ENG105 5-7
Jane is writing an informal essay where she is going to describe her experience as an orphan. Which of the following should she include in her essay?
A first-person point of view
What should you use when you want the reader to know that words are linked together in a sentence?
A hyphen
You need to quote a research article titled Possibilities of the 21st Century, written by John Adams in volume 9, issue 2 of the peer-reviewed journal Social Sciences Quarterly in 2015. It can be found on page 21-45. What is the correct reference using the APA format?
Adams, John. (2015). Possibilities of the 21st Century. Social Sciences Quarterly, 9(2), 21-45.
Which of the following sentences requires revisions because it is only a sentence fragment?
After you arrive home from school.
Paul's mentor expects him to provide a separate document which will provide a description and evaluation of each source which he used in his dissertation. Which of the following does this BEST describe?
An annotated bibliography
Which of the following is used to add emphasis within the sentence? Lizzie and Derik--who had been receiving bad grades the whole year--managed to fail another math exam.
An em dash
James is writing a paper on the excessive destruction of the rainforests. He has prepared a long list of relevant sources, where he simply provided a list of sources that were consulted. Which of the following BEST describes such a document?
An enumerative bibliography
Which of the following sentences requires citation?
An increase of serotonin causes the body to function faster and more efficiently and exercise causes an increase of serotonin.
Jim is preparing to write an essay for his final English 103 class, but he is very nervous and is afraid he will make a lot of spelling errors. He has asked his friend Jane for help. Which of the following is NOT advice he should follow?
Be dependent on spell-check.
Which of the following best explains why brother needs to be capitalized in the following? Brother Charles has done a lot of good work for the local community and has started several programs to help the poor. His work in the church has helped reshape the local community.
Because Brother Charles is a proper noun and it is at the beginning of the sentence.
Sam is writing a persuasive essay on climate change. He is determined that everyone should stop driving cars to prevent further damage to the environment. Why might his argument NOT convince a lot of people?
Because his opinions may come across as too extreme.
Why does the following sentence require revision? Leslie likes to eat ice cream cereal and Chinese food.
Because the items in a series need to be separated with commas.
Peter wrote an essay and one of his references was the following: Blendon, R. and J, Benson. (2012). The Public, Taxes, and the Fiscal Cliff. Challenge 55(6). If Peter was using the APA style, why did his teacher underline this as incorrect?
Because the pages where the article is located are not specified.
Why does the following sentence require revision? Hamburgers are tasty, but not always health.
Because the sentence isn't parallel and the noun health should be replaced with the adjective healthy.
Indicate the correct position of the comma in the following sentence: The house was not sold because it was a declining ancient ruin.
Between declining and ancient.
Lisa is interested in finding a book she has found in the bibliography of a former student. The entry is as follows: Krugman, Paul. (2009). The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008. New York, NY: Norton & Company. . How can she find the book?
By searching for the book through the name of the author.
Paul is not certain how to format his Works Cited Page using the MLA formatting style. He knows how to format books and journal articles, yet he doesn't know what to do with online sources. What would be the BEST course of action for him?
Consult the MLA guide.
The following is part of a speech made by Douglas MacArthur after the surrender of Japan: We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no turning back. We must go forward to preserve in peace what we won in war. A new era is upon us. Which of the following BEST represents paraphrasing of that content?
Douglas MacArthur briefly considers the many hardships that people suffer during the war. He emphasizes the losses both sides have taken and the need to move forward in order to preserve peace.
Which of the following sentences requires revisions because the compound subject requires a singular verb?
Either Jack or Jill have the right idea
A teacher is frustrated because his students keep getting in-text references in the MLA format incorrectly formatted. Which of the following is a correct in-text reference?
Global warming is a problem, as it causes rising sea levels and dangers to the wildlife (Johnson 92).
Which of the following is an example of the future perfect tense?
He will have been at Yale for 6 years.
Revise the following sentence to make the structure parallel: Heather needs to write her homework, buy some groceries and cleaning the house before the evening.
Heather needs to write her homework, buy some groceries and clean the house before the evening.
Which of the following sentences violates the case rule of pronoun agreement because it has a possessive pronoun in the subject spot?
Her goes to school every day, where she works very hard.
Correct the following sentence so that it has proper hyphen use: I asked my fifteen year old friend whether he would help me review a history paper.
I asked my fifteen-year-old friend whether he would help me review a history paper.
Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of verb tenses?
I have enjoyed baseball practice so much. Everyone had a great time and it was a great game.
Caroline has almost completed her Works Cited Page. She has an entry where there is no name of the author or editor. In which of the following cases would that be considered acceptable?
If it's from a credible online source where she doesn't know the author
Revise the following sentence so it isn't impacted by a dangling modifier: In order for Alex to get to school, a bus was taken.
