EDITING QUIZ

Take notes! These are important issues found

in your Rough Drafts

QUESTION 1

What are topic sentences supposed to do?  

1) Explain an opinion

2) Persuade the reader

3) Express the main idea of the paragraph

4) Conclude the ideas in the paragraph

TOPIC SENTENCE EXAMPLE

QUESTION 2

What does an effective thesis do?

1) Gives examples of what your paper is about

2) Makes a compelling argument

3) Serves as a “road map” for your paper

4) All of the above

THESIS STATEMENT EXAMPLE

QUESTION 3

What is a comma splice?

1) When a comma is used to join two independent

clauses

2) When a comma is used to join two dependent

clauses

3) When a comma is used and isn’t needed

4) When a comma isn’t used and is needed

FIX THE COMMA SPLICE!

QUESTION 4

What is a run-on sentence?

1) When two or more independent clauses are joined

without the correct punctuation or conjunction.

2) When two or more dependent clauses are joined without

the correct punctuation or conjunction.

3) When a sentence is way too long.

4) When two or more independent clauses are joined with

the correct punctuation or conjunction.

FIX THE RUN-ON!

QUESTION 5

What should a concluding paragraph do?

1) Introduce new ideas for the reader to think about

2) Make extreme claims not featured within the rest of the

paper

3) Restate your thesis and wrap up main ideas used within

your paper.

4) Where you put everything that didn’t fit into the rest of

your paper.

READ YOUR CONCLUSION!

QUESTION 6

Which example correctly embeds a quotation in

MLA format?

1) Ben exclaimed, I love superheroes! (pg.21).

2) Ben exclaimed, “I love superheroes! (pg.21).

3) Ben exclaimed, “I love superheroes! Pg.21.

4) Ben exclaimed, I love superheroes! Pg.21.

IMBED THAT QUOTE!

QUESTION 7

Which of the following sentences if a fragment?  

1) I love my six cats equally.

2) My cats meow.

3) I offer my cats different treats.

4) Because my cats love them.

FIX THAT FRAGMENT!

QUESTION 10

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a

semicolon?

1) I had a great weekend; visiting with friends.

2) I like to spend time outdoors; and I can’t stand

to stay inside.

3) It is cold this weekend; so I might have to stay

inside.

4) This book is long; it is also old.

FIX THE SEMICOLON!