The Empowered Writer, Practice Final: Part 03

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. ________ is NOT a strategy for rebutting the opposing view in an essay.

a) Point-by-point rebuttal correct incorrect

b) Block rebuttal correct incorrect

c) Acknowledgment correct incorrect

d) Topic-based rebuttal correct incorrect

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. Expository essays should never ________.

a) show steps in a process correct incorrect

b) show cause and effect correct incorrect

c) use comparison and contrast correct incorrect

d) take sides on a controversial topic correct incorrect

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. Emotional appeals can be useful, depending on ________.

a) the topic correct incorrect

b) the audience correct incorrect

c) the placement correct incorrect

d) all the above correct incorrect

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. The ________ approach is the most common and traditional way to create reader interest.

a) logical correct incorrect

b) dramatic correct incorrect

c) mixed approach correct incorrect

d) academic correct incorrect

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. ________ refer to persons.

a) Pronouns correct incorrect

b) Adjectives correct incorrect

c) Verbs correct incorrect

d) Dashes correct incorrect

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. Policy claims make a call to ________.

a) logic correct incorrect

b) passivity correct incorrect

c) action correct incorrect

d) compassion correct incorrect

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. ________ is the process of underlining useful words, phrases, or sentences.

a) Looping correct incorrect

b) Scoring correct incorrect

c) Composing correct incorrect

d) Scanning correct incorrect

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. ________ can be used to add concrete detail to an essay.

a) Chronology correct incorrect

b) Process correct incorrect

c) Description correct incorrect

d) Analogy correct incorrect

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. ________ can be used to attribute a statement to one or more people.

a) Attributed nouns correct incorrect

b) Signal phrases correct incorrect

c) Directional clauses correct incorrect

d) Direct pronouns correct incorrect

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. ________ are parts of speech.

a) Adjectives correct incorrect

b) Verbs correct incorrect

c) Conjunctions correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. ________ is an example of a transition used to illustrate.

a) For instance correct incorrect

b) In conclusion correct incorrect

c) Especially correct incorrect

d) Therefore correct incorrect

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. An extended summary should ________.

a) be factually accurate correct incorrect

b) retain the essence of the original correct incorrect

c) use concise prose correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Proper use of secondary sources allows a writer to ________.

a) support his or her argument correct incorrect

b) demonstrate knowledge correct incorrect

c) reveal skills as a writer correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Deductive reasoning applies a major premise and ________.

a) a minor premise correct incorrect

b) an introduction correct incorrect

c) two minor premises correct incorrect

d) an emotional argument correct incorrect

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. An introduction that progresses from a general statement to a more specific statement to the most specific statement is called a(n) ________.

a) logical pyramid correct incorrect

b) inverted pyramid correct incorrect

c) mixed-logic pyramid correct incorrect

d) tilted pyramid correct incorrect

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. Opinion is the same as ________.

a) argument correct incorrect

b) logic correct incorrect

c) reason correct incorrect

d) none of the above correct incorrect

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. Focused reading concentrates on ________.

a) smaller blocks of text correct incorrect

b) larger blocks of text correct incorrect

c) the entire text correct incorrect

d) the introduction and conclusion correct incorrect

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. An abstract is generally found at the ________ of an essay.

a) beginning correct incorrect

b) middle correct incorrect

c) end correct incorrect

d) none of the above correct incorrect

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. Colons can ________.

a) supplement a comma correct incorrect

b) introduce a list correct incorrect

c) take the place of a semicolon correct incorrect

d) join independent clauses correct incorrect

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. Coordinating conjunctions join ________.

a) equal units correct incorrect

b) unequal units correct incorrect

c) fragments correct incorrect

d) direct quotations correct incorrect

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. A ________ sentence introduces the main idea in a paragraph.

a) topic correct incorrect

b) wrap correct incorrect

c) thesis correct incorrect

d) signal correct incorrect

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. If a pronoun lacks an apparent noun antecedent, the result is ________.

a) an unclear reference correct incorrect

b) an antecedent agreement correct incorrect

c) no reference correct incorrect

d) ambiguous reference correct incorrect

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. A ________ conclusion restates the thesis by using different words that stress its importance.

a) restating correct incorrect

b) circular correct incorrect

c) spiral correct incorrect

d) dramatic correct incorrect

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. A paragraph wrap ________.

a) repeats the topic sentence correct incorrect

b) reinforces the importance of the topic sentence correct incorrect

c) states the same point as the thesis statement correct incorrect

d) connects ideas from one paragraph to the next correct incorrect

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. ________ sentences begin with modifiers before the independent clauses to create emphasis.

a) Periodic correct incorrect

b) Accent correct incorrect

c) Cumulative correct incorrect

d) Modified correct incorrect

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. To answer the question "What is it?" you would want to use the ________ method of essay development.

a) Narration correct incorrect

b) Description correct incorrect

c) Chronology correct incorrect

d) Definition correct incorrect

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. The Noah's Ark Syndrome describes ________.

a) conciseness correct incorrect

b) wordiness correct incorrect

c) allusion correct incorrect

d) revision correct incorrect

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. One can identify an author's attitude toward a subject in his or her ________.

a) jargon correct incorrect

b) gist correct incorrect

c) tone correct incorrect

d) etymology correct incorrect

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. Coordinate (equal) elements in a sentence must be ________.

a) parallel correct incorrect

b) modified correct incorrect

c) conditional correct incorrect

d) adjectives correct incorrect

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. In an argumentative essay, use a ________ to present the opposing viewpoint.

a) common ground correct incorrect

b) fallacy correct incorrect

c) rebuttal correct incorrect

d) personal experience correct incorrect