The Empowered Writer, Practice Quiz: Chapter 04

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. Methods for paragraph development are often referred to as ________.

a) methodological patterns correct incorrect

b) development patterns correct incorrect

c) paragraph patterns correct incorrect

d) organizational patterns correct incorrect

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. Tracing a topic's development over time is a ________ method of development.

a) chronological correct incorrect

b) cause and effect correct incorrect

c) definition correct incorrect

d) narration correct incorrect

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. A story can be used in an essay to ________.

a) lend drama to the argument correct incorrect

b) illustrate a point correct incorrect

c) reinforce or introduce a topic correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. A ________ essay focuses on the step-by-step stages of a process.

a) chronological correct incorrect

b) personal correct incorrect

c) process-analysis correct incorrect

d) descriptive correct incorrect

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. When a writer is arguing that the benefits of a specific topic outweigh the costs, the writer should ________.

a) consider the costs first and then the benefits correct incorrect

b) consider the benefits first and then the costs correct incorrect

c) exclude any discussion of benefits correct incorrect

d) state the strongest argument first correct incorrect

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. The ________ method of development uses concrete examples to support a point or clarify an abstract idea.

a) question-answer correct incorrect

b) cost-benefit correct incorrect

c) example/illustration correct incorrect

d) definition correct incorrect

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. The problem-solution method of development is particularly common in the ________.

a) humanities correct incorrect

b) sciences correct incorrect

c) social sciences correct incorrect

d) trades correct incorrect

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. A(n) ________ method of development compares two different objects that share a characteristic.

a) analogy correct incorrect

b) cost-benefit correct incorrect

c) comparison and contrast correct incorrect

d) example/illustration correct incorrect

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. Asking "How can it be told?" of a topic leads to a(n) ________ method of development.

a) description correct incorrect

b) narration correct incorrect

c) definition correct incorrect

d) example/illustration correct incorrect

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. When a writer applies the comparison and contrast method, he or she begins by first finding ________.

a) logical bases of comparison correct incorrect

b) research correct incorrect

c) logical bases of identification correct incorrect

d) logical bases of narration correct incorrect

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. In ________, a writer is more concerned with the whole than with the individual parts. A writer breaks the subject into parts in order to better understand the whole.

a) analogy correct incorrect

b) classification correct incorrect

c) cost-benefit correct incorrect

d) division correct incorrect

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. ________ can create a visual image, an auditory reference or even a memory of a smell.

a) Classification correct incorrect

b) Analogy correct incorrect

c) Description correct incorrect

d) Comparison correct incorrect

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. A(n) ________ is a preceding event, condition, or cause.

a) antecedent correct incorrect

b) process correct incorrect

c) effect correct incorrect

d) illustration correct incorrect

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. In the cost-benefit pattern of development, the analysis of a(n) ________ essay involves the objective weighing of pros and cons.

a) definition correct incorrect

b) expository correct incorrect

c) argumentative correct incorrect

d) analogy correct incorrect

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. The problem-solution method of development can focus on ________.

a) a problem correct incorrect

b) a solution to a problem correct incorrect

c) both a problem and solutions correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect