Test your basic knowledge |

Writing Process

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Age - gender - ethic backgrounds - political philosophies - religious beliefs - roles (student - parent - voter - wage earner - property owner - veteran) - interests hobbies - level of education - amount of general or specialized knowledge about the






2. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms






3. Descriptive scoring schemes that are developed by teachers and other evaluators to guide analysis of the products or process of a a students efforts; scoring requires certain criteria to be met; example: (3) meets expectation (2) adequate (1) needs i






4. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books






5. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince






6. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas






7. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading






8. Impressionistic; method based on theory that a whole piece of writing is greater than the sum of its parts; essays are read for a total impression they create - rather than individual aspects; grammar - spelling - and organization should not be consi






9. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions






10. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






11. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy






12. Who? what? when? where? why? how?






13. Online: dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on; various search engines and portals to gather ideas and information






14. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone






15. Listing all the ideas that come to mind associated with the topic






16. Writing nonstop about anything






17. Repeats another's words exactly and encloses them in quotation marks






18. A following of one thing after another (key words: after - next - afterward - during - preceding - finally - immediately - first - later - now)






19. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing






20. Topic that you are discussing






21. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?






22. Part of your writing that is established by what you say and how you say it






23. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph






24. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient






25. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively






26. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - reasons or evidence - anticipation of like objections and responses to them - concluding paragraph






27. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear






28. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph






29. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)






30. The writer shows order of time or the steps in a process






31. Add (insert needed words - sentences - paragraphs) - cut (get rid of whatever goes off topic) - replace (as needed - substitute words - sentences - paragraphs) - move material around (changing sequence of paragraphs)






32. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other






33. Style - tone - point of view - sarcasm - counterpoints - praise






34. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters






35. Toulman's model of arguement






36. Students learn rhetorical strategies to persuade others - such as by writing editorials - arguments - commentaries - and advertisements






37. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion






38. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results






39. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing






40. Informs the reader of the problem and suggests action to remedy problem (similar to a persuasive argument paper)






41. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument






42. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other






43. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way






44. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work






45. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic






46. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure






47. Addition (also - in addition - too - moveover); example (for example - for instance - on the otherhand - nevertheless); contrast (but - yet - however - on the other hand); comparison (similarly - likewise - in the same way); concession (of course - t






48. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






49. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks






50. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument