When do you use an apostrophe?
a) When someone or something owns something
b) When you are combining sentences
c) When you have two separate ideas in one sentence
d) At the beginning of a sentence
a) When someone or something owns something
What does revise mean?
a) Clearly expressed; exact; accurate in every detail
b) examine and improve through rewriting, adding, deleting, upgrading vocabulary, etc.
c) the specific pieces of information that support a claim - it can take that form of facts, quotations, examples, statistics, or personal experiences among others.
d) irrelevant, extra; unnecessary comments or information in writing
b) examine and improve through rewriting, adding, deleting, upgrading vocabulary, etc.
What is a noun?
a) an action word
b) a question word
c) a describing word
d) a person, place, idea, or thing
d) a person, place, idea, or thing
Should you plan out your essay before you start writing?
a) If you feel like it
b) Me, plan? Never!
c) I mean I guess
d) Of course!
d) Of course!
What should you do if you do not know how to spell a word?
a) Guess
b) Hope for the best
c) Get a dictionary
d) Look for the word somewhere else on the test
c) Get a dictionary
When do you capitalize a word?
a) When someone or something owns something
b) When you are combining sentences
c) When you have two separate ideas in one sentence
d) At the beginning of a sentence or if it is a name of a person, place, or brand
d) At the beginning of a sentence or if it is a name of a person, place, or brand
What is an opinion?
a) Clearly expressed; exact; accurate in every detail
b) examine and improve through rewriting, adding, deleting, upgrading vocabulary, etc.
c) a personal belief or attitude; cannot be proven true or false
d) irrelevant, extra; unnecessary comments or information in writing
c) a personal belief or attitude; cannot be proven true or false
What is a verb?
a) an action word
b) a question word
c) a describing word
d) a person, place, idea, or thing
a) an action word
When should you use transition words?
a) When you switch topics
b) When you switch ideas
c) When you switch paragraphs
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Should you write about yourself or make up a character?
a) Make up a character
b) Yourself
c) Either is fine
d) Neither
b) Yourself
When do you use a semicolon?
a) When someone or something owns something
b) When you are combining sentences
c) When you have two separate ideas in one sentence
d) At the beginning of a sentence or if it is a name of a person, place, or brand
c) When you have two separate ideas in one sentence
What does evidence mean?
a) Clearly expressed; exact; accurate in every detail
b) examine and improve through rewriting, adding, deleting, upgrading vocabulary, etc.
c) the specific pieces of information that support a claim - it can take that form of facts, quotations, examples, statistics, or personal experiences among others.
d) irrelevant, extra; unnecessary comments or information in writing
c) the specific pieces of information that support a claim - it can take that form of facts, quotations, examples, statistics, or personal experiences among others.
What is a fact?
a) an action word
b) a statement that can be proved
c) a word that describes a noun
d) a word that describes a verb
b) a statement that can be proved
What is the very first thing you should do when you start writing your essay?
a) Capitalize the word
b) Indent the word
c) Have a clear topic
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
How long do you have to take your test?
a) five hours
b) three hours
c) all day
d) four hours
d) four hours
When do you use a colon?
a) When you put two sentences together
b) When you have a person place or idea
c) When you have a list of two or more
d) When you have a list of three or more
d) When you have a list of three or more
What does precise mean?
a) Clearly expressed; exact; accurate in every detail
b) examine and improve through rewriting, adding, deleting, upgrading vocabulary, etc.
c) a personal belief or attitude; cannot be proven true or false
d) irrelevant, extra; unnecessary comments or information in writing
a) Clearly expressed; exact; accurate in every detail
What is an adjective?
a) an action word
b) a statement that can be proved
c) a word that describes a noun
d) a word that describes a verb
c) a word that describes a noun
When should you start a new paragraph?
a) When you start a new idea
b) When your paragraph looks long enough
c) When you feel like it
d) You know when you you know
a) When you start a new idea
How will tomorrow' schedule be different?
a) No athletics
b) Go to breakfast first
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of the above
c) Both a) and b)
Where should you use quotation marks?
a) When someone is being silly
b) When a character is speaking
c) When the narrator is speaking
d) Randomly - just guess
b) When a character is speaking
What does extraneous mean?
a) Clearly expressed; exact; accurate in every detail
b) examine and improve through rewriting, adding, deleting, upgrading vocabulary, etc.
c) the specific pieces of information that support a claim - it can take that form of facts, quotations, examples, statistics, or personal experiences among others.
d) irrelevant, extra; unnecessary comments or information in writing
d) irrelevant, extra; unnecessary comments or information in writing
What is an adverb?
a) an action word
b) a statement that can be proved
c) a word that describes a noun
d) a word that describes a verb
d) a word that describes a verb
How much should you write?
a) Less than half a page
b) Three quarters of a page
c) Most of the page
d) As much as you can while trying to fill up the page
d) As much as you can while trying to fill up the page
When looking for your testing room should you find the teacher or the room they will be in?
a) The teacher
b) Ask someone else
c) Follow my friends
d) Look for the correct room
d) Look for the correct room