Writing Benchmark Review MP2 Question Preview (ID: 54537)


Reviewing What We Have Learned In Semester 1. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What is the term used to describe the people who will read our writing?
a) students
b) teachers
c) audience
d) paparazzi

The three main purposes of writing we have discussed are entertain, inform, and what?
a) argue
b) describe
c) illustrate
d) persuade

True or false: Knowing your audience helps the writer to determine the type of language and information to include the writing
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

The first step in the writing process is called:
a) thinking
b) prewriting
c) writing
d) drawing

All of the following may be part of the prewriting process EXCEPT:
a) brainstorming
b) making an outline
c) making a bubble map
d) printing

What do we call the type of writing that tells a story, either real or imaginary?
a) persuasive
b) informative
c) argumentative
d) narrative

What do we call the type of writing that provides information about a topic and is filled with facts?
a) persuasive
b) argumentative
c) expository
d) narrative

What do we call the type of writing that is written to convince someone of something and is supported by opinions and facts?
a) persuasive
b) expository
c) informative
d) humorous

I am a one-sentence answer to a prompt that is clear and to the point. I provide 2-3 reasons in support of an opinion. What am i?
a) thesis statment
b) topic sentence
c) introduction
d) conclusion

I am the first sentence in a body paragraph. I refer back to the prompt and contain a reason from the thesis statement. What am I?
a) thesis statement
b) topic sentence
c) introduction
d) conclusion

All of the following are parts of the introduction EXCEPT:
a) hook
b) background information
c) thesis statement
d) prompt

Words and phrases used in writing that show the relationship between paragraphs or sentences are called what?
a) answers
b) verbs
c) nouns
d) transitions

I am a phrase that contains a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought. What am I?
a) simple sentence
b) compound sentence
c) complex sentence
d) sentence fragment

I am another name for simple sentence
a) phrase
b) independent clause
c) dependent clause
d) paragraph

I contain a subject and a verb, but DO NOT express a complete thought. What am I?
a) simple sentence
b) compound sentence
c) complex sentence
d) fragment

Another name for a sentence fragment is:
a) phrase
b) independent clause
c) dependent clause
d) paragraph

I am made up of two independent clauses connected by a FANBOY. What am I?
a) simple sentence
b) compound sentence
c) complex sentence
d) paragraph

I am a sentence made up of one independent and one dependent clause, connected either by a comma or a subordinating conjunction. What am I?
a) compound sentence
b) fragment
c) simple sentence
d) complex sentence

All direct quotes (what somebody said, word for word) must be set off by:
a) commas
b) periods
c) punctuation marks
d) quotation marks

All of the following are verb tenses EXCEPT:
a) past
b) present
c) concurrent
d) future

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