The Empowered Writer, Practice Midterm: Part 02

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. The literal meaning of a word is called a(n) ________.

a) annotation correct incorrect

b) definition correct incorrect

c) denotation correct incorrect

d) intonation correct incorrect

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. Pre-writing, the first stage of essay writing, is also called ________.

a) beginning correct incorrect

b) inventing correct incorrect

c) first draft correct incorrect

d) organizing correct incorrect

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. Reader-based writing is geared toward a(n) ________ and their expectations.

a) future employer correct incorrect

b) style guide correct incorrect

c) audience correct incorrect

d) writer correct incorrect

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. Strong paragraphs are ________.

a) coherent correct incorrect

b) unified correct incorrect

c) well-developed correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. The ________ method of essay development is most effective when you ask a question in the topic sentence and then answer it in the paragraph.

a) cause-effect correct incorrect

b) question-answer correct incorrect

c) problem-solution correct incorrect

d) comparison-contrast correct incorrect

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. The ________ method of development traces a topic's development over time.

a) narration correct incorrect

b) process correct incorrect

c) chronological correct incorrect

d) classification correct incorrect

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. Recall during an in-class or examination essay requires that the writer know ________.

a) the terminology of your subject correct incorrect

b) the basics of essay format and structure correct incorrect

c) how to apply the facts correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. A(n) ________ thesis statement announces the topic and makes a comment on it.

a) simple correct incorrect

b) circular correct incorrect

c) expanded correct incorrect

d) spiral correct incorrect

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. "Simple" and "expanded" may describe types of ________.

a) conclusions correct incorrect

b) thesis statements correct incorrect

c) introductions correct incorrect

d) body paragraphs correct incorrect

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. ________ may be hard or soft.

a) Research correct incorrect

b) Evidence correct incorrect

c) Argument correct incorrect

d) Analysis correct incorrect

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. In the analytical model, readers should ask themselves all of the following EXCEPT ________.

a) Am I using the kinds of evidence favoured by my discipline? correct incorrect

b) Am I organizing this evidence logically? correct incorrect

c) Have I offered my own opinions and judgments? correct incorrect

d) Is my writing clear and grammatical? correct incorrect

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. Process-analysis essay writing focuses on ________.

a) stages correct incorrect

b) outlining correct incorrect

c) drafting correct incorrect

d) definition correct incorrect

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. Writing with logical, ethical, or moral ________ harms the writer's credibility.

a) claims correct incorrect

b) research correct incorrect

c) fallacies correct incorrect

d) arguments correct incorrect

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. A writer's rebuttal may be determined by ________.

a) the topic correct incorrect

b) the audience correct incorrect

c) the purpose in arguing correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Compared to the original work, a paraphrase is usually ________.

a) similar in length correct incorrect

b) longer correct incorrect

c) shorter correct incorrect

d) any of the above correct incorrect

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. An annotated bibliography is also called a(n)________.

a) source appraisal correct incorrect

b) Works Cited page correct incorrect

c) References page correct incorrect

d) expanded bibliography correct incorrect

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. Original sources are also called ________.

a) original publishing correct incorrect

b) primary sources correct incorrect

c) tributary sources correct incorrect

d) preferred sources correct incorrect

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. Examples of primary sources do NOT include ________.

a) personal letters correct incorrect

b) encyclopedia entries correct incorrect

c) questionnaires correct incorrect

d) literary texts correct incorrect

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. A(n) ________ can be used for support if that person has direct knowledge of your subject.

a) paraphrase correct incorrect

b) authority correct incorrect

c) precedent correct incorrect

d) special interest group correct incorrect

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. A ________ includes all of the original thought, but rephrases it.

a) summary correct incorrect

b) paraphrase correct incorrect

c) direct quotation correct incorrect

d) block quotation correct incorrect

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. APA is NOT used by ________.

a) business correct incorrect

b) education correct incorrect

c) chemistry correct incorrect

d) social sciences correct incorrect

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. MLA permits the use of ________ at the end of a document as a way of including additional information.

a) direct quotations correct incorrect

b) block quotations correct incorrect

c) endnotes correct incorrect

d) footnotes correct incorrect

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. Usually, the subject of a sentence performs the action of the ________.

a) adverb correct incorrect

b) verb correct incorrect

c) phrase correct incorrect

d) object correct incorrect

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. The ________ is a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that is grammatically parallel to a preceding noun/pronoun and that rephrases or (re)names the preceding noun.

a) antecedent correct incorrect

b) object of the preposition correct incorrect

c) appositive correct incorrect

d) subject complement correct incorrect

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. Semicolons can be used to join ________.

a) independent clauses correct incorrect

b) fragments correct incorrect

c) dependent clauses correct incorrect

d) quotations correct incorrect

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. ________ convey additional information that is not important enough to be included in the main part of the sentence.

a) Dashes correct incorrect

b) Parentheses correct incorrect

c) Colons correct incorrect

d) Semicolons correct incorrect

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. ________ pronouns refer to persons.

a) Personal correct incorrect

b) Relative correct incorrect

c) Interrogative correct incorrect

d) possessive correct incorrect

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. A(n) ________ construction is indirect and can add unnecessary words to a sentence.

a) active correct incorrect

b) passive correct incorrect

c) coordinate correct incorrect

d) adverbial correct incorrect

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. If a prepositional phrase is redundant it is called a(n) ________.

a) phony phrase correct incorrect

b) dependent phrase correct incorrect

c) empty phrase correct incorrect

d) unintensive correct incorrect

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. A(n) ________ is a word or phrase that does not truly add emphasis.

a) unintensive correct incorrect

b) numbing noun correct incorrect

c) euphemism correct incorrect

d) idiom correct incorrect