end of term revision for advanced writing 2024

An essay’s specific topic is introduced in a ___.

• thesis statement

• topic sentence

• concluding sentence

• supporting sentence

A strong conclusion should add new ideas and information.

• true

• false

"Finally" is one of the transition signals that start the concluding paragraph.

• true

• false

When all the ideas in a paragraph support the topic sentence, the paragraph has ___.

• unity

• coherence

Transition signals help establish ___ in a paragraph.

• unity

• coherence

Benjamin Franklin wrote, "Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead."

When we consider punctuation and capitalization, the sentence is ___.

• correct

• incorrect

"Many children don’t eat healthy food. Because they don’t like the way it tastes."

The sentence is grammatically ___.

• correct

• incorrect

"People come to the United States to seek political or religious freedom, pursue an

education, or because they want a job."

The sentence is grammatically ___.

• correct

• incorrect

"Lacking self-confidence, bullies try to build their esteem by verbally abusing others."

The sentence is grammatically ___.

• correct

• incorrect

___ occurs when a paraphrase is too similar to the original.

• Quotation

• Plagiarism