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Essay Lab Activity
16:38
Your score is: 82%.
Questions answered correctly first time: 8/15
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1. What does the introductory essay contain?
A. ? the thesis statement at the beginning.
B. :-) a short information refering to the essay and at the end the thesis stament.
C. ? the author's suggestions.
D. ? the main information about the essay.
2. what is the Topic Sentence?
A. :-) it's the most general statement of the paragraph.
B. ? it's the general statement.
C. ? it is the specific statement of the paragraph.
D. X it is the specific statment.
3. How many paragraphs can the essay have?
A. ? one paragraph.
B. ? Two paragraphs.
C. :-) it depends of the point of essay.
D. ? 5 paragraphs.
4. where is located the Thesis Statement?
A. :-) At the end of the introductory paragraph, sometimes at the beginning.
B. ? In the conclusion paragraph.
C. X At the end of the development paragragh, sometimes at the beginning.
D. ? At the beginning of the introductory paragraph.
5. where does the author give you suggestions?
A. ? In the introductory paragraph.
B. ? At the end of the development paragragh.
C. ? In the development paragragh.
D. :-) In the Concluding paragragh.
6. "Also, therefore, so, however, etc" are:
A. :-) Addition words.
B. ? Comparative words.
C. ? Conditions words.
D. X Transition words.
7. Put the correct puntuaction mark in the sentence: "Although Barrymore did not see any marks upon the ground around body Dr. Mortirmer resported that he observed fresh clear footprints"
A. ? Although, Barrymore did not see any marks upon the ground around body Dr. Mortirmer resported that he observed fresh clear footprints.
B. ? Although Barrymore, did not see any marks upon the ground, around body. Dr. Mortirmer resported, that he observed fresh clear footprints.
C. :-) Although Barrymore did not see any marks upon the ground around body, Dr. Mortirmer resported that he observed fresh, clear footprints.
D. X Although, Barrymore did not see any marks upon the ground around body. Dr. Mortirmer resported that he observed fresh clear footprints.
8. Where is located the concluding comments?
A. ? At the beginning of the concluding paragraph.
B. :-) After the concluding sentence of the paragragh.
C. ? In the middle of the concluding paragragh.
D. ? Before you start the conclusion.
9. This is a tittle: "Smoke is a bad habit". What kind of essay is this?
A. :-) Persuasive essay.
B. ? Comparative essay.
C. ? Narrative essay.
D. ? Contrasting essay.
10. An example of Topic Sentence is:
A. ? "Kids are bad boys"
B. ? "The violence has cuases. it offers problems ath home. People have not time for this activity".
C. ? "The television has violence lot"
D. :-) "The violence on television can affect children's emotional securitive"
11. "Maracay the Capital of Aragua, but Caracas is the Capital of Venezuela", it's a:
A. X Simple Sentence.
B. :-) Compound Sentence.
C. X Complex Sentence.
D. ? Compund-Complex Sentence
12. " I don't have enough time". it's an example of:
A. :-) Simple Sentence.
B. X Compound Sentence.
C. ? Complex Sentence.
D. ? Compund-Complex Sentence.
13. An exmaple of Compound-Complex Sentence is:
A. ? You can call me when you want.
B. ? I`ll be there next weekend.
C. :-) Our job is very necessary, it is important; however, it doesn't let us stay much time at home.
D. ? If you want you may go over there
14. it's a term used for writing that describes a sequence of actions:
A. ? Definition.
B. :-) Process.
C. X Cause and Effect.
D. ? classification.
15. This kind of paragragh develops a topic by explaining the meaning of a wordor a concept...
A. ? Comparinson and Contrast.
B. ? Process.
C. :-) Definition.
D. ? Cause and Effect.








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1. What does a thesis statement do?
A. ? A thesis statement expresses the author’s opinion
B. :-) A thesis statement gives outline of what will be discussed in the essay
C. ? A thesis statement gives the background to the essay topic
D. ? A thesis statement explains the topic in more detail
2. What does an introduction usually contain?
A. ? It gives the author’s opinion and the thesis statement
B. ? It gives the author’s opinion, general background information
C. :-) It commonly gives background information and the thesis statement although; it can contain other ideas and opinions
D. ? It can talk about anything as long as it has a thesis statement
3. Where do you usually find the thesis statement?
A. ? It is always the first sentence of the introduction
B. ? It can be in the first body paragraph
C. :-) It is usually the last sentence of the introduction
D. ? It usually around the middle of the introduction
4. What is a topic sentence?
A. ?
A sentence which lists the examples in a paragraph
B. ? A sentence which further explains the argument of an essay
C. ? A sentence which gives a list of the arguments in a paragraph
D. :-) A sentence which gives an outline of the context of a paragraph
5. Which is the largest paragraph of an essay?
A. ? The introductory paragraph
B. ? The concluding paragraph
C. ? All of them
D. :-) The developmental paragraph
6. How can you get continuity in the paragraph?
A. ? Using phrasal verbs
B. :-) Using transition words or transition phrases
C. ? Using questions words
D. ? Using concluding phrases
7. What does a final thought contain?
A. ? It contains the first part of the concluding paragraph
B. ? It contains a good bye
C. ? It contains a joke
D. :-) It contains suggestions from the author
8. What do the parts of a thesis statement consist on?
A. ? The concluding paragraph
B. ? The thought of the author
C. ? The part that contains suggestions of the author
D. :-) The part that states the topic and the part that state the point of the essay
9. Can the topic of an essay be a piece of fiction?
A. ? It can be made up by the author
B. ? It can be copied from a newspaper
C. :-) It must be a real problem
D. ? It has to be taken out from a movie
10. Is it easy to understand a thesis statement that has several main points of view?
A. :-) It can be too difficult for the reader to understand and for the writer to support.
B. ? It is easier for the reader to understand and for the writer is difficult to support
C. ? It is very useful in a class
D. ? The reader understand what the author want to express
11. What are transition words?
A. ? helps to create a new essay
B. :-) helps the paragraphs connecting to each other
C. ? helps to conclude the essay
D. ? helps to publish the essay
12. Which of these examples is a topic statement?
A. X the city hall investments
B. X the city hall investigations
C. :-) the city hall has to invest more money in my neighborhood in oreder to solve problems with water supply
D. ? my neighborhood is the best place that I know since I was a child
13. What is an essay?
A. :-) It is a little composition about any topic well structured and well presented
B. ? It is a long story about a particular topic
C. ? It is a statemet well done with a lot of arguments
D. ? It is a writing about the author`s life
14. for this limeted topic selec the item that could sever as a topic sentence. limeted topic: scuba diving
A. X the excitement of scuba diving
B. X my childhood fasination with scuba diving
C. X It is very interesting to experience scaba diving
D. ? the spor of scuba diving has always excited me
15. choose the best linking word for this sentence: he studied hard four years___________he was unable to get a job
A. ? eventually
B. ? finally
C. :-) however
D. ? perhaps