ParagraphsAcademic Vocabulary Practice

Question #1• A section of text

focused on a single idea is a …

A) Topic sentence

B) Paragraph

C) Main Idea

Question #2• Contain details that

elaborate on, explain, or prove a paragraph’s main idea

A) Topic sentence

B) Transition

C) Supporting details

Question #3• All of the sentences

of the paragraph relate to the main idea

A) Unity

B) Coherence

C) Spatial Order

Question #4• The sentences of the

paragraph are clearly connected and arranged

A) Unity

B) Supporting details

C) Coherence

Question #5• Organizational

structure and transitional words help to create…

A) Coherence

B) Supporting detail

C) Unity

Question #6• What we experience

through our sensesA) Facts

B) Sensory details

C) Supporting details

Question #7• Information that can be

proven true by direct observation or by checking a reliable reference source

A) Examples

B) Sensory Details

C) Facts

Question #8

• Details are arranged according to their location (often used in descriptive writing)

A) Chronological Order

B) Spatial Order

C) Order of Importance

Question #9

• The most important idea is located at the beginning or end of a series in this kind of organizational pattern

A) Chronological Order

B) Spatial Order

C) Order of Importance

Question #10

• This kind of organizational pattern is often used in persuasive writing

A) Chronological Order

B) Spatial Order

C) Order of Importance

Question #11

• Details are arranged in the order that they happened.

A) Chronological Order

B) Spatial Order

C) Order of Importance

Question #12

• This organizational pattern is often used to tell stories or to explain a process

A) Chronological Order

B) Spatial Order

C) Order of Importance

Question #13

• This kind of paragraph is used to convince other’s to accept the writer’s position or take action

A) Persuasive

B) Descriptive

C) Expository

Question #14

• This kind of paragraph provides information

A) Persuasive

B) Expository

C) Narrative

Question #15

• This kind of paragraph describes a scene or an object

A) Descriptive

B) Narrative

C) Persuasive

Question #16

• This kind of paragraph includes information in forms of facts, examples, definitions, etc

A) Persuasive

B) Descriptive

C) Expository

Question #17

• This kind of paragraph explains a sequence of events or tells a story

A) Expository

B) Narrative

C) Persuasive

Question #18

• If you were asked to describe your bedroom, which organizational pattern would be the wisest to use?

A) Chronological Order

B) Spatial Order

C) Order of Importance

Question #19

• If you were to tell all about your family reunion, which organizational pattern would be the wisest to use?

A) Chronological Order

B) Spatial Order

C) Order of Importance

Question #20

• If your purpose is to bring an image to life with sensory details, what kind of paragraph are you writing?

A) Expository

B) Descriptive

C) Narrative

Question #21

• If you are asked to relate a series of events such as your first day of school, what kind of paragraph are you writing?

A) Persuasive

B) Descriptive

C) Narrative

Question #22

• This type of paragraph is the kind that you usually write to short answer questions or essays for your teacher

A) Expository

B) Descriptive

C) Narrative

Question #23

• Your teacher wants you to write an essay convincing the principal to allow a field trip. What kind of essay will you write?

A) Descriptive

B) Persuasive

C) Narrative

Question #24

• Your teacher asks you to research a famous author. What kind of essay will you be writing?

A) Descriptive

B) Narrative

C) Expository