Regents English Writing and Composition

Question 1

On the Regents English exam, the 'thesis statement' of an essay serves to:

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State the main argument or central claim the essay will support

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Summarize only the conclusion

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List all evidence used in the essay

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Introduce the author of a source

Question 2

Which essay structure is most commonly required on the Regents English exam?

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Introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion

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Stream of consciousness

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Question-and-answer format

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Bullet-point lists only

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of a 'concluding paragraph' in a Regents English essay?

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To restate the thesis and summarize the essay's key points

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To introduce new evidence not mentioned in the body

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To begin a new argument

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To list all sources used

Question 4

On the Regents English exam, 'citing textual evidence' requires a student to:

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Support claims with specific quotes or details directly from the source texts

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Paraphrase all sources without quotation

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Only mention the title of the source

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Write from memory without referring to the texts

Question 5

Which writing technique involves restating someone else's ideas in your own words while crediting the source?

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Paraphrasing

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Plagiarism

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Summarizing the entire text

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Direct quotation

Question 6

On the Regents English writing tasks, 'coherence' in an essay refers to:

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Ideas that flow logically and are clearly connected throughout the essay

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Using very long sentences

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Including as many vocabulary words as possible

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Writing only about personal experiences