English Assignments

Which of the following is not a good strategy for composing an introduction?

Announce your topic

If you have a controversial topic and want to present convincing evidence before stating your position on the issue, you should place your topic sentence where?

At the end of the introduction paragraph

To get the most out of a writing conference with your instructor, you should:

Be prepared with questions, revise while suggestions are fresh in your mind, review recently marked papers so you will have comments fresh in your mind, bring recently marked and current essays with you

The type of pre-writing in which you record words or phrases rather than sentences is known as:

Brainstorming

Which is not a question that will help you evaluate your introduction, conclusion, and title?

Does each body paragraph have a clear topic sentence that supports the thesis?

Good thesis statements make an announcement regarding their topic.

False

Writing is a single act of getting words down on paper.

False

Which of the following is not a useful technique for revision?

Giving yourself plenty of time between drafting and revising, asking classmates to read and comments on your paper, reading a printed out copy, and looking for consistent problem areas in your writing

Which of the following figures of speech is a simile?

I'm blind as a bat without my glasses

Which of the following is not a characteristic of good evidence you may use to support a thesis statement?

It describes an exceptional situation

Which of the following does not describe an effective thesis statement?

It is overly general

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an effective paragraph?

It mentions all of the points forecast in the thesis statement

Spatial order is not commonly used in which kind of essay?

Narrative

The main difference between popular and scholarly sources is:

Popular sources are less likely to have expert information than scholarly sources

Which of the following elements should not be included in a thesis statement?

Refutation of opposing points

Which of the following is not a good strategy for composing a conclusion?

Restate the thesis statement

Choose the topic sentence that is the most focused from the options below

Soft skills such as time management, reliability, and creative thinking can make students more successful in college

Academic essays usually avoid the first person and second person points of view. Choose the sentence from the list below that is in the third person point of view.

The nurses completed their clinicals

Which of the following is not a characteristic of carefully selected examples?

They are relevant, they are representative, they are accurate, they are specific

Which of the following is a device you can use to increase a paragraph's coherence?

Transition

A good illustration will provide enough details to help your readers understand how an example supports your point.

True

Before beginning to write, it may be useful to do some preliminary research on your topic

True

Connotation refers to the emotions associated with words, therefore, the connotation of a word can vary depending on the audience that hears it

True

Examples must be fair and representative; extreme examples may damage a reader's credibility

True

Formal outlines use roman numerals, capital letters, Arabic numbers, lowercase letters, and indentation to indicate levels of importance

True

Illustration may use examples to help readers understand a topic about which they know little or nothing

True

It is important to remain open to criticism and new ideas when you work with a peer review partner

True

Peer reviewers should offer both praise and polite criticism, not just one or the other

True

Sentence structures that are varied will help keep your reader's attention

True

Thesis statements may be placed anywhere in an essay, or left out altogether

True

Topic sentences in an essay must explain the thesis or demonstrate why the thesis is believable or correct

True

When illustrating, you support a broad statement with examples

True

When participating in peer review, it is useful to offer your reviewer specific questions or guidelines.

True

When you use least-to-most order, you arrange your supporting details moving gradually from least to most important, familiar, or interesting.

True

When your audience is your instructor, make sure you write clearly and reasonable, providing evidence from appropriate sources and treating alternative views fairly

True

Writing well often takes more time than you expected, so you should start writing assignments early

True

Pick the statement that does not demonstrate parallelism with the others listed below

Unity is desirable

Which is not a guideline for keeping sentences concise?

Use formal expressions such as "in light of the fact that"

Which of the following is not a reason why writing well is essential to success in college and on the job?

Writing helps you demonstrate what you've learned in your college courses, writing helps you solve problems by defining issues or problems and letting you see new aspects of them, writing engages two senses at one, which helps you learn and remember, writing well helps you get better grades

Which is not a point you should consider when you are deciding how to reach your audience?

Your readers probably know everything you know