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Contemporary's GED Language Arts, Writing
Ellen Carley Frechette
Tim Collins

Preparing for the GED Essay

Chapter Review Quiz

Directions:

Complete each sentence below by inserting the correct word(s). You may refer to pages 207–218 in Contemporary’s GED Language Arts, Writing if you need additional help. When you have finished the quiz, click on Submit Answers to receive feedback and results. You may also choose to e-mail your results to your instructor.

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The second part of the GED Language Arts, Writing Test is an .
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2

You will have minutes to write your essay. (Use numbers for your answer.)
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3

A good essay develops its main ideas with specific .
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4

The first step in the four-step writing process is .
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5

A standard essay pattern that will help you to organize your essay is the .
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6

The final step in writing your essay is .
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7

In the stage, you cross off ideas that are not about the topic.
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8

The first paragraph of your essay is called the paragraph.
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9

The five-paragraph essay has body paragraphs. (Spell out your answer.)
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10

You can use the GED Essay Scoring Guide for strategies to your essay score.
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