The Empowered Writer, Practice Quiz: Chapter 06

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. The two major purposes of essay writing are ________.

a) exposition and argument correct incorrect

b) personal reflection and definition correct incorrect

c) exposition and research correct incorrect

d) fiction and non-fiction correct incorrect

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. In ________ writing your voice should remain objective and your language neutral.

a) argumentative correct incorrect

b) expository correct incorrect

c) descriptive correct incorrect

d) argumentative and expository correct incorrect

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. ________ is not always necessary in argumentative writing.

a) Evidence correct incorrect

b) Research correct incorrect

c) Logic correct incorrect

d) Opinion correct incorrect

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. The goal of an in-class essay is to distinguish ________.

a) essential information from the rest correct incorrect

b) facts from opinions correct incorrect

c) procedures from methods correct incorrect

d) active voice from passive voice correct incorrect

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. In an expository essay, if you are writing about a controversial topic, ________.

a) do not conduct research correct incorrect

b) make use of emotion correct incorrect

c) do not take sides correct incorrect

d) win your argument fairly correct incorrect

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. The use of examples and illustrations can aid in transforming the general and abstract into ________.

a) the mundane and everyday correct incorrect

b) the concrete and specific correct incorrect

c) a means to an end correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. When writing an in-class essay, ________.

a) set aside some time to review your answers correct incorrect

b) plan how you will answer each question correct incorrect

c) read the instructions carefully correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Verbs like "must" and "should" in an essay topic usually signal a(n) ________ thesis.

a) personal correct incorrect

b) argumentative correct incorrect

c) professional correct incorrect

d) expository correct incorrect

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. For short processes, put ________ in a paragraph.

a) one point correct incorrect

b) all points correct incorrect

c) points to avoid correct incorrect

d) more than one point correct incorrect

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. A definition essay helps a reader to ________.

a) clearly grasp a concept correct incorrect

b) understand a process correct incorrect

c) understand various effects correct incorrect

d) answer the question, "How can it be told?" correct incorrect

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. Comparison and contrast can be used as the primary organizational method for ________ essays.

a) expository correct incorrect

b) argumentative correct incorrect

c) both expository and argumentative correct incorrect

d) neither expository nor argumentative correct incorrect

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. In the second part of a block comparison and contrast, place the points in ________ order.

a) alternating correct incorrect

b) the same correct incorrect

c) chronological correct incorrect

d) the opposite correct incorrect

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. A common weakness of in-class essays is the tendency to be ________.

a) too specific correct incorrect

b) too descriptive correct incorrect

c) too disorganized correct incorrect

d) too broad correct incorrect

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. To refine a topic, one question a writer should ask is ________.

a) How can this topic be narrated? correct incorrect

b) How does this topic affect me? correct incorrect

c) How can I explain this topic using my own knowledge or skills? correct incorrect

d) What is the answer or solution? correct incorrect

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. In a comparison and contrast essay, choose at least ________ areas of comparison for the main points of the essay.

a) three correct incorrect

b) five correct incorrect

c) two correct incorrect

d) four correct incorrect