The Empowered Writer, Practice Quiz: Chapter 01

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. Good writing, no matter what the situation, involves organizing your thoughts logically, choosing your words carefully, and ________.

a) using elevated diction correct incorrect

b) crafting documents that rely upon jargon correct incorrect

c) crafting documents that make sense to the reader correct incorrect

d) crafting documents according to five-paragraph essay rules correct incorrect

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. Some studies have shown that good ________ tend to be good writers.

a) athletes correct incorrect

b) Samaritans correct incorrect

c) readers correct incorrect

d) musicians correct incorrect

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. Try to identify the writer's purpose in writing, the intended audience, the writer's style, or specific strategies to communicate _________.

a) meaning or tone correct incorrect

b) emotion correct incorrect

c) next steps correct incorrect

d) logic correct incorrect

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. To respond critically to a work, consider the ________ and decide if the evidence supports the author's arguments.

a) format and length correct incorrect

b) author's thought process correct incorrect

c) tone and style correct incorrect

d) validity and logic of the claims correct incorrect

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. When you scan, you read for ________.

a) the main points or to identify another specific feature correct incorrect

b) style correct incorrect

c) grammar and syntax correct incorrect

d) smaller blocks of text correct incorrect

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. Critical thinking does NOT include ________.

a) analyzing the author's statements correct incorrect

b) questioning the credibility of the source of information correct incorrect

c) using a dictionary to learn the denotation of new words correct incorrect

d) comparing the author's statements with what you already know correct incorrect

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. As a critical thinker, you question ________, including your own; test the evidence; and accept or reject the conclusions after careful analysis.

a) assumptions correct incorrect

b) logic correct incorrect

c) organization correct incorrect

d) validity correct incorrect

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. An example of a pre-reading question is ________.

a) Do the points seem well supported? correct incorrect

b) Who is the intended audience? correct incorrect

c) What is the title of the work? correct incorrect

d) Is the conclusion effective? correct incorrect

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. Steps in the three-part cycle of reading-thinking-writing do NOT include ________.

a) focusing on understanding correct incorrect

b) using critical thinking to test the validity of the statements correct incorrect

c) analyzing and evaluate the work correct incorrect

d) relating the text to one's experiences correct incorrect

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. When reading, try to determine the meaning of words by ________.

a) skipping ahead and continuing to read correct incorrect

b) referring to a dictionary correct incorrect

c) looking for context clues correct incorrect

d) guessing correct incorrect

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. ________ can be defined as "a series of logical mental processes that lead to a conclusion."

a) Critical thinking correct incorrect

b) Reading-thinking-writing correct incorrect

c) Inferential reading correct incorrect

d) Linear model writing correct incorrect

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. ________ is a close and detailed reading of a specific, relevant passage.

a) Paraphrasing correct incorrect

b) Focused reading correct incorrect

c) Skimming correct incorrect

d) Scanning correct incorrect

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. Putting together the information with what you already know is called ________.

a) analyzing correct incorrect

b) comparing correct incorrect

c) rethinking correct incorrect

d) synthesizing correct incorrect

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. Strategies to improve vocabulary do NOT include ________.

a) reading correct incorrect

b) using a thesaurus correct incorrect

c) relying on a dictionary correct incorrect

d) maintaining a word journal correct incorrect

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. In your second reading of a work, you ________.

a) apply critical and analytical skills correct incorrect

b) read for content correct incorrect

c) read for general impressions correct incorrect

d) get valuable information to help plan your reading correct incorrect