The conclusion of an essay should …

restate the introduction’s main idea

Which of the following word groups is an independent clause?

Sammy loved pickles more than he loved salami

Adverbs are words that modify with which parts of speech?

verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

The day after tomorrow, luckily, is the day we will take the test

Which of the following is a major beneﬁt of writing an outline?

An outline will let you know if your thesis is workable or weak

Which sentence below contains a grammatical error?

The boys in the class wanted to eat their lunch at 11:30 A.M.

All essays should contain…

as many as the writer determines is appropriate

Which of the following word groups is a dependent clause?

At seven o’clock in the morning

Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?

While tapping her foot, the teacher demanded the students get to work

Which is the correct order of steps in the writing process?

brainstorming, drafting, revising

The best place for an essay’s thesis statement is …

in the ﬁrst or second paragraph

Determining the identity of your reader is important because …

knowing will help you write with more focus

Which of these is the correct deﬁnition of an expository essay?

Expository essays explain a topic or a process

Which of the following is a correct deﬁnition of a compound-complex sentence?

two independent clauses and one dependent clause

Which of these sentences uses pronouns correctly?

Who is the best speller in the class?

Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?

Smiling sweetly, the teacher explained the assignment, including its due da

Which of the following word groups is a sentence fragment?

But learning to write essays and poems

Which of the answer choices best describes the problem with the following paragraph?Global warming is an important subje

lack of sentence structure variety

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1
Every sentence you write must include, at the very least, which of the following parts?
noun as a subject
subject, predicate, and object
noun and pronoun
subject and predicate
2
The conclusion of an essay should …
restate the introduction’s main idea
suggest a future topic
provide a new strong idea
leave the reader wondering
3
How would you describe the organizational strategy of the paragraph?
chronological
exposition of ideas
general to speciﬁc
compare and contrast
4
What is the most common essay organizational pattern?
main idea, arguments for and against, conclusion
introduction, body, conclusion
main idea, examples, conclusion
introduction, comparison and contrast, solution
5
Which is a correct deﬁnition of a thesis statement?
the prompt for an essay
an essay that is 350 -500 words long
the main idea of an essay
the way a writer introduces an essay
6
Which word is often used as a helping verb?
be
am
has
was
7
The most important function of verbs in most sentences is
to help deﬁne the subject
to explain who is doing the action
to describe the action
to complete a sentence
8
Which of the following word groups is an independent clause?
If she made them properly
Sammy loved pickles more than he loved salami
Eating pickles and ice cream
When Jeannie made the sandwiches
9
Adverbs are words that modify with which parts of speech?
pronouns and nouns
verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
nouns and verbs
verbs only
10
Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
The day after tomorrow, luckily; is the day we will take the test
The day after tomorrow, luckily, is the day we will take the test
The day after tomorrow luckily is the day we will take the test
The day after tomorrow; luckily is the day we will take the test
11
Which of the following is a major beneﬁt of writing an outline?
An outline will help you ﬁgure out what you think
An outline will tell you how long your essay should be
An outline will let you know if your thesis is workable or weak
An outline will help you ﬁnd grammatical errors
12
Which sentence below contains a grammatical error?
The girls in the class wanted them to sit quietly for another 30 minutes
The lunch hour got to be a very important topic for all of them
The teacher told her class to stop ﬁghting over such a silly issue
The boys in the class wanted to eat their lunch at 11:30 A.M.
13
All essays should contain…
ﬁve paragraphs
as many as the assignment speciﬁes
at least three paragraphs
as many as the writer determines is appropriate
14
Which of the following word groups is a dependent clause?
At seven o’clock in the morning
Nancy fell sound asleep
Exercising is exhausting
The teacher kept talking
15
What is the main problem in the following sentence?The teacher handed outthe test papers before she told us what we were
It is not punctuated correctly
It uses more words than it needs to
It is a run-on sentence
It lacks a main idea
16
Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?
The boys ran and the girls hopped
The rules of English grammar are rarely the favorite topic of most classroo
James tried very hard to succeed at completing the test quickly
While tapping her foot, the teacher demanded the students get to work
17
Which is the correct order of steps in the writing process?
brainstorming, editing, revising
planning, proofreading, editing
planning, revising, editing
brainstorming, drafting, revising
18
An introduction should contain…
background information
a welcoming statement
a thesis statement
a lively anecdote
19
The best place for an essay’s thesis statement is …
wherever it makes the most sense
in the second or third paragraph
in the ﬁrst or second paragraph
in the last paragraph
20
Proper nouns are the parts of speech that
must always be capitalized
always describe people
always begin the sentence
as a subject
21
Determining the identity of your reader is important because …
knowing will help you get a better grade
knowing will help you establish your point of view
knowing will help you write with more focus
knowing will help you write faster
22
Which of these is the correct deﬁnition of an expository essay?
Expository essays explain a topic or a process
Expository essays ask questions and then answer them
Expository essays are personal essays
Expository essays explain the differences between two things
23
Which of the following is a correct deﬁnition of a compound-complex sentence?
one independent clause and one dependent clause
two independent clauses joined by and
two independent clauses and one dependent clause
one independent clause and two dependent clauses
24
Support for your essay can come from …
interviews.
none of the above
personal experience
both a and b
25
Which of these sentences uses pronouns correctly?
My aunt invited him and I to go to the movies
The teacher told me and her to go to the white board
My aunt is whom I like best of all the relatives
Who is the best speller in the class?
26
Which sentence uses the correct predicate?
The snake done slither
The cat purred softly
The kangaroos has jumped
The dog walk quickly
27
Which of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
Smiling, sweetly the teacher explained the assignment including its due dat
Smiling sweetly, the teacher explained the assignment, including its due da
Smiling sweetly the teacher explained; the assignment including its due dat
Smiling sweetly, the teacher explained, the assignment including its due da
28
Which of the following word groups is a sentence fragment?
But learning to write essays and poems
Running a marathon is perhaps the most difﬁcult of all
) Driving a car is also difﬁcult to learn
Writing well is often difﬁcult for students
29
Which of the answer choices best describes the problem with the following paragraph?Global warming is an important subje
poor punctuation
lack of complex sentences
lack of sentence structure variety
grammatical errors
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Writing a ﬁrst draft should occur when?
before settling on a thesis
after writing an outline
before doing interviews
before identifying your conclusion

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