Composition Sample CLEP 31-45

Norman, Brian. "Bringing Malcolm X to Hollywood." The Cambridge Companion to Malcolm X. Ed. Robert E. Terrill. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2010. 39-50. In the citation shown, "39-50" indicates that

"Bringing Malcolm X to Hollywood" is approximately 12 pages long"

(1) Invasive species are plant or animal species that become established in ecosystems where they did not originate. (2) Some blend in harmlessly with native species, but others cause ecological and economic damage. (3) A notorious example is the zebra mussel, native to Russia, that was first identified in the United States Great Lakes in 1988 (McKee 2003, 141). (4) Scientists believe that the mussels were inadvertently transported to North America in the ballast water of ships. Which of the following is cited in sentence 3?

A book

(1) In the late nineteenth century, librarians began noticing that many of the books in their care were breaking apart and crumbling. (2) Curiously, it was not the oldest books that were deteriorating, but the more recent volumes: those produced since the middle of the nineteenth century with sheets fabricated from a highly acidic wood-pulp mixture. (3) The transition to this lesser-grade stock began during the 1860s, when increasing demand for paper hastened the development of a cheaper process. (4) To improve strength and to prevent ink from being too readily absorbed by the pulp paper, chemicals, including aluminum sulfate (alum), were added to the mix. (5) The result was that documents exposed to humidity produced sulfuric acid, which weakened the molecular structure of the pulp's cellulose. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage as a whole?

A phenomenon is described and an explanation is provided.

sloth n. 1. Aversion to work or exertion; laziness, indolence. 2. Any of various slow- moving, arboreal, edendate mammals of the family Bradypodidae of South and Central America, having long hooklike claws, by which they hang upside down from tree branches, and feeding on leaves, buds, and fruits, especially: a. A member of the genus Bradypus, having three long-clawed toes on each forefoot. Also called ai, three-toed sloth. b. A member of the genus Choloepus, having two toes on each forefoot. Also called two-toed sloth, unau. 3. A company of bears. See synonyms at flock. [Middle English slowth, from slow, slow.] Which of the following statements is NOT supported by the definition above?

All sloths have three long-clawed toes

What type of appeal is this following passage? I told my sister that if she continued to waste water that way by taking long showers and running the tap when she brushes her teeth, people in the next county over would run out of water, their crops would suffer, and their children would die of hunger.

An appeal to emotion

Using MLA style, where do we cite the page number of this source? Higgins states that the rise in violence can be attributed to factors surrounding the nomination of the new prime minister.

At the end with the page number in parentheses

The order of this passage reflects what type of organization? I spent three years in France travelling and doing odd jobs, and now I can speak enough French to talk to my friend's grandmother, who can't speak English.

Cause and effect order

What word best describes the tone this author uses? Breton's level of abstraction is far beyond what any of us can understand. What is more, who reads poetry these days anyhow?

Critical

Considering the different types of reference materials that exist, where can I find the etymology of words?

Dictionary

In the following APA style reference, "Small Minds in a Big World" is the: Connor, T. (2010). Small Minds in a Big World. Psychology Beyond, 21, 211-224.

Name of the article

(1) There was a steaming mist in all the hollows, and it had roamed in its forlornness up the hill, like an evil spirit, seeking rest and finding none. Which of the following pairs of literary devices appears in sentence 1?

Personification and simile

Which of the following transition words or phrases, if inserted at the beginning of sentence 2 (reproduced below), would be most logical in the context of the passage? Many people would be surprised to learn that the most influential embodiment of this archetype was created by a nineteenth-century teenager.

Therefore,

Which of the following is not an example of framing in an essay:

Using modifiers like adjectives and adverbs

The following excerpt is taken from a student's research paper. The principles of the separation of church and state and the right to practice religion freely are both supported by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof " (qtd. in Dye n.d.). The letters "n.d." mean that

the date of the publication is unavailable

Cramton, D., & Hinds, P. J. (2005). Subgroup dynamics in internationally distributed teams: ethnocentrism or cross-national learning. Research in Organizational Behavior, 26, 231-263. The citation shown refers to

volume number of Research in Organizational Behavior