English Review

English I Midterm Study Guide

Questions 1-4. Directions: Identify the thesis statement.

1. Academic writing should not have the following:

a. Contractions

b. Proper grammar

c. Academic sources

d. None of the above

2. Connotation is

a. The actual meaning of the word

b. The secondary meaning of the word, cultural meaning

c. Proper usage of sources in writing

d. The conclusion

3. The conclusion in a paragraph is called

a. Sources

b. Summarize

c. Clincher

d. Thesis

4. Diction is

a. the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

b. the space between a paragraph

c. the words used in a social conversation

d. essay writing

5. What should be included in the introduction of an essay?

a. Background information

b. Conclusion

c. Thesis

d. All of the above

6. What should be included in the body of an essay?

a. Background information

b. Conclusion

c. Thesis

d. All of the above

7. When organizing an essay using most to least, what is the correct order in which you write your essay?

a. Thesis, most, more, least, conclusion

b. Thesis, more, most, least, conclusion

c. Thesis, least, more, most, conclusion

d. Least, thesis, more, most, conclusion

8. What does it mean to use spatial order?

a. Ordering evidence in the order the event occurred.

b. Ordering the evidence based on the actual space.

c. Ordering the evidence based on the importance of the evidence.

9. True or False. It is necessary to always use more than one type of evidence to keep the paper consistent.

10. When writing a personal paper, which point of view do you use?

a. First person

b. Second Person

c. Third Person

11. What does it mean to revise a paper?

a. Write a Thesis

b. Narrow down your topic

c. Change and alter your paper in order to improve it

d. Write a conclusion

12. When writing a research paper, what website is forbidden to use?

a. Google Scholars

b. Wikipedia

c. News Articles

d. Peer Reviewed Journals

13. True or False. Revising a Paper is NEVER necessary.

a. True

b. False

14. True or False. When revising an essay, one of the first questions you should be asking yourself is: “Does my essay have a clear thesis?”

a. True

b. False

15. A topic sentence should be all of these except:

a. Focused

b. General

c. Support your thesis

d. Strategically placed

16. A topic sentence should include:

a. Identifies what the paragraph is about

b. Makes a point about the topic

c. Connects to the previous paragraph

d. All of the above

17. Effective paragraphs should include

a. Unity

b. Well-developed ideas

c. Specific supporting details

d. All of the above

18. Transitional words should be used to link the ideas within the paragraph and to link one paragraph to another.

a. True

b. False

Questions 19-28. Directions: If the group of words is a complete sentence, choose "True" for a complete sentence. If the group of words is a fragment, then choose "False" for fragment.

19. Yesterday when I got off the school bus.

True False

20. My friend Sheila and I saw a brown toad hopping on the sidewalk.

True False

21. Yelled and screamed when she saw it.

True False

22. My friend Sheila, who is scared of all reptiles.

True False

23. I picked up the toad and looked closely at it.

True False

24. Had dry, bumpy skin on its body.

True False

25. Shelia said, “I don't want to see that ugly toad!”

True False

26. Said, “Then close your eyes Sheila.”

True False

27. Sheila was mad and ran off.

True False

28. I put the toad in my backpack.

True False

Writing Section

Directions: Answer the following writing prompt in two paragraphs .

Should the federal government legalize the use of marijuana?