Question 1 (5 points)
Writing is a
Question 1 options:
magical ability that only a few are born with. | |
talent you either have or don't. | |
process consisting of a number of steps. | |
skill that isn't necessary for success. |
A group of related sentences that develops one main idea is a/an
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letter. | |
paragraph. | |
draft. | |
topic sentence. |
A method that many writers use to warm up and generate ideas is called
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freewriting. | |
speedwriting. | |
inner-critic writing. | |
power writing. |
When clustering or _______, writers write an idea or a topic, usually one word, in the center of a piece of paper, then make associations and write them, branching out from the center.
Question 4 options:
freewriting | |
focused freewriting | |
mapping | |
brainstorming |
Two or more words that mean nearly the same thing are
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synonyms. | |
opposites. | |
pronouns. | |
homonyms. |
Most writers prewrite, write, and
Question 6 options:
plan the paper. | |
revise. | |
write the first draft. | |
jot down ideas. |
Which of the following is not a common transitional expression related to time?
Question 7 options:
During | |
At last | |
As a result | |
Meanwhile |
Ordering sentences in a paragraph through time is putting them in
Question 8 options:
space order. | |
order of importance. | |
time or chronological order. | |
recognizable order. |
Words such as "therefore," "however," "for example," "as a result," and "finally" are examples of
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homonyms. | |
coherence. | |
transitional expressions. | |
consequences. |
Rethinking and rewriting your first draft and then making whatever changes, additions, or corrections are necessary to improve the paragraph is called
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reiterating. | |
responding. | |
revising. | |
reconstituting. |
A topic sentence must be
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topical. | |
some kind of idea. | |
a complete sentence. | |
the first or last sentence of a paragraph. |
The object of a preposition _______ the subject of a sentence.
Question 12 options:
is always | |
is rarely | |
is sometimes | |
cannot be |
Most paragraphs contain one main idea to which all sentences relate. The _______ states this main idea.
Question 13 options:
body of the paragraph | |
implied position | |
general topic | |
topic sentence |
When you write in second person, you're acting the part of a/an
Question 14 options:
critic. | |
observer. | |
participant. | |
advocate. |
_______ is a part of the revision process that focuses on grammar and spelling.
Question 15 options:
Prewriting | |
Fact-checking | |
Proofreading | |
Brainstorming |
One kind of verb, called a/an _______ verb, expresses the action that the subject is performing.
Question 16 options:
linking | |
helping | |
action | |
prepositional |
Regarding learning style, _______ learners are happy to work with others.
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aural | |
visual | |
social | |
logical |
A private place where you record your experiences and your inner life is a
Question 18 options:
journal. | |
workshop. | |
brainstorm. | |
word spree. |
In the writing process, after you've narrowed down your topic, you can use the _______ technique to view a topic from different perspectives.
Question 19 options:
questioning | |
matching | |
persistence | |
linking |
After the topic sentence, the rest of the paragraph is called the
Question 20 options:
main idea. | |
body. | |
dropped idea. | |
outline. |