How good are you at English?

How well do you know the English language? Do you know the basics of writing a college essay? Will you find out you might need to do a little more studying? Take this quiz to find out how good you are in English class!

This quiz will test you on some basic grammar principles. It will quiz you on what is okay to put in a junior high, high school, or college essay. I, the quiz creator, wish you luck. Let's see how well you know the English language!

What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
What is your gender?
Male
Female
1. Which sentence is written incorrectly?
I went to the mall and bought a t-shirt.
I went to the mall, and I bought a t-shirt.
I went to the mall: I bought a t-shirt.
I went to the mall; I bought a t-shirt.
2. What is a thesis statement?
A topic sentence for an entire paragraph.
A topic sentence for an entire essay.
A statement explaining why one is getting a master's degree.
A regular sentence.
3. True or False. Very, some, and really are excellent words to use in a college essay.
True.
False.
4. Is netspeak (lol,omg,cya) ever appropriate in any academic essays?
Always.
Sometimes.
Rarely.
Never.
5. Which sentence is correct?
"Mom went to Petco," she said.
"Mom went to Petco", she said.
"Mom," she said "went to Petco."
Mom went to Petco, she said.
6. What should the introduction paragraph do in an essay?
Let the reader know what will be discussed.
Get the reader's attention.
Fill up space.
Answers 1 and 2 only.
7. True or False. Don't, won't, it's, and who's are okay to use in an essay.
True.
False.
8. Which of these should not be used in a college essay?
The point was made clear by the author. However, such-and-such did not make sense to me.
I really liked the article. He said good things. I liked your assignment.
Wildfires can be deadly if people do not take the right precautions.
9. When you are citing sources for an essay, which format should you choose if you are writing for a sociology class?
MLA.
APA.
Footnotes.
10. Which of the following is an logical argument?
Ethos.
Pathos.
Logos.

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