In order for Alex to get to school, he took the bus.
Which of the following is NOT a primary motivation in creating a Works Cited page?
Increasing the number of your sources
What information can you deduct about the following source? Blendon, R. and J, Benson. (2012). The Public, Taxes, and the Fiscal Cliff. Challenge, 55(6), 29-43.
It was published in the 55th volume of the journal Challenge.
Revise the following sentence to make the structure parallel: James have gone to the school after eating breakfast
James went to the school after eating breakfast.
Revise the following sentence: Jason attends Yale University, Rebeca attends Yale University.
Jason and Rebeca both attend Yale University
Which of the following sentences needs to be corrected because it is a run-on?
Joe has always loved fast cars, he inherited such a passion from his father.
Which of the following sentences requires a comma because two parts of the sentence contrast with each other?
John wants to go to New York, not Boston.
What is a significant difference between the APA and MLA format?
MLA citation includes the source's format, while APA doesn't provide that information.
Paul is copyediting an essay and he has found numerous inconsistencies. Which of the following is he allowed to fix himself?
Minor issues such as grammatical errors or typos.
Which of the following displays the correct capitalization of the following sentence? my mother and i are going to visit her old friend, doctor smith, who lives in upstate new york.
My mother and I are going to visit her old friend, Doctor Smith, who lives in Upstate New York.
Which of the following displays the correct capitalization of the following sentence? my sister is going around the neighborhood dressed up as cleopatra because she and her friends thought it would be a good trick for the day after easter.
My sister is going around the neighborhood dressed up as Cleopatra because she and her friends thought it would be a good trick for the day after Easter.
Correct the following sentence so that it has proper hyphen use: My two year old son recently received a brown eyed teddy bear.
My two-year-old son recently received a brown-eyed teddy bear.
Indicate the correct position of the comma in the following sentence: William likes to drink sweet iced coffee during the summer.
No comma is required.
Which of the following sentences requires citation?
On average, people will make the morally correct choice 71% of the time.
Pierro is writing an essay on climate change. He is trying to make sure that his word choice and sentence structure aren't the same as the source he is using. He acknowledges the source in his essay. What is this an example of
Paraphrasing
Which of the following demonstrates the correct use of the Oxford comma?
Paul was excited about watching the game so he went out to buy some popcorn, juice, and other snacks.
Which of the following sentences displays correct comma usage?
Paula works as a post-doctoral researcher and her main responsibilities are editing the local journal, researching, and grading papers.
Tiphany is preparing a literature review for an essay. In a research paper, she had found an interesting source in the bibliography of another author. The entry was: Paulson, Jim. Kennedy's Influence in Congress. Blackrock: Maxwell Publishing. 1996. What is the last name of the author in the source?
Paulson
Jane used a sentence from President Kennedy's inaugural speech for an English 101 class, but did not attribute it to him. What is this an example of?
Plagiarism
Identify the subject in the following sentence: The play will be held at the Washington Theater on December 22, 2017.
Play
Which of the following BEST defines an indefinite pronoun?
Pronouns that do not refer to a specific person or thing.
Which of the following is a trait of an essay with a primary purpose of entertaining?
Providing an interesting story with characters, a plot and conflict.
Which of the following BEST reflects the purpose of an informative essay?
Providing facts without calling to action.
Ethan is writing an essay for his English 105 exam. He doesn't have access to a computer, but would like to proofread his essay to be sure that he corrected all the minor mistakes he may have overlooked. What would be the BEST strategy for such a case?
Reading your essay backward.
Jeremy needs to quote an online article written by Robert Wilson in the New York Times, which he accessed on December 12, 1996. The title of the article is A Time for Change. What information should first be provided in the Works Cited Page?
Robert Wilson
Revise the following sentence and explain the revision: Ron is close to completing his homework, he will then check it and will have sent it to his professor.
Ron is close to completing his homework, he will then check it and will send it to his professor. The verbs need to be in the same tense.
Which of the following is an example of a correctly capitalized title?
Seven Pounds
Rebecca is reviewing her colleague's research paper, the thesis is low-turnout elections favor the right-winged candidate in European elections. She believes that a lot of the content doesn't address the thesis. What steps should she take?
She should provide her colleague with relevant feedback.
Portia used several quotes from the novel The Days of Our Lives, written by John Foster Smith, published in New York, NY, in the year 1949 by Blackwell Publishing. She wants to list that reference using the APA format. Which of the following is the correct way to do so?
Smith, J.F. (1949). The Days of Our Lives. New York, NY: Blackwell Publishing.
Why are many styles, such as APA and MLA, created and why do they generally encourage writing in the third person for research papers?
So that scientists could spend more energy on the actual substance of what they were reading.
Identify the subject and the verb in the following sentence: The actors think that their performance in the play was excellent.
