NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

QUIZ: WRITING

Answer these fourteen questions to score your vocabulary knowledge.

1. Many people do this to try to get 8. Which of the following things should
ideas before they start writing: you write in the margin of a paper?
a) add an apostrophe a) your name
b) erase something b) nothing
c) describe c) an essay
d) brainstorm d) todays date

2. Which of the following is an example 9. Why do many people write an
of a capital letter? outline before they start writing?
a) - e a) they want to write a second draft
b) h b) they want to use good grammar
c) A c) they want to organize their ideas
d) m d) they want to write on lined paper

3. Which of the following can you find 10. Why do many people proofread
at the end of a story or essay? their writing?
a) a conclusion a) they want to get more ideas
b) a comma b) they feel bored
c) a consonant c) they want to find mistakes
d) a contraction d) they enjoy reading

4. When people double-space, it 11. Which of the following is an example
means they . of punctuation?
a) write on every second line a) a colon
b) write the body of an essay b) a question mark
c) write a first draft c) an exclamation mark
d) write on every line d) all of the above

5. Which of the following do people do 12. In which part of an essay do many
when they edit something? people summarize their ideas?
a) they let many people read it a) in the introduction
b) they change it to make it better b) in the body
c) they write their name on it c) in the conclusion
d) none of the above d) all of the above

6. Which of the following does indent 13. In which of the following places
mean? should you write a title?
a) make sure your handwriting is good a) at the top of the page
b) peer edit b) at the bottom of a page
c) add a period at the end of a sentence c) in the second paragraph
d) add space at the start of a paragraph d) on an author

7. In which of the following places 14. Which of the following can make
should you write an introduction? your writing more interesting?
a) in the first paragraph a) commas
b) in the second paragraph b) contractions
c) in the last paragraph c) details and vocabulary
d) all of the above d) hyphens and consonants


13 14 = Excellent 11 12 = Good 9 10 = OK



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VOCABULARY QUIZ: Writing
Answer Key



Aims

Vocabulary practice; self-assessment, or formal assessment
Level Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate
Time

Approximately 20 30 minutes (including extension activity)


ANSWER KEY:


NOTES & EXTENSION ACTIVITIES:

For notes and extension activity
suggestions, see the Notes document in
the Quiz topic list.

1. D
2. C
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. A


8. B
9. C
10. C
11. D
12. C
13. A
14. C

Grades as percentages:

14 / 14 = 100 %
13 / 14 = 93
12 / 14 = 86
11 / 14 = 79
10 / 14 = 71
9 / 14 = 64
8 / 14 = 57
7 / 14 = 50
6 / 14 = 43
5 / 14 = 36
4 / 14 = 29
3 / 14 = 21
2 / 14 = 14
1 / 14 = 7
0 / 14 = 0 %
















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