Quiz for Chapter Four
Student Self-Grading Multiple Choice
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1. Paragraphs should __________.
a) only conclude an essay
b) always provide a thesis
c) introduce an important point
d) none of the above
Answer: c (p 74)
2. __________ introduces the main idea of a paragraph.
a) The paragraph wrap
b) The topic sentence
c) The conclusion
d) All the above
Answer: b (p 74)
3. A paragraph wrap __________.
a) reminds the reader what the paragraph is about
b) introduces the main idea or point
c) develops the important point or points
d) none of the above
Answer: a (p 74–75)
4. Well developed paragraphs __________.
a) state the main point
b) reinforce the main idea
c) lead the reader to the next point
d) All of the above.
Answer: d (p 75-76)
5. A topic sentence could anchor thought in __________.
a) the middle of the paragraph
b) the beginning of the paragraph
c) the end of the paragraph
d) all the above
Answer: d (p 76)
6. It is often easy to locate a paragraph that has __________.
a) more than one idea
b) an off topic sentence
c) all the above
d) none of the above
Answer: C (p 78)
7. Coherent paragraphs require that a writer’s thinking be __________.
a) logical
b) artistic
c) personal
d) none of the above
Answer: a (p 80)
8. Conversely, despite, and however are transitions of __________.
a) summary or conclusion
b) contrast or qualification
c) emphasisent
d) cause and effect
Answer: b (p 80-81)
9. Finally and in conclusion are transitions of __________.
a) summary or conclusion
b) cause and effect
c) sequence and addition
d) none of the above
Answer: a (p 80-81)
10. That is and particularly are transitions of __________.
a) limit or concession
b) emphasis
c) summary or conclusion
d) none of the above
Answer: b (p 80-81)
Short Answer Questions
1. In a paragraph, the topic sentence introduces the __________ and is therefore usually the most __________ sentence.
Answer: main idea; general (p. 74)
2. Paragraphs serve the specific functions of __________ an important point and __________ that point.
Answer: introducing; developing (p. 74)
3. Paragraphs always have a __________, __________, and an __________.
Answer:beginning; middle; end (p. 74)
4. A paragraph wrap can be a satisfying way to __________ a paragraph and __________ the reader what the paragraph is about.
Answer:conclude; remind (p. 74)
5. Strong paragraphs state the main idea, __________ it, and __________ it.
Answer:develop; reinforce (p. 75)
6. Paragraph unity is established through __________, __________, and __________.
Answer:unification; coherence; development (p. 76)
7. Paragraphs that contain more than one __________ or an off-topic __________ are often easy to identify.
Answer:idea; sentence(p. 78)
8. Charles Dickens’s introduction to A Tale of Two Cities is an example of __________, which helps a writer achieve __________.
Answer:parallel structure; coherence (p. 80)
9. Although very helpful, transitional words and phrases can be __________ and __________ the paragraph.
Answer:overused; clutter (p. 81)
10. Although useful, a transitional word or phrase is not a __________ for a link in __________.