topic sentence.
19
How should you start an essay?
With "I am going to write about..."
With a topic sentence.
With text evidence.
With a thesis statement.
20
What did this student forget to include in the introduction to an argumentative essay?
Reasons to support the thesis.
A topic sentence.
Text evidence.
Commentary.
21
What does the pink guy represent in this cartoon?
A claim
A counterclaim
World Star Hip Hop
A reason or evidence.
22
Which evidence is NOT relevant to the claim "The United States should accept refugees"?
"America takes pride in being a melting pot of culture."
"Americans want better jobs for American citizens."
"There are millions of Syrian refugees fleeing civil war."
"Countries in Europe accept more refugees than the US."
23
What is not EXPLICITLY stated in the text?
Both characters respond to their conflict and shape the plot
Both characters have conflict.
You can have good or bad luck.
Conflict is a disagreement or struggle.
24
What type of essay is suggested by the picture?
Argumentative
Expository
25
What is wrong with the introduction to this argumentative essay?
They don't have a topic sentence.
They don't take a side.
They don't show both sides.
They don't use text evidence.
26
When is FSA Writing?
Thursday
Wednesday
Friday
Tomorrow
27
Which of the following falls under the category of Evidence/Elaboration?
Text evidence
Commentary
All of these
Proper Citations
28
What type of essay prompt is this?
Argumentative
Expository
29
Why do we use transitions?
All of the above
To move from one idea to another
To explain the relationship between ideas
To give our writing a sense of flow and organization
30
"The NRA claims that guns are a fundamental American right." Choose the best commentary.
The NRA uses the constitution to support their position.
This means that the NRA thinks guns are a fundamental right.
This means the NRA wants people to have guns.
31
You are a better writer than you were at the beginning of the school year.
True
False
32
Which of the following is THE BEST EXAMPLE of properly cited text evidence?
The text says, "Mac heard him gasp."
In the story "The Run," the text says, "Mac heard him gasp."
"Mac heard him gasp."
Mac heard him gasp.
33
Identify the thesis statement
We try our best, and in return we get good grades.
It doesn't help us until we are older and getting jobs.
Students work hard in school.
For that reason, students should be paid for good grades...
34
What is one major difference between argument and expository essays?
One has text evidence, the other does not.
One has an opinion, the other does not.
One has a counterclaim, the other does not.
One has a thesis, the other does not.
35
Which would be a counterclaim to an argument against school uniforms?
School uniforms can encourage students to rebel.
School uniforms are unfair.
School uniforms build a sense of equality among students.
School uniforms don't let students express themselves.
36
What type of essay prompt is this?
Expository
Argumentative
37
Text evidence should be in your own words.
True
False
38
Which of the following would be a good transition to move from one idea to another?
Also
In Addition
Furthermore
