Answering Essay Questions Review and Quiz Questions
A strong summary will mention a. All three of the three supporting details to an argument b. The reason the essay question was chosen by the student c. The student's personal feelings about an essay topic d. A fourth supporting detail to the essay's argument
A
The only time to not use complete sentences in an essay is when a. Complete sentences are always necessary in ANY answer to an essay question b. You don't know what to write about, so you list the vocabulary words associated with the topic c. You have no choice but to outline your answer d. Complete sentences are never necessary as long as you can get your point across in the answer
A
What is the first step once an essay question has been chosen? a. Create an outline for the answer b. Identify vocabulary to be used c. Summarize the three main points d. Write the essay
A
Once Amy got to the end of her essay, she realized that she had not directly addressed the prompt. Luckily, Amy had some of her test time left. The best solution for Amy would be to __________________. a. revise her prompt b. re-write her thesis c. revise off-topic sections of her essay d. completely re-write her entire essay from scratch
C
The summary of an essay is located a. At the end of each paragraph b. At the beginning of the essay c. At the end of each of the three supporting details d. None of these
D
What statement should you use if you do not recall the exact date of an event? a. Near the end of the 20th century... b. In the late 1900's... c. Around the time of ________... d. Any of these would work
D
Which of the following strategies will help you to stay focused and on topic while writing your essay? a. Outlining b. The 5 paragraph format c. Neither 'a' nor 'b' d. Both 'a' and 'b'
D
True or False: If you do not recall the exact date of an event, it is okay to use a general time reference instead.
True
True or False: Misspelled words may bring your essay score down.
True
True or False: Misspelled words or poor grammar may make your essay hard to understand, which will affect your grade.
True
True or False: On a five question essay test, five outlined responses may earn more points than two questions answered completely.
True
True or False: The paragraphs in an essay should always be written in complete sentences.
True
True or False: If you must use an outline for an essay answer, you do not need to use complete thoughts.
False
True or False: It is not necessary to spend a large amount of time preparing for an essay because you are never really sure of what the questions will be.
False
True or False: The beginning of each supporting paragraph can be vague because you will include additional details in the rest of the paragraph.
False
Outlines should be written a. In complete sentences b. In complete thoughts, but not always complete sentences c. With incomplete thoughts d. In complete sentences, but not always complete thoughts
B
