Writing Strategies Quiz

The mother cat and ___________ kittens are taking a long nap.

The purpose of a topic sentence is to:

We ate dinner at ___________________house.

Writing that provides the opportunity to convince someone to adopt a particular viewpoint is called:

Choose the word that is an adverb

May I borrow ______________ baseball glove?

Choose the word that is a transition

Rover sat and scratched the place where the ________bit him.

What word means to praise, approve or acclaim?

The printer is over ___________on the table.

One sentence that expresses the main idea of a research paper or essay is called:

What is considered the "mood" or attitude of your writing?

Finding and correcting problems with content, including clearer, stronger and more convincing is called?

Dad doesn’t think ________________ a good idea to play the game.

Writing that exposes facts or explains/educates is called:

The word "affect" means:

Specific rules for citing sources and formatting is called MLA Style

What is the correct spelling of the plural noun "strategy"

How many points of view is the perspective from which you write an essay?

Which word is an example of a preposition?