Q8: Theoretical questions - MCQs

A successful ........................... ​ (a)   sentence should have a topic and a controlling idea.

• topic
• supporting
• concluding

A ............................. ​ (a)   of a paragraph is the main point that the paragraph aims to convey.

• controlling idea
• hook
• background information

The topic sentence must be a simple fact/detail.

(a)  

• False
• True

Answer explanation

لا يجب استخدام حقائق او معلومات بسيطة في الجملة الرئيسية

بل يجب ان تكون عن موضوع محدد وتحتوي على فكرة مسيطرة يمكن مناقشتها

The topic sentence must contain .................... (a)  

• a specific idea
• two or more ideas
• at least four ideas

Answer explanation

يجب ان تحتوي الجملة الرئيسية على فكرة محددة واحدة فقط

The idea or opinion in the topic sentence must be too general.

(a)  

• False
• True

Answer explanation

لابد للجملة الرئيسية ان تكون ذات فكرة او موضوع واحد محدد

The topic sentence DOESN'T have to tell the purpose of the paragraph.
(a)  

• False
• True

Answer explanation

لابد ان يفهم القارئ ما هو الغرض من الفقرة عند قراءة الجملة الرئيسية

To explain, narrate, compare, describe, explain causes or effects, demonstrate, argue, or provide the steps in a process are the purposes of the paragraph.
(a)  

• True
• False

A paragraph ...................... ​ (a)   is when all the sentences support one single idea.

• unity
• cohesion
• spatial order

Answer explanation

وحدة الموضوع هو ان تعبر/تدور كل الجمل عن/حول فكرة واحدة

A paragraph has unity when all the sentences support MANY/MULTIPLE ideas.
(a)  

• False
• True

To be ......................​ (a)   , the supporting sentences must support, demonstrate, prove, or develop the main idea in the topic sentence.

• relevant
• irrelevant
• off-topic