Jose Campeche Community School

English Program

Mr. Sosa/Mrs. Almeda

Twelfth Grade

Name:_______________________ Date:_______________________

Grade:_________

Quiz #1: The Parts of the Essay

Instructions: Read the following definitions and match them with their rightful term.

1. ___Composition2. ___Introduction3. ___Topic Sentence4. ___Thesis Statement5. ___Supporting Ideas6. ___Topic7. ___Draft8. ___Paragraph9. ___Conclusion10. ___Restate Thesis11. ___Structure12. ___Copy13. ___Closing Statement14. ___Essay15. ___Writing

A. A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author. It has three major parts.

B. The subject of a speech, essay, thesis, or discourse. It’s what’s going to be about.

C. The combining of distinct parts or elements to form a whole. Example, an essay.

D. A preliminary version of a piece of writing. Errors are acceptable.

E. The act or process of introducing or the state of being introduced. It is where the thesis statement is present.

F. An explanation of the topic or purpose of an essay. It is located in the introductory paragraph.

G. The arrangement and relations between the parts or elements of something complex. Example, how an essay is organized.

H. To make a reproduction or copy of. To follow as a model or pattern; imitate. Example, what you write from the board.

I. The activity or skill of marking coherent words on paper and composing text. Example, expressing yourself through symbols.

J. A distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering. A common essay has five of them.

K. The end or finish of an event or process. This ends the essay.L. Give more information about the topic and/or details or

information that backs up a sentence. It sustains the essay.M. An effective way to state your concluding paragraph. It is a

technique to end your essay.N. A way to summarize at the end. You need to say what the

original idea or thesis is about. It’s like saying the same things from the introduction but in the conclusion.

O. A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs. It’s usually the first sentence from a paragraph.