Quiz on Writing Skills

Your opinion or argument is called a(n) __________.

• claim

• evidence

• counterclaim

• limitation

The first sentence in a piece of writing used to grab the reader's attention right away is called a __________.

• evidence

• claim

• hook

• thesis

A __________ is a statement the writer is trying to prove is true.

• Conclusion

• Counter-claim

• Evidence

• Claim

Concluding statements do all of the following except __________.

• End the essay.

• Restate the claim.

• Summarize the main points.

• Make a new claim.

True or False: this is a claim? "Bugs are highly nutritious and eating them can fix the problem of hunger and malnutrition in the United States."

• True

• False

Which of the following would not be a counterclaim to the following claim: All cars should be yellow.

• All cars should not be yellow.

• Cars are great.

• All cars should be black.

• Cars should be different colors.

The __________ states the argument the writer is trying to prove.

• Body Paragraph

• Counterclaim

• Conclusion

• Claim

Facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics can all be used as __________.

• evidence

• claims

• counterclaims

• arguments

What is the purpose of an argument?

• TO PERSUADE

• TO EXPLAIN

• TO ENTERTAIN

• TO INFORM

The author's purpose is to convince us that the __________ is true.

• evidence

• counterclaim

• clues

• claim