Essay writing Questions

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Essay writing questions

READY???

A thesis statement is used to

1. end my essay
2. claim and reason in my intro
3. tell what I am going to discuss
4. the third paragraph

In an essay you can use words like
cool, awesome, gonna, kinda, wanna.

1. No, you have to use formal English.
2. Yes, of course you can, dude!
3. What does formal mean?

Choose the best option: In the essay you

1. can write whatever you want.
2. must deal with the chosen topic
3. must deal with different topics, one of which is your own idea

Your content must be relevant to the task:

1. yes, if I write an essay I need to have four paragraphs.
2. No, it shouldn't be relevant.
3. yes, I have to address the task.
4. No, I can ignore the question and write the essay I've memorised.

When writing an essay, which of these things is NOT true

1. Use a title
2. Use formal language
3. write an attention-getter
4. Use contractions

What should the topic sentence always be linked to?

1. The title of your essay
2. The conclusion
3. The thesis statement
4. It doesn't have to be linked to anything

What is the correct structure of an essay?

1. statement - argument - example - conclusion
2. catching opening - argument - argument - statement
3. catching opening - statement - arguments - conclusion
4. statement - idea - question - opinion

How many paragraphs are there in your essay?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

How many body paragraphs should your essay have?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Which part of your essay consists of only 1 paragraph?

1. introduction
2. body
3. conclusion
4. the entire essay

I can't believe ____ leaving ____ bike ____!

1. their, there, they're
2. they're, there, their
3. they're, their, there
4. there, their, they're

Oh, ...... in ..... garden.

1. They're / there
2. They're / their
3. Their / there
4. There / they're

The employees are doing ... job.

1. There
2. They're
3. Their

____ the kindest people I know.

1. There
2. They're
3. Their