Comp 1 Exam (Chapter Quizzes)

Which of the following is a key feature of evaluations?

clearly defined criteria

Which of the following is a key feature of profiles?

an interesting angle

Which of the following instances would constitute plagiarism?

using another writer's words or ideas without acknowledging the source using another writer's exact words without putting quotation marks around them paraphrasing someone else's ideas using language that is too close to the original

What is the main difference between writing a paraphrase and writing a summary?

In a summary, you condense the information in the source.

Which of the following is TRUE about block quotations?

Page number at end is outside the period Only used when author is mentioned in the text The entire block quote is indented

Which of the following sources would need formal acknowledgment (citation) in your paper?

the opinion of another person

An interesting profile written about a person would MOST LIKELY take which of the following angles?

the person's hobby of bog snorkeling

What does it mean to "classify," as a writing strategy?

to group items by similarities

What does it mean to "explain a process" as a writing strategy?

to tell how something is done

When deciding whether to quote, paraphrase, or summarize a source's information, when is it best to paraphrase?

when exact wording of the source is not necessary but there are details you need to include

When writing a memoir, it's important to announce the significance or moral of your story. (T or F)

False

When writing an evaluation, you should include just enough information about your subject -- as opposed to a complete summary of it -- to help readers understand the context of your evaluation. (T or F)

True

When writing a formal definition, it is important to...

...begin with the word being defined.

A recipe is a genre of writing that explains a process. (T or F)

True

An extended definition could be the length of an entire essay. (T or F)

True

It's easy to plagiarize inadvertently when you're working with online sources that you've cut and pasted into your notes. (T or F)

True

When classifying or dividing, you should create categories that are distinct so that no information overlaps or fits into more than one category. (T or F)

True

When generating ideas and text for a profile, which of the following questions can BEST help you analyze your findings?

Were there any discrepancies between your expectations and your research findings?

When generating ideas and text for a memoir, which of the following questions can BEST help you consider the significance of the event you are writing about?

What makes you want to tell someone else about the incident?

which selection quotes the source better? Do temperamentally violent kids seek out shows that express feelings they already have, or are they in it for the adrenaline boost? -Maggie Cutler

"Do temperamentally violent kids seek out shows that express feelings they already have?" Cutler asks (64).

Which of the following is the MOST IMPORTANT reason to present a balanced and fair assessment of your subject in an evaluation?

A balanced and fair assessment is needed because readers know that something is seldom all good or all bad.

Which of the following BEST describes what is unique about a stipulative definition? Correct Answer

A stipulative definition is defined in a specific way by the writer and is central to their argument.

Which of the following BEST describes how you might organize an essay using the block method?

Discuss each item of comparison in a separate paragraph.

When revising a draft of your report, which of the following questions will BEST help you and others study your draft with a critical eye?

Does the introduction explain why this information is being presented?

What is the MOST IMPORTANT characteristic that distinguishes a popular source from a scholarly source?

Popular sources are not reviewed by other experts in the field that is being discussed.

Which of the following is a key feature of memoirs?

a good story

What type of research might you consider including when writing a report?

library database sources internet sources field research, like interviews or surveys

When paraphrasing a passage, which of the following guidelines should you follow to ensure that you avoid plagiarism?

Use your own words and sentence structure.

Which of the following items would usually be considered a secondary source?

a literary analysis of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"

Which of the following topics would work for a memoir written for a college course?

a remarkable person who has been inspirational to you and given your life direction a family tradition that has special meaning to you now but didn't always a time you overcame a great obstacle that helped you get where you are today

A compelling memoir features some sort of problem or situation that needs resolution, which helps to create which of the following?

suspense that makes readers want to keep reading

What does it mean to "divide," as a writing strategy?

to break something into parts

What does it mean to "define," as a writing strategy?

to say what something is and what it is not

Which of the following questions will help you consider whether comparing and/or contrasting is an appropriate writing strategy for your rhetorical situation?

Will likening your topic with a more familiar one help readers follow the discussion?

Which of the following is a key feature of reports?

a tightly focused topic

When using a quotation of five or more lines in your writing, which of these formatting rules should you follow?

Indent the entire quotation one-half inch from the left margin.

When generating ideas and text for your report, what is the MOST IMPORTANT reason to draft a tentative thesis?

A tentative thesis will help narrow and focus any research you do.

When considering whether a source might be useful to your research, which of the following questions will be MOST helpful in establishing whether the source is reliable?

Is the source peer-reviewed?

Which of the following writing techniques should you employ to make your explanation of a process clear?

Make sure verbs correctly indicate the actions that take place at each stage of the process.

Which selection quotes the source better? Regressive changes in governmental tax policies the weakening of labor unions over the last quarter century have led to a significant rise in the level of inequality between the rich and the middle class. -Gregory Mantsios

Mantsios counters that "regressive changes" tax policy along with a loss of influence for organized labor helped create a "significant rise in the level of inequality" between wealthy and middle-income Americans (701).

When documenting one author by name in a text, which is of the following in-text or parenthetical citations is correct?

Mathison has argued this point before (197).

Which of the following thesis statements would work BEST in an evaluation essay written for a college course?

While affable enough, Mary Poppins Returns is a predictable, all-too-manufactured reprise of the original 1964 film.

When choosing a suitable topic for a profile, it's important to consider which of the following questions?

Will you be able to carry out firsthand research?

When presenting your judgment on a subject, which of the following statements is MOST accurate?

Your evaluation should acknowledge both strengths and weaknesses of your subject.

Which of the following sources would NOT need formal acknowledgment in your paper?

information that most readers are likely to know

Which selection quotes the source better? Following a rule of good manners may mean doing something you do not want to do, and the weird rhetoric of our self-indulgent age resists the idea that we have such things as obligations to others. -Stephen L. Carter

Describing a decline in the behavior of young people, Stephen L. Carter worries that "the weird rhetoric of [this] self-indulgent age resists the idea" of self-control and good manners (672).

Which of the following questions will help you consider whether classifying and/or dividing is an appropriate writing strategy for your rhetorical situation?

Does your genre call for you to group information into sections?

In general, one of the goals of report writing is to inform readers about something while bringing in the writer's own opinions of it. (T or F)

False

Signal phrases are handled the same way in both MLA and APA documentation styles. (T or F)

False

When writing a profile, you should use specific details rather than figurative language and dialogue. (T or F)

False

When you access a source through a database, the URL or link address is the same each time you log in, so there is no need to look for a stable URL, permalink, or document URL to copy and paste into your list of sources. (T or F)

False

Which of the following is an appropriate and acceptable paraphrase of the information above?

In "An Anthropologist on Mars," Sacks lists some of the known facts about autism. We know, for example, that the condition occurs in roughly one out of every thousand children. We also know that the characteristics of autism do not vary from one culture to the next. And we know that the condition is difficult to diagnose until the child has entered its second or third year of life. As Sacks points out, often a child who goes on to develop autism will still appear perfectly normal at the age of one (247).

According to the Norton Field Guide, if an author needs to omit irrelevant information from a quotation or fix the grammatical structure of a quotation, which of the following should she or he do?

The author would need to use ellipses in place of the omitted material. The author needs to use brackets for any insertions or changes that are made to make the quotation conform grammatically to the author's sentence.

If a student in a college course is caught having copied and pasted large amounts of material from online sources into his or her paper without putting quotation marks around the material or documenting the sources, which of the following is MOST LIKELY to happen?

The paper may receive a grade of zero with no option to re-write it.