01
True or false
1 point
True or false: Adding a transition such as “therefore” can repair paragraphs when their reasoning does not establish a connection between them.
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4 Organization and Coherence Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
02
True or false
1 point
True or false: A writer should start a new paragraph whenever the current paragraph has become long, even if its focus has not changed.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
A writer is shifting from one view to a contrasting view. One suitable transition is .
04
Written response
1 point
What organizational approach arranges an essay’s points according to when events happened? Enter the approach in one or two words.
05
Choose one
1 point
A body paragraph’s evidence is relevant, but readers cannot tell what claim the paragraph is developing. Which revision would most directly address this problem?
- A
It lists every piece of evidence the paragraph will use.
- B
It states the paragraph’s point and indicates how it supports the larger argument.
- C
It introduces a new topic unrelated to the essay’s claim.
- D
It summarizes the entire essay before the evidence appears.
06
Choose one
1 point
A paragraph explains that infrequent evening buses make travel after late classes difficult. Which next sentence opening would most clearly link that point to another consequence?
- A
Insert “moreover” before a new point, even if it does not add to the previous point.
- B
Repeat the same sentence without indicating how the discussion is developing.
- C
Refer to the evening-service gap in the next sentence and explain its further consequence.
- D
Use “therefore” to imply a cause-and-effect relationship without explaining it.
07
Fill in the blank
1 point
A writer organizes the supporting points needed to build an essay’s main claim before drafting. This plan is an .
08
Written response
1 point
After drafting, a writer lists each paragraph’s main point in order to check the essay’s progression. What is this technique called?
09
Choose one
1 point
In a draft, one section explains a concept that readers need in order to understand the evidence discussed in a later section. How should the writer arrange these sections?
- A
Place the section that provides necessary context before the section that depends on it.
- B
Place the most detailed section first, regardless of how later sections use it.
- C
Put sections in the order they were written so the draft remains unchanged.
- D
Move any section with evidence to the end, even if readers need it earlier.
10
Choose all
1 point
Select all practices that can help transitions clarify the relationship between ideas.
- A
Identify the relationship between the ideas before choosing a transition.
- B
Use an idea readers have just encountered to introduce the next point.
- C
Add “therefore” whenever two paragraphs appear next to each other.
- D
Use “moreover” to make any unrelated point seem connected.
11
Choose all
1 point
A writer summarizes each paragraph’s main point and reads the summaries in order. Select all structural problems this check can help reveal.
- A
Whether a paragraph’s role in the essay is unclear.
- B
Whether the progression jumps between ideas.
- C
Whether the structure contains gaps or organizational problems.
- D
Whether every sentence uses the same transition word.
12
Choose one
1 point
An essay argues that a campus should improve bus service. Which sequence best develops the argument from the situation toward a qualified response?
- A
Proposal, qualification, consequence, problem, cause.
- B
Cause, proposal, problem, qualification, consequence.
- C
Problem, cause, consequence, proposal, qualification.
- D
Consequence, problem, qualification, cause, proposal.
13
Open ended
1 point
A draft has two consecutive paragraphs: one argues that evening buses are infrequent, and the next discusses the cost of fares. The writer adds “therefore” between them, but the connection still feels unclear. Explain how the writer should diagnose and revise the transition and the structure.
14
Choose one
1 point
If readers need information from one essay section to understand a later section, how should the writer arrange those sections?
- A
Place the section that depends on the information first, then provide the context afterward.
- B
Provide the necessary context before the section that depends on it.
- C
Put both sections in any order and use a transition word to make the relationship clear.
- D
Remove the context because each section should stand alone.
15
True or false
1 point
True or false: A writer should start a new paragraph whenever the current paragraph has become long, even if its focus has not changed.
- A
True
- B
False
16
Choose one
1 point
A body paragraph contains relevant evidence but readers are unsure what point the evidence supports. What would a well-focused topic sentence do to address this problem?
- A
It provides a list of every example that will appear in the essay.
- B
It introduces the essay’s conclusion before the evidence is presented.
- C
It states the paragraph’s point and signals its connection to the larger argument.
- D
It supplies a transition word that makes any neighboring paragraph logically relevant.
17
Choose one
1 point
A paragraph says, “Evening buses are infrequent, making it harder for students to travel after late classes. That gap in evening service also limits access to campus services that remain open at night.” What is the main function of “That gap in evening service”?
- A
It repeats the idea of the service gap and develops its effect on access.
- B
It signals that the second sentence contradicts the first.
- C
It introduces a new topic with no connection to bus service.
- D
It proves that every transition must repeat the same wording.
18
Choose one
1 point
A writer wants to check whether a completed draft’s paragraphs form a clear progression and each contributes to the essay’s purpose. Which revision strategy is best suited to that task?
- A
Rewrite every paragraph as a topic sentence before checking the evidence.
- B
Move the conclusion to the beginning and see whether the essay still makes sense.
- C
Add transition words between all paragraphs to make the sequence feel connected.
- D
Summarize each paragraph’s main point in order and assess the resulting progression.
19
Written response
1 point
What is the name for a sentence that commonly begins a body paragraph by stating its point and indicating how it supports the larger argument?
20
Written response
1 point
When a writer reads paragraph summaries in order to check an essay’s structure, what should those summaries form?