SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Writing Process
Start Test
Study First
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. Analogies - extended metaphor - appeal to authority - appeal to emotion
sarcasm
free writing
counterpoints
rhetorical strategies
2. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
point of view
comparison
focused free writing
subject writing
3. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
creative
portfolios
quotations
drafting
4. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
the claim - the support - the warrant
thesis statement end
tone
APA
5. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)
guidelines for evaluating evidence
cause and effect
free writing
plagerizing
6. Introductory paragraph - thesis statement - background information - points of discussion - concluding paragraph
typical elements in informative essay
free writing
coherence
summar
7. Composed of educated - experienced readers - people who read newspapers - magazines - and books
RENNS
general reading public
cause and effect
guidelines for evaluating evidence
8. To express yourself - to inform a reader - to persuade a reader - to create a literary work
writing activities
purposes of writing
argument
workplace writing
9. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic
general reading public
focused free writing
persuasive / argumentative writing
editing
10. 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
purpose
scoring rubics
basic requirements for a thesis statement
analogies
11. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
tone
persuasive / argumentative writing
source
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
12. 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
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
problem and solution
quotations
types of source material
13. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing
writing activities
editing
paraphrase
major activities of revision
14. 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
counterpoints
creative writing
audience characteristics
unity
15. This stage of the writing process involve gathering and selecting ideas; teachers can help students in several ways: creating lists - researching - brainstorming -reading to discover more about the author's style - talking - collecting memorabilia or
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
prewriting
stages of the writing process
creative writing
16. Type of argument in logic in which an expert or knowledgeable other is cited for the purpose of strengthening the argument
creative
focused free writing
cause and effect
appeal to authority
17. Performing speeches - plays - videos; making a speech - participating in debate; creating booklets - brochures - family scrapbooks - or personal web pages; publishing a school newspaper - magazine - or portfolio; submitting work for publication beyon
types of presentation strategies
stages of the writing process
brainstorming
drafting
18. Shifting mentally from judgment; read your draft to critically evaluate it; decide whether to rewrite or revise current draft; be systematic
workplace writing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
scoring rubics
steps of revision
19. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
focused free writing
scoring rubics
creative writing
drafting
20. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
compare and contrast
climax
cause and effect
tone
21. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
types of discourse
self-assessment
general reading public
types of source material
22. Speech or written form that debates or argues a topic in a logical way
argument
mapping
drafting
generalizations
23. Writing nonstop about anything
tone
free writing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
24. Number - letters - indentations signaling groups and levels of importance; each level has more than one entry; all subdivisions are at the same level of generality; headings don't overlap; only first word (and proper nouns) of each entry capitalize;
formal outline guidelines
MLA
creative writing
basic requirements for a thesis statement
25. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
illustration
workplace writing
sarcasm
basic requirements for a thesis statement
26. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
MLA
drafting
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
editing
27. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
free writing
typical elements in informative essay
evidence
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
28. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay
process writing
thesis statement end
types of source material
quotations
29. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on
reference works
formal outline guidelines
writing activities
prewriting
30. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition
shaping
major activities of revision
typical elements in informative essay
classification
31. Examples of student's essays - created to organize and explain their selections for end-of-term writing; reveals how much students learn from such reflection; careful attention to students reflections invites instructors to change their approach so t
formal outline guidelines
types of presentation strategies
problem and solution
portfolios
32. Type of argument in which the author appeals to the readers emotions (fear - security - pity - flattery) to prove the argument
shaping
comparison
appeal to emotion
specific language
33. Be logical - enlist the emotions of the reader - establish credibility
focused free writing
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
purpose
reference works
34. This is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or 're-seeing;' emphasis is place on examining sentence structure - word choice - voice - and organization of the piece
appeal to emotion
revising
paraphrase
subject writing
35. Middle and secondary level students learn how to prepare resumes - cover letters - job applications - and business letters
analogies
sarcasm
shaping
workplace writing
36. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
types of source material
subject
proofreading
APA
37. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
personal writing
major activities of revision
persuasive
purpose
38. In this stage - you begin writing - connecting - and developing ideas
extended metaphor
holistic scoring
drafting
illustration
39. A condensed statement of main points of someone else's passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure
source
elements in an argument
internet
summar
40. Is it sufficient? is it representative? is it relevant? is it accurate? are claims qualified?
process writing
types of discourse
guidelines for evaluating evidence
style
41. A sentence stating your topic and the point you want to make about it
self-assessment
location
assertion
expository
42. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
problem and solution
unity
editing
appeal to emotion
43. Either to give your reader information or to persuade your readers to agree with you
developmen
location
major activities of revision
purpose
44. Can overstate or understate a fact; can cause skepticism; undermine the writer's authority; (key words: all - everyone - always - many - never - nobody); creates inaccuracies; can produce false statements
generalizations
techniques for coherence
writing activities
cause and effect
45. Arrange a paragraph - and specific - concrete support for the main idea of the paragraph
brainstorming
revising
developmen
point of view
46. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
mapping
types of source material
rhetorical features
RENNS
47. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
workplace writing
scholarly writing
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
summar
48. Prewriting (also called planning or rehearsal) - shapping - drafting - revising - editing - proofreading and publishing
stages of the writing process
location
direct quotation
writing activities
49. A memory device to check for specific - concrete details: reason - examples - names - numbers - senses (sight - sound - smell - taste - touch)
APA
extended metaphor
RENNS
analogies
50. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
quotations
types of presentation strategies
guidelines for evaluating evidence
drafting