ESSAY WRITING (NOTIONS)

Question 1

What are the three parts of the essay?

Answer 1

INTRODUCTION / BODY / CONCLUSION

Question 2

How many parts are there in a written text in English?

Answer 2

THREE (Introduction / Body / Conclusion)

Question 3

What are the three parts of a “Body Paragraph”?

Answer 3

—TOPIC SENTENCE
—BODY SENTENCES OR SUPPORTING
DETAILS
—CONCLUDING SENTENCE

Question 4

How many parts are there in the “Body Paragraph”?

Answer 4

THREE
(Topic Sentence /
Body Sentences or Supporting Details /
Concluding Sentence)

Question 5

What is the purpose of the “Topic Sentence” in the “Body Paragraph”?

Answer 5

The “Topic Sentence” states the main idea of the body paragraph.

Question 6

What is the purpose of the “Body Sentences” or the “Supporting Details” in the “Body Paragraph”?

Answer 6

The “Body Sentences” or “Supporting Details” give the details regarding the topic sentence.

Question 7

What is the purpose of the “Concluding Sentence” in the “Body Paragraph”?

Answer 7

The “Concluding Sentence” sums up the main idea of the paragraph.

Question 8

True or False?
The “Topic Sentence” states the main idea of the “Body Paragraph”.

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

True or False?
It is possible to write two “Topic Sentences” in one “Body Paragraph”.

Answer 9

FALSE

Question 10

True or False?
You can only write one “Concluding Sentence” per “Body Paragraph”.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

True or False?
You can have many “Body Sentences” in a “Body Paragraph”.

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

True or False?
A good body paragraph contains “unity” and “coherence”.

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

_______?_______ means that there is only one idea developed in the paragraph.

Answer 13

UNITY

Question 14

You have _________?________ when the sentences in the paragraph are arranged in an order that makes sense.

Answer 14

COHERENCE

Question 15

True or False?
If a paragraph possesses “coherence”, then one sentence will lead logically to another.

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

We must use _________?_________ words to connect sentences together in an essay.

Answer 16

TRANSITION

Question 17

Since, later, soon, first, for instance, to sum up, etc, are examples of ___________?_________ or _________?___________ _________?___________

Answer 17

TRANSITIONS OR TRANSITIONAL PHRASES

Question 18

What two purposes does the “introduction” of a paper serve?

Answer 18

1. The introduction of a paper clarifies what the essay is about.
2. The introduction of a paper grabs the reader’s interest.

Question 19

What is the purpose of a “hook” in an introduction?

Answer 19

In the introduction, the purpose of the “hook” is to grab the reader’s attention.

Question 20

What are the two types of hooks?

Answer 20

The ‘RHETORICAL QUESTION’ and the ‘SHOWING–NOT TELLING’ technique

Question 21

What is the primary purpose of the ‘conclusion’ in an essay?

Answer 21

The primary purpose of the conclusion is ‘to wrap the paper up’.

Question 22

Using the same type of hook in the introduction and in the conclusion is called the ________?_________
________?_________ .

Answer 22

ENVELOPE STRATEGY