Writing Skills EAP

What is a paragraph?

What is an essay?

Which of the following is NOT an essay type?

• Persuasive/Argument Essay

• Compare/Contrast Essay and Cause/Effect Essay

• Problem/Solution Essay and Process Essay

• Research Report

Which of the following is NOT part of essay structure?

• Introduction (hook, connecting information, thesis statement)

• Conclusion (restatement of thesis, summary of supporting points, reflection)

• Body (Topic sentences, Supporting sentences, Concluding sentences)

• Reference List

What is a hook?

• all of the above

• an anecdote, a statistic

• an interesting question, fact or statement

• an attention grabber at the beginning of the essay

What is a thesis statement?

What is the meaning of "Connecting information"?

• it links the hook to the thesis logically

• it is background information on the topic of the essay

• I don't know

• All of the above

What is the last sentence of the introduction?

• Thesis statement

• Reflection

• Opinion

• Summary

A body paragraph starts with a topic sentence: True or False?

• True

• False

The Concluding sentence of a body paragraph summarizes the paragraph topic and paraphrases the thesis: True or False?

• True

• False