stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Writing Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Writing Review
Writing Review
29 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
5,289 plays
Writing SOL review
Flashcards
29 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
29
Answers
1
After you write a paper, what should be your next step?
Wait to turn it in to see who else is done.
Turn it in! It's perfect the way it is!
Proofread for errors! Can't be too careful!
2
Two words that have similar meanings are...
Synonyms
Homophones
Analogies
Antonyms
3
What are the middle paragraphs called in an essay?
Introduction
Quotation
Conclusion
Body
4
If I get stuck on a multiple choice question I can...
Click the "Help" icon
Ask a classmate for help
Use the answer eliminator and mark answers I know are wrong
Ask the teacher for help
5
Which of the following is
NOT
an example of a transition word?
However
First
Therefore
Along
6
Choose the correctly written sentence.
I need to pick up eggs milk, and bacon,
I need to pick up eggs, milk, and bacon.
I need to pick up eggs milk and bacon.
I need to pick up: eggs, milk, and bacon.
7
Which sources sounds like a valid resource for a research paper about Costa Rica
Ask.com
Travel.nationalgeographic.com
The World Factbook, CIA.gov
Wikipedia
8
Do commas go inside or outside of the quotation marks in a quotation?
Inside
Outside
Trick question - there are no commas
9
What are the parts of a good introduction paragraph?
Thesis
Conclusion
Hook
Listed reasons
10
In your conclusion paragraph you should...
Give more examples
Summarize your examples
Relate back to your Hook
Restate thesis
11
Before you write your paper, you should do which thing?
Nothing. You should write as soon as you can.
Look around and see who else is writing.
Stand up, flip over your desk, and run wildly from the room.
Organize your ideas on a scrap piece of paper.
12
The
tone
of a work of writing is the...
The thing that gets the reader's attention.
The attitude of the writer about something.
A musical note that someone can hear.
The feeling the reader gets from the writing.
13
Why do you use a semi-colon? ( ; )
Between items in a series.
To each side of a "sentence interrupter."
To connect to complete sentences with related ideas.
Before a list.
14
The first sentence of EVERY paragraph should be
Bold
Lowercase
The same word
Indented
15
When do you use a colon? ( : )
At the end of a sentence.
After a complete sentence and before a list.
To signal a pause in a sentence.
After an introductory phrase.
16
Each sentences should begin with a...
A period
Capital letter
A space
An indentation
17
What is the LAST paragraph of a paper called?
Transition
Period
Body
Conclusion
18
When would you use an appostrophe (floating comma)?
At the end of a sentence
Between two sentences
To signal a pause in a sentence
To show possession
19
When I start to feel my attention slipping during the Writing SOL I should...
Look to my neighbors and see how far they've gotten.
Put my head down and sleep.
Dance Party
Ask the teacher to use the restroom/get a drink of water.
20
Which words should
ALWAYS
be capitalized?
Adjectives and verbs
The first word of a sentence
The pronoun "I"
Names of places, people, or titles
21
What two things can a writer do to improve a paper's UNITY and FLOW?
Use long and complex sentences.
Organize ideas <br>into a logical order.
Vary sentense length
Add transition words
22
What is the first paragraph of an essay called?
Introduction
Thesis
Body
Persuasive
23
What is the "audience" of an essay?
The writer.
The intended reader
The person reading it.
The teacher grading it.
24
In my body paragraphs I should include...
A single example supporting my thesis
Strong describing words and clear sentences
Details to support the topic of my paragraph
No more than two or three sentences.
25
After every single paragraph I write on the SOL I should...
Refer to my pre-writing brainstrom
Stand up and do a victory lap around the room
Use the spell-check took
Proof-read for errors
26
Which is NOT a good example of a hook?
I am writing this paper to...
Have you ever had to be nice to someone you ...?
BAM! The noise broke apart the quiet...
An old proverb says to "Kill with kindess."...
27
The
main idea
of a piece of writing is...
To inform the reader,
The central idea of a text.
The thing that gets the reader's attention.
The topic
28
Choose the sentence with the
COMPAR
ATIVE adjective.
She wasn't a nice dog at all.
She was nicer than that other dog.
She was the nicest dog.
She was a nice dog.
29
Which of the following should you start your introduction with?
List reasons for <br>writing your paper.
Your thesis stating your paper's main idea.
The hook to get your reader's attention.
A dance party.
