Expository Essay
How do you hook your reader?
Possible answers: question, (famous) quote, 3 words, definition.
What change should be made to the following sentence?
When they went to school, their was a prep rally.
a. remove the comma after school
b. change prep rally to Prep Rally
c. change their to there
d. no change needed
c. change their to there
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence:
(1) Your brain is responsible for controlling the muscles that you move intentional.
a. Add a comma before for
b. Change controlling to controlling
c. Change intentional to intentionally
d. This sentence should not be changed.
c. Change intentional to intentionally
Which is the best way to rewrite the following sentences?
When we went to the park. Several of us jumped off the swings.
a. Several of us jumped off the swings when we went to the park.
b. When we went to the park several of us jumped off the swings.
c. When we went to the park, several of us jumped off the swings.
d. Sentences are written correctly.
C. When we went to the park, several of us jumped off the swings.
What change should be made to the following sentence?
We ate early, because our soccer game finished early.
a. change . to !
b. remove the comma after early
c. add a comma after finished
d. no changes needed
b. remove the comma after early
What steps should you take to write the thesis statement (controlling idea)?
1. Find the WRITE statement
2. Cross out the beginning and identify the topic
3. Add 2 clear reasons.
What change should be made to the following sentence?
There were to many students on the bus.
a. change There to Their
b. change were to was
c. change students to Students
d. change to to too
d. change to to too
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence:
(2) It's main functions are to control your balance and to enable your muscles to work together.
a. Change It's to Its
b. Change are to is
c. Change balance to balence
d. No change needs to be made in this sentence.
a. Change It's to Its
The word 'because' does not appropriately connect the two clauses in the following sentence:
The young boy led his schoolmates in songs because rescuers worked to free them from the wreckage.
Which word should replace because?
a. if
b. while
c. although
d. where
b. while
What is the best way to write the following sentence?
If we all finish our work on time we will have time to play a game.
a. If we all finish our work on time. We will have time to play a game.
b. If we all finish our work on time, we will have time to play a game.
c. If we all finish, our work on time, we will have time to play a game.
d. If we all finish, our work on time, we will have time, to play a game.
b. If we all finish out work on time, we will have time to play a game.
What details do each body paragraph have to have?
1. Who, 2. What, 3. Where, 4. When, 5. Why
What change should be made to the following sentences?
The wind are very strong outside.
a. change strong to stronger
b. change are to is
c. change strong to strongly
d. no change needed
b. change are to is
What change, if any, should be made to this sentence:
(3) Your brain helps you breath, keeps your heart beating, and directs your stomach to digest food.
a. Change breath to breathe
b. Change beating to beeting
c. Change directs to directing
d. This sentence should not be changed.
a. Change breath to breathe
Which sentence in this paragraph should be deleted?
How could a child be so brave? Why had a little boy risked his own life to save his fellow students? Where was the courageous boy's mother? When reporters questioned the young boy, he answered, "I was the hall monitor. It was my job to look after my classmates."
Where was the courageous boy's mother?
What is the best way to rewrite the following sentence?
Eating a healthy breakfast, and getting to school on time are great things to do the day of a test.
a. Eating a healthy breakfast, and getting to school on time are great things to do, the day of a test.
b. Eating a healthy breakfast, and getting to school on time, are great things to do the day of a test.
c. Eating a healthy breakfast and getting to school on time are great things to do the day of a test.
d. Eating, a healthy breakfast, and getting to school on time are great things to do the day of a test.
c. Eating a healthy breakfast and getting to school on time are great things to do the day of a test.
Which topics can you use to support your 5 Ws and which topics should you avoid to get the 3 and 4?
Use: LMNOP
Avoid: Own experiences
Yesterday, the class had time to work in groups. Tiffany worked good on the science project.
a. change good to well
b. change science to Science
c. change worked to works
d. no change needed
a. change good to well
What is the correct way to write these two sentences?
(4) The brain stem connects your brain to your spinal cord. Which connects to most of the nerves in your body.
a. The brain stem connects your brain to your spinal cord, this connects to most of the nerves in your body.
b. Connecting your brain to your spinal cord and then to most of the nerves in your body.
c. Connecting your brain to your spinal cord. It connects to most of the nerves in your body.
d. The brain stem connects your brain to your spinal cord, which connects to most of the nerves in your body.
d. The brain stem connects your brain to your spinal cord, which connects to most of the nerves in your body.
Which sentence could be added to the end of this paragraph to strengthen the introduction to this paper?
During the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics, most people weren't watching the athletes. Instead they were watching the small boy who was walking next to the famous Chinese basketball player. The boy's entrance brought enthusiastic cheers. That's because nine-year-old Lin Hao was more than just a kid.
a. He was a great kid.
b. He was in school.
c. He was a national hero.
d. He was exceptionally cute.
c. He was a national hero.
What is the correct way to write the following sentence?
Packing a water bottle relaxing and getting a good night's sleep can support exam success the next day.
a. Packing a water bottle, relaxing and getting a good night's sleep can support exam success the next day.
b. Packing a water, bottle relaxing, and getting a good night's sleep can support exam success the next day.
c. Packing a water bottle relaxing, and getting a good night's sleep can support exam success the next day.
d. Packing a water bottle, relaxing, and getting a good night's sleep can support exam success the next day.
d. Packing a water bottle, relaxing, and getting a good night's sleep can support exam success the next day.
How should you conclude your expository essay?
Revisit the thesis.
Summarize your main idea.
If...then... statement
What change should be made to the following sentences?
When we played basketball, we win every other game.
a. change basketball to Basketball
b. change win to won
c. change every other to everyother
d. no change needed
b. change win to won
What change, if any, needs to be made to this sentence?
(5) With all its intricacies, the human brain is a sensative and delicate organ.
a. Change intricacies to intracacies
b. Change sensative to sensitive
c. Change delicate to delacate
d. No changes are needed.
b. Change sensative to sensitive
The author would like to add the following sentence to this paragraph.
Then, despite his own injuries, Hao went back into the ruins.
Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence?
(1) Just a few months earlier, Hao had been at school on a typical day. (2) Without warning, the ground beneath him began to tremble. (3) Hao's school was at the very heart of an earthquake. (4) Windows shattered, and shelves toppled over. (5) Finally the whole building collapsed. (6) Hao somehow managed to climb out of the rubble and save himself. (7) He risked his life to pull two of his classmates to safety.
a. After sentence 1
b. After sentence 2
c. After sentence 4
d. After sentence 6
d. After sentence 6
What is the best way to rewrite the following sentence?
It is important be be trustworthy to build healthy relationships, and maintain a strong reputation.
a. It is important be be trustworthy to build, healthy relationships, and maintain a strong reputation.
b. It is important be be trustworthy to build, healthy relationships, and maintain, a strong reputation.
c. It is important be be trustworthy to build healthy relationships and maintain a strong reputation.
d. No change is needed
c. It is important be be trustworthy to build healthy relationships and maintain a strong reputation.