Informative Writing Quiz

What is the first paragraph of an essay called?

• introduction

• thesis

• counterclaim

• transition

Answer explanation

An informative essay gives the reader ____________ about a topic.

• an argument

• an opinion

• a dialogue

• information

• a story

Begin each body paragraph with a _________________, or a word or phrase that links different ideas.

• transition

• citation

• quotation

• dialogue

• topic

Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:

• citations
• friendship
• research
• plagiarism 

It is important to evaluate a website since .  .  .

• anyone can publish a website
• because everyone wants to do more work

• the Internet has so many sites
• only professionals create websites

Emma wants to know how sleep affects a child's ability to practice their band instrument. Which of the following research questions would best help Emma find information about her topic?

• Are band instruments useful for parents?

• How many children in middle school are in band?

• Should children be allowed to be in band?

• Do children who sleep longer practice their band instrument longer?

Answer explanation

Finding information about students' sleep and practice habits would be helpful to her research

Ava wants to know how diet can affect a person's attitude and mental health. Which of the following research questions could Ava use to find information about her topic?

• Which types of fast food have the most calories?

• What are the health benefits of eating dark chocolate?

• How does the sodium in salt increase blood pressure?

• How does the consumption of sugar affect mood?

In the citation below, what is the underlined part?

Garcia, Luz. Understanding Magnets. Chicago: Blue Garnet, 2008.

• Author

• Title

• Publisher

• Date of publication

In the citation below, what is the underlined part?

Landler, Mark. “Trump and Pompeo Embrace Autocrats and Disparage Opponents at Home.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 11 Jan. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/us/politics/trump-pompeo-china-cairo.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FTrump%2C%2BDonald%2BJ.&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

• Author

• Title

• Publisher

• Date of publication

The boy jumped in the water. He caused a big splash.

What is the pronoun in the sentence?

• He

• splash

• water