ENGL-136 Chapter 11

Which graphic organizer would be most helpful to use during the discovering stage of writing an evaluation? a. a problem-solution chart b. a timeline c. a criteria-support chart d. a cause-effect chart

c

Which of the following is an example of a written evaluation that a department manager would make? a. an employee manual b. a marketing brochure c. an employee review d. a product description

c

Which of the following will help to make an evaluation more memorable? a. putting the most persuasive point first b. keeping the claim a secret until the end c. putting the most persuasive point last d. keeping positive and negative points in balance

c

The principles or standards of judgment that writers use to make an evaluation are known as ___.

criteria

An effective evaluation must be based upon a. sensory details b. standards for judgment c. dictionary definitions d. your personal feelings

b

During the planning stage of writing an evaluation, it is important to choose a. reputable sources for research b. criteria on which to judge the subject. c. sensory details for description d. the most important causes of an effect

b

How should criteria be used in an evaluation? a. every criterion should be supported by several paragraphs b. the writer should make one judgment about each criterion c. the criteria should each be used to illustrate d. the writer should use only one or two criteria

b

When editing an evaluation of a novel, movie, or work of art, check that you have discussed the subject with verbs that are in a. future tense b. past tense c. present tense

c

Match the subject with the best set of criteria by which to evaluate it. (See image)

Restaurant - food, service, atmosphere, cleanliness Movie - script, cast, music, costumes, directing Novel - characters, plot, setting, writing style Painting - color, line, form, perspective

Martina is writing an evaluation of a new Italian restaurant. In her concluding paragraph, she has restated her thesis and summarized her main points. She is wondering what else to conclude with. Which of the following would be the best choice. a. giving readers her final general evaluation: five stars b. describing the main dining room in the restaurant c. telling an anecdote about the free dessert the owners gave her one evening d. telling readers the best time to go and how to get there

a

In the conclusion to evaluations, it can be helpful to end with a. a discussion of other writers' judgments b. a narrower criterion c. a broader judgment d. a new comparison to some other subject

c

Will wants to write an evaluation of a movie that he recently saw. Which of the following would be the best criteria for him to choose for evaluating the movie? a. the acting, the dialogue, the soundtrack b. the quality of the director's work c. how crowded the movie theater was, how the audience responded to the movie, what reviewers said about the movie d. how interesting the movie was, how exciting the movie was, how much he enjoyed the movie

a

Which of the following is an example of evaluative writing that might be done for a college course? a. a paragraph explaining your opinion of the features and writing style of the assigned textbook b. an essay comparing the literary styles of two different novelists c. a story about what happened on a visit to observe an inner-city school d. a report outlining the steps required to solve a particular type of mathematical equation

a

Which of the following questions relates to considering audience? a. What kinds of details will interest readers? b. Is the point of the evaluation to convince the readers of a certain point of view? c. Would it be helpful to compare the subject to something else in the same category? d. How many criteria are needed to evaluate this subject?

a

Which of the following questions relates to the purpose of an evaluation? a. Is the goal of the piece to inform or persuade? b. What will interest readers in this subject? c. Would photographs or charts enhance the evaluation? d. Is the subject to be evaluated interesting enough?

a

Which statement would be accurate and useful advice for someone who is composing an evaluation? a. Make judgments on specific criteria, supporting each judgment with specific evidence b. Give readers extensive evidence supporting the choice of criteria, convincing them that these were the best criteria to use. c. Achieve a close balance of positive and negative comments, appealing in this way to a wide range of readers. d. Save the overall claim about the subject for the last paragraph, allowing readers to form an opinion as they read the body paragraphs.

a

Which of the following should you ask about when you prepare a questionnaire for peer reviewers? Select all that apply. a. whether the judgments are supported with enough details b. whether the criteria for the evaluation are clear and appropriate c. whether the reviewers themselves had a favorable opinion of the subject that you are evaluating d. whether your thesis is adequately supported by the judgments in the body paragraphs

a, b, d

Tom has written an evaluation of one of the Transformer movies. Which of the following will help to support his judgments? Select all that apply. a. details about the special effects b. details about the editing c. details about merchandising tie-ins d. details about the advertising posters e. details about the acting

a, b, e

In revising an evaluation, a writer should make sure that each judgment that he or she makes is supported by a. theses b. evidence c. claims d. criteria

b

The body of an evaluation should be organized so that a. positive points about the subject are in one paragraph and negative points are in another b. each criterion is discussed in one body paragraph c. the subject is described in detail in the body paragraphs d. there is a paragraph on criteria, another on claims, and a third on evidence

b

Trish is writing an evaluation of Charles Dickens's novel Bleak House, which she disliked. She criticizes the improbable plot and the unconvincing voice of one of the narrators. She also mentions that the writing contains effective humor. By including evidence that opposes her main claim, she has made the evaluation seem a. weak b. fair c. contradictory d. confusing

