Language Arts Unit 7 Assignment 26 Test

bandwagon technique

Appeals to people's desire to fit in and be part of the group

A thesis statement is (blank)

The statement the writer attempts to prove and the subject of your paper

Why must you research any differing or opposing views before you write your view in a composition?

To make your case stronger as you disprove opposing views

Which two types of paragraphs are often incorporated into an expository paragraph?

descriptive and narrative

Ambiguity

doubtful or uncertain

A paragraph that explains a process or how to do something is (blank)

expository

concise

expressing much in few words

An emotional appeal in writing gives the reader a little time to consider how he personally feels (true or false)

false

Directive language gradually makes false promises about the future (true or false)

false

Propaganda is a deceptive technique used only to confuse (true or false)

false

The bandwagon technique tells you what a famous person thinks or uses to get you to accept that idea or product (true or false)

false

The most important part of any paragraph is the topic sentence (true or false)

false

There is no relationship between a paragraph's structure and its purpose (true or false)

false

What kind of sentence error is demonstrated "A little anxious and, not to mention terrified, tourist!"

fragment

What kind of sentence error is demonstrated "While I waded through the stares of hundreds of curious tourists"

fragment

What kind of sentence error is demonstrated "While walking through the old English castle"

fragment

What is the best method of opening your introductory paragraph?

from general to particular

What is the best method for developing your concluding paragraph?

from particular to general

A word that notifies the reader that a contrasting statement will follow is (blank)

however

deceptive

intending to mislead or trick

directive language

language used to direct or influence actions

A paragraph that tells a story is (blank)

narrative

What kind of sentence error is demonstrated "I decided castles were risky places to tour"

no error

What kind of sentence error is demonstrated "Suddenly, the door slammed behind me and left me in the dark"

no error

subtle

not obvious, tricky

bias

opinion

spatial

relating to space

context

sentence; helps understand the meaning of a word

gregarious

sociable, outgoing

The best method of developing a paragraph about a landscape would be (blank)

spatial

narrative

tells a story

connotation

the suggested meaning of a word

Most incoherent paragraphs are the result of a writer (blank)

thinking in individual sentences

persuade

to convince

expository

to explain or describe something

emotional appeal

tries to persuade (convince) the reader by using words that appeal to the reader's emotions

A statement which suggests something that may not be the total truth contains an unwarranted implication (implies) (true or false)

true

An author's personal bias (opinion) may be used against his audience (true or false)

true

Black or white fallacy is a propaganda technique implying that only two choices exist. (true or false)

true

Name-calling and appeal to mass emotion are propaganda techniques (true or false)

true

The Propaganda technique that urges people to accept a product because a famous person uses it is called "transfer" (true or false)

true

comma-splice

two sentences joined incorrectly with only a comma

redundant

using too many words for the same idea

propaganda

Ideas spread to influence public opinion

concluding paragraph

The last paragraph in your essay; sums up your ideas

Coherence is best described as (blank)

The order of ideas enabling the reader to move easily from point to point

black or white fallacy

You presented two alternative states as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist.

fragment

an incomplete sentence; a break in a sentence

thesis

argument to be proved, what your paper is about

A general to particular paragraph is best (blank)

as an opening paragraph in an essay

incorporated

brought into the body of the material

What kind of sentence error is demonstrated "I banged on the door and screamed unashamedly for help, I grinned sheepishly as the tour guide yanked open the door"

comma-splice

What kind of sentence error is demonstrated "I saw a door that looked as though no one ever used it, naturally, I opened it then.

comma-splice

Unity in a paper on China and the U. S. would best be maintained by using (blank)

comparison or contrast

The three parts of a composition are the introduction, body, and (blank)

conclusion