Writing Informational Extended Responses
Quiz by Elizabeth Clanton
Grade 6
English
Georgia Standards of Excellence
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- Q1What should your introductory paragraph start with?EvidenceExplanationTopic SentenceHook30sELAGSE6W2a
- Q2What is central idea?The main point of a piece of writingAn opening statement that grabs the reader's attentionThe main point of an individual paragraphA concluding statement30sELAGSE6W2a
- Q3What part of your extended response should contain the hook and central idea?Body paragraphAnywhere, it doesn't matterIntroductory paragraphConclusion30sELAGSE6W2a
- Q4What is the purpose of body paragraphs?To sum everything up and end the writingTo go into detail about the ideas presented in the introductory paragraphTo fill up space on the paperTo introduce the what the whole response is going to be about45sELAGSE6W2b
- Q5What should each body paragraph start with?A questionA topic sentenceThe central ideaA hook45sELAGSE6W2b
- Q6What is a topic sentence?The last sentence of the final paragraphAn opening statement that grabs the reader's attentionThe main idea of an entire piece of writingThe main idea of an individual paragraph45sELAGSE6W2b
- Q7What three things should be in each body paragraph?Personal opinion, evidence, explanationTopic sentence, evidence, explanationTopic sentence, personal opinion, explanationTopic sentence, evidence, personal opinion45sELAGSE6W2b
- Q8What has to be explained in each body paragraph?What the evidence saysYour opinion about the evidenceWhat the topic sentence meansHow the evidence supports the topic sentence45sELAGSE6W2b
- Q9What do you use to connect ideas in a piece of writing?TransitionsPunctuationVocabularyTopic sentences45sELAGSE6W2c
- Q10Every extended response must have...A conclusion10 paragraphsYour personal opinionA question45sELAGSE6W2f
- Q11What is the purpose of a conclusion?To sum everything up and reemphasize any main pointsTo state your opinionTo give additional evidenceTo add another paragraph and make the paper longer45sELAGSE6W2f