Subject: actors; verb: think.
Joshua is writing a short criminalistic story, which needs to be focused on 18th century London. Which of the following is MOST important to the development of his story?
That he has a clear plot and well-developed characters.
A student is reading a research journal which is formatted in the APA format and notices the following sentence: Human capital can be interpreted in numerous ways, depending on whether you're viewing it from the micro or macro viewpoint (Lucas, 1997). What can we learn from this in-text reference?
That the author was Lucas and that the paper was published in 1997.
What is the correct capitalization of the following title?
The Man in the Iron Mask
Thomas is using 4 sources and he needs to create an MLA Works Cited Page. The first was written by Adam Smith in 1941, the second by Paul Johnson in 1965, the third by David Ricardo in 1785 and the fourth by Thomas Baker in 1962. Which source should be listed first in the Works Cited Page?
The book written by Baker.
Which of the following sentences may appear confusing because the subject isn't doing anything?
The car was driven by James Smith.
Gabriela is a student at Oxford. She wants to quote an article from a website, but isn't sure how to proceed. Which of the following does she NOT require for her Works Cited Page in MLA?
The full URL and doi
Which of the following displays an example of the correct use of an en dash?
The greatest period for consumerism was from 2001-2007.
Dave has found an interesting article and is wondering from where the author got all of his information. Aside from the Works Cited Page, what will help Dave determine which sources were used and where?
The in-text citation
How is the information contained in the parenthetical citations different from that in the references page?
The information in the references page provides far more relevant details.
What is the impact of changing the sentence The car was driven by Leslie. to Leslie drives a car.?
The sentence is now in the active voice.
Which personal pronoun is used in the following sentence? On Thursday, the band practiced for their concert which was scheduled for January 25th.
Their
Which of the following displays an example of the correct use of an em dash?
There is only one dish that everyone eats -- steak.
Which of the following sentences has a properly used hyphen?
They made some all-too-common errors on the test.
Revise the following sentence to make the structure parallel: Tina likes reading books, as well as to paint complex images.
Tina likes reading books, as well as painting complex images.
Explain why a comma is required in the following: Timothy and Sandra, two kids from New York, attend a public school.
To separate non-essential elements.
Explain why a comma is required in the following: Thomas is a CEO of a large marketing company, while James works as a teacher in a large university.
To separate two independent clauses.
Revise the following sentence to make it less repetitive: Tom went to baseball practice on Friday. Tom used Tom's favorite sneakers for the occasion.
Tom went to baseball practice on Friday. He used his favorite sneakers for the occasion.
Revise the following sentence so that it doesn't have grammatical errors: Tom's brother is a well educated priest who works at Johnston university and his chosen name is brother Paul.
Tom's brother is a well-educated priest who works at Johnston University and his chosen name is Brother Paul.
Revise the following sentence: Tom's mother was very angry with his behavior because he was always late for dinner. She grounded his for a week.
Tom's mother was very angry with his behavior because he was always late for dinner. She grounded him for a week.
Which of the following BEST defines peer review?
When students read one another's writing and provide feedback.
When are the names of the editors, rather than authors, used in APA style referencing?
When you're referencing an edited book.
Which of the following should be capitalized?
california
All of the following are reasons why spelling is important, EXCEPT for _____.
ensuring that our message is complicated so it isn't questioned by others
Proofreading is the _____ step in revising an essay.
final
Thomas is reviewing his friend's essay for elements such as sentence structure and punctuation. This means that his focus is on _____.
grammar
Identify the compound adjective in the following sentence: Robert from Chicago is a part-time employee of the firm Thompson and Sons.
part-time
Katherine is currently checking her paper for grammatical and spelling errors, as well as any typos she may have made in her essay. This phase is best described as _____.
proofreading
Complete the following sentence: She participated in the Boston marathon and then _____ the next day recovering.
spent
A student is writing an essay using the APA style of formatting. He wants to reference a source written by Alexander Hamilton in 1993 on page 250. Which of the following is the correct form of the in-text citation?
(Hamilton, 1993)
Francesca needs to create an in-text reference using the APA style for a research article written by Thomas Prost and Rebeca Drow. The article was published in 1978 and the information she uses is a quote on p. 251. What is the correct way to reference the article?
(Prost & Drow, 1978, p. 251)
Abe is interested in finding out more about the international economy. He has seen the following source in a bibliography: Lucas, R.E. (Jr.) (1990). 'Why does not Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries'. American Economic Review, 80(2), 92-96. If he is interested in reading it, which volume of the journal does he need?
80
Katie failed her English 103 exam for the third time and her parents are coming in to speak with the teacher. They were informed that parents can come and see him from _____.
9:00 am-10:00am
Which of the following is provided by an annotated bibliography?
A description and evaluation of the sources used.
