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Pretest-Writing to Inform-11



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

C.11

It is a good idea to have an adult help you when you are looking for information on the Internet.
 

 2. 

C.11

In the conclusion, the author sums it all up and brings the writing to a close.
 

 3. 

C.11

In the paragraph of contrast, the author states how the two things are different.
 

 4. 

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It is ok to put reasons that the two things are alike, and reasons that the two things are different in the same paragraph.
 

 5. 

B.11

The encyclopedia is an example of a source you might use to find information about a particular topic.
 

 6. 

B.11

Your topic sentence should include all of the details that you are going to use in the paper.
 

 7. 

B.11

Your topic sentence should tell the main idea of each paragraph.
 

 8. 

B.11

The details you include in your paragraphs don’t have to be related to the main idea of the paragraphs.
 

 9. 

B.11

In the closing paragrpah, you have to compare and contrast your topic.
 

 10. 

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In your closing paragraph, you should sum up all the important parts of your research paper.
 

 11. 

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In a research paper, you should include your personal opinion on the topic.
 

 12. 

C.11

The internet is a source of information on many topics.
 

 13. 

B.11

It is a good idea, to use one paragraph to answer each of the questions you had.
 

 14. 

B.11

You don’t need to write a topic sentence at the beginning each of each paragraph.
 

 15. 

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You should use the facts that you gathered from sources to support your topic sentences.
 

 16. 

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Your conclusion should be a summary of your paper
 

 17. 

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You don’t really need to think about which paragraphs should come first, second, third, and so on. It doesn’t really matter.
 

 18. 

B.11

Connectings words are words that help to connect one idea to the next.
 

 19. 

B.11

First, next, then, and finally are good examples of connecting words.
 

 20. 

B.11

Once you have all your facts, you can write your paper without taking time to organize your facts.
 

 21. 

B.11

It might be a good idea to sort your facts according to the question that they answer.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 22. 

C.11

Writing a research paper:
a.
entertains the audience
d.
All of the above
b.
informs the audience
e.
None of the above
c.
makes the audience mad
 

 23. 

C.11

Writing a research paper is a form of:
a.
Personal Writing
c.
Expository Writing
b.
Story Writing
d.
Fun Writing
 

 24. 

B.11 Choose the word that is not an order clue.
a.
then
d.
All of the above.
b.
next
e.
None of the above
c.
lastly
 

 25. 

C.11  Decide if the beginning sentence is weak or strong.

Need to work on your forehand? If your forehand is looking more like a homerun, here is an easy way to correct it!
a.
Weak
b.
Strong
 

 26. 

C.11  Decide if the beginning sentence is weak or strong.

Here is how to hit a forehand in tennis.
a.
Weak
b.
Strong
 

 27. 

C.11  Decide if the ending sentence is weak or strong.

Now that you have figured that forehand out, you’re going to love the game of tennis!
a.
Weak
b.
Strong
 

 28. 

C.11  Decide if the ending sentence is weak or strong.

That is how to hit a good forehand.
a.
Weak
b.
Strong
 

 29. 

B.11 When proofreading your research paper check and make sure you:

a.
used the correct punctuation
d.
A and B only
b.
indented each new paragraph
e.
all of the above
c.
used a pretty color ink
 

 30. 

B.11 When proofreading your research paper, check and make sure you:

a.
wrote in complete sentences
d.
A and B only
b.
used lots of quotation marks
e.
A and C only
c.
began each sentence with a capital letter
 

 31. 

B.11 Choose the type of error there is in the following sentence.


The cats pounces on the toy.

a.
Capitalization
c.
Verb Form
b.
Punctuation
 

 32. 

B.11 Choose the type of error there is in the following sentence.


Jenny ranned to the window.

a.
Capitalization
c.
Verb Form
b.
Punctuation
 

 33. 

C.11 Choose the type of error there is in the following sentence.


rhonda met her sister at the movies.
a.
Capitalization
c.
Spelling
b.
Punctuation
d.
Both A and B
 

 34. 

C.11 Choose the type of error there is in the following sentence.


We wants to have a picnic on Friday

a.
Capitalization
c.
Verb Form
b.
Punctuation
d.
Both B and C
 

Yes/No
Indicate whether you agree with the sentence or statement.
 

 35. 

C.11  Are these instructions in the right order?


Then, on top of the first four, you line up three more blocks. (Make sure they are centered on the bottom row.)
Next, you line up four blocks in a row.
First, you count out ten blocks.
Last, take your remaining block and center it on top of the two block row.
After that, take two blocks and line them up centered on top of the row of three blocks.
 

 36. 

C.11  Are these instructions in the right order?

First, you count out ten blocks.
Next, you line up four blocks in a row.
Then, on top of the first four, you line up three more blocks. (Make sure they are centered on the bottom row.)
After that, take two blocks and line them up centered on top of the row of three blocks.
Last, take your remaining block and center it on top of the two block row.
 

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