Comp 1. Unit 1 Test
How many types of signal tags (ways to introduce a quote) did we discuss?
4
What pattern shows how to organize a block format essay?
AAA, BBB
What pattern shows how to organize a point-by-point essay?
AB, AB, AB
Which of the following "connecting" words would an author use to subordinate a clause?
Although
At what point in the drafting process should a working thesis statement be written?
Before writing the body paragraphs
Which of the following is a transition that communicates cause and effect?
Consequently,
A thesis can be a statement of fact; it does not have to be opinion.
False
As you revise, there is no need to reconsider the title of your paper.
False
Readers will probably be more interested in your essay if you present your views as clashing with what some other people believe.
False
True or false: A paper with the thesis "Why computers have changed over time" is persuasive.
False
True or false: Delaying the subject or another idea until the end of the sentence is a good way to deemphasize it in order to focus on another concept as more important.
False
True or false: If you pay for an online essay, it's acceptable to use material from that paper in your college essays because paying for it makes it your own property.
False
True or false: It's not necessary for an introduction paragraph to spark curiosity/be attention-getting because the reader has already indicated a desire to read the essay just by opening it.
False
True or false: When two independent clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so), using a comma between the two clauses is almost always optional.
False
Your analysis of a text focuses on what the text says.
False
Which of the following is a transition that indicates elaboration?
In other words,
According to A Writer's Reference, while you're compiling research for your paper, should you keep careful note of source's "technical specs," like web addresses, author names, and work titles; or is this an activity that should wait until you write your References page?
Keep track of technical specs while researching.
In the introduction to They Say / I Say, which speaker do the authors discuss as a model of using the "They Say / I Say" template?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Which template shows simultaneous agreement and disagreement?
On one hand, I agree that _____, but on the other hand, I still insist that ______.
Briefly explain: If you like to highlight while you read, why is important to also take notes?
So that you will remember and understand the text better. Also, taking notes will allow you to go back and quickly review important information.
"Ultimately, what is at stake here is _____." This template answers which question?
So what?
If you want to make one idea less important than another in a sentence, you should use ___________________.
Subordination
According to the authors, which is the most important template that They Say / I Sayfocuses on?
They say _____; I say ______.
Which of the following is one of the pointing words that Chapter 11 discusses?
Those
According to the authors of TSIS, Martin Luther King Jr.'s defense of political protest in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail" could be accurately summarized as a plea for everyone to "just get along."
True
Answering the question "Who cares?" helps you as the writer demonstrate the relevancy and urgency of your subject matter.
True
Even when presenting your own claims, you should keep returning to what "they say."
True
For the Comparison/Contrast Paper, each body paragraph should discuss one of the points/reasons for the thesis argument.
True
Good writers will remind readers of what "they say" at strategic points as their text unfolds.
True
In your essays, you need to surround every major quotation with a frame to explain whose words they are, what the quotation means, and how the quotation relates to your own text.
True
Outlining can help a writer see how parts of the essay fit together.
True
Repeating ideas in your text is a good way to connect the parts of your argument, as long as you do so in a way that avoids sounding monotonous.
True
Writers who know about their audience will make better decisions about the tone of their writing.
True
Which writing strategy is better?
Writing sentences that grow out of or extend the thought of the previous sentence
Reading critically must include reading ___.
actively
According to the authors of TSIS, which is the more common problem when students use quotations in an essay?
assuming that quotations speak for themselves
To help you learn to write an unbiased summary, the authors of TSIS recommend playing the ____.
believing game
Which of the following statements best represents the purpose of a Comparison and contrast essay?
both examine two subjects separately and to show how one is superior to the other.
The writing process is more manageable when the writer develops the piece of writing in this way: ____.
breaking the writing project into a process
Chapter 8, "As a Result," focuses on _________ your sentences and ideas.
connecting
When we contrast, we look for
differences.
When is the best place for a writer to explain what "they say"?
early in his essay
When incorporating a summary of an article into a paper you are writing, you should ___.
focus on the main points from the original author says
Revision is one of the _____ important stages of the writing process.
most
Use a subject-by-subject arrangement if
opposite parts of the same process.
One way to organize a comparison-and-contrast essay is
point by point.
Comparing and contrasting help us understand one subject by
putting it next to another subject.
If your writing has coherence, it
reads smoothly and clearly shows how ideas are connected.
The authors of TSIS compare the way you should use quotations in your paper to a _____.
sandwich
According to the authors of They Say / I Say, in your own essays, you ____________ start with what others say about your topic.
should
Each body paragraph
should discuss only one idea.
The authors of They Say / I Say say that you _____ simply assume that your readers will see why your argument is important.
should not
What are the three basic parts of a body paragraph for a research paper?
topic sentence, source, analysis
Which of the following can help writers achieve coherence?
transitions, synonyms, repeated words and pronouns
Transitions have very specific meanings, so
use them logically.
When drafting an analytical thesis statement about a text, the reader should ask which of the following questions:
what why how
The writer who has an audience in mind is more likely to do the following: _____.
write a more focused paper
