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. Achieved when