Handouts and Quizzes

The CCRI Writing Centers have a variety of helpful handouts.
Some of these handouts are available here in PDF* format:

• Paragraphs
• Essays
• Responding to Literature
• Punctuation
• Fragments
• Run-ons
• Pronouns

Research Paper Resources

• Quotations, Summaries, and Paraphrases
• The MLA System and an MLA System Annotated Bibliography
• The APA System and an APA System Annotated Bibliography
• The Chicago (Notes-Bibliography) System and a Chicago System Annotated Bibliography

Paragraph and Essay Quizzes

• Exercise #1: Outlining a Paragraph
• Exercise #1 Answers
• Exercise #2: Outlining a Paragraph
• Exercise #2 Answers
• Exercise #3: Outlining an Essay
• Exercise #3 Answers
• Exercise #4: Topic Sentences
• Exercise #4 Answers
• Exercise #5: Thesis Statements
• Exercise #5 Answers

MLA and Plagiarism Quizzes

• MLA Documentation Quiz
• MLA Documentation Quiz Answers
• Plagiarism Quiz
• Plagiarism Quiz Answers

Punctuation Quizzes

• Punctuation Quiz 1
• Punctuation Quiz 1 Answers
• Punctuation Quiz 2
• Punctuation Quiz 2 Answers
• Punctuation Quiz 3
• Punctuation Quiz 3 Answers
• Punctuation Quiz 4
• Punctuation Quiz 4 Answers

Diagnostic Grammar Quiz and Answers

• Diagnostic Grammar Quiz
• Diagnostic Grammar Quiz Answers

Online Grammar Quizzes from Other Helpful Websites

• Capital Community College's Grammar Index and Quizzes
• Cengage Learning’s Online Grammar Quizzes
• Online Grammar Exercises at Grammar Bytes
• ESL Activities, including Flashcards, from Englishpage.com