b

What is the best way to organize an evaluation? a. with one criterion as the main topic of the paper b. with a body paragraph for each criterion c. with two criteria per paragraph, one subordinate to the other d. with one criterion each from the introduction, body, and conclusion

b

Which of the following is part of the editing stage of writing an evaluation? a. choosing the criteria on which to judge b. looking for errors in grammar c. rearranging ideas to be more persuasive d. looking for typographical mistakes

b

Which of the following questions relates to strategy for an evaluation? a. Should the headings highlight the various criteria being used? b. Would the evaluation be more effective with descriptive passages? c. What details about the subject will the readers find interesting? d. Is this evaluation meant to inform or persuade?

b

Which of the following should be the goal of the discovering step of writing an evaluation? a. a subject for the evaluation and a possible claim about the subject b. a list of criteria with possible support for each c. an idea for how to balance positive and negative points about the subject d. a list of possible ways to organize the essay

b

Which of the following would be a revision that would make an evaluation more unified? a. omitting one of the criteria used to cut the length of the evaluation b. deleting a judgment that is not relevant to the overall claim of the evaluation c. including a judgment that would improve balance and fairness of the evaluation d. revising the conclusion to broaden the claim made in the evaluation

b

Which of the following examples of career-based writing are evaluations? Select all that apply. a. a detailed description of a crime scene b. a report about a patient's general health according to established criteria c. a report judging the nutritional value of a food product d. a memo about how to test market a new product

b, c

Which questions should you ask yourself when choosing a subject for evaluation? Select all that apply. a. Do my friends agree with my opinion? b. Do I feel qualified to write about it? c. Does it interest me? d. Is it widely popular?

b, c

Doug is writing an evaluation of a park he visited for a group of backpackers with whom he often goes camping. Taking into account the rhetorical star, Doug should discuss which of the following in his evaluation? Select all that apply. a. the quality of the antiques sold in a store near the park b. the fact that there were notices alerting visitors to the presence of rattlesnakes in the park c. the fees that visitors to the park are charged d. the condition and setting of the campsites at the park

b, c, d

Which of the following are examples of evaluative writing you might do in daily life? Select all that apply. a. writing a summary of a book for an online discussion group b. writing an e-mail to a business to explain the defects in the product you brought c. writing a letter to a relative sharing a story from your birthday d. writing a note to a friend explaining why you recommend a current movie

b, d

Bob wants to do an evaluation of the last science fiction novel he read. Which of the following would it make sense for him to include when he introduces the subject? Select all that apply. a.quotations from other reviewers b. the novel's genre c. a complete plot summary d. the novel's title e. the setting

b, d, e

Keiko is writing an evaluation of a revival of the musical Rent. As a result of her rhetorical star analysis, she makes a number of decisions. Which of these decisions comes from her consideration of the purpose of her evaluation? a. her decision that aspects that will most interest readers are the words, the singing, the costumes, and the staging b. her decision to compare it to another recent staging of Rent to argue that it's much better c. her decision to convince her audience to see the show before it closes rather than to just inform them of what it is like d. her decision to include a photograph she took when she saw Rent

c

Mateo is interested in the arts and is a film studies major as well as a musician. He needs to choose a subject for an evaluation for his English class. Which of the following would most likely be an appropriate subject for him to choose? a. his brother's biology textbook b. differences between streaming movies at home and seeing them in a theater c. last year's best picture Oscar winner d. the city's housing and transportation planning department

c

The most compelling way to support the judgments expressed in an evaluation is with a. criteria b. widely held opinions c. specific details d. claims

c

When a writer evaluates a subject, he or she a. compares it to something b. examines its separate parts c. makes a judgment about it d. combines it with something else

c

The overall opinion that a writer has about the subject of an evaluation is also known as the ___, or thesis,

claim

A fair and balanced evaluation will a. include positive points and avoid any negative criticism b. include both positive and negative points without stating a judgment c. include only points that support the writer's judgment d. include a point that supports an overall opinion different from the one the writer reached

d

An introduction to the subject of an evaluation should provide a. an attention-getting comparison to a similar subject b. a comprehensive, detailed summary of the subject c. the name of the subject and no more d. just enough information to understand the subject

d

Ishmael is writing an evaluation of the 1962 version of the film Mutiny on the Bounty starring Marlon Brando. In his evaluation, he compares it to the older version starring Clark Gable. The decision to include this comparison relates to a. audience b. design c. purpose d. strategy

d

Which of the following peer review questions would be particularly useful for evaluations? a. Is the author's thesis clear? b. Is the concluding paragraph effective? c. What sensory details are most appealing to you? d. Has the author stated a judgment about each criterion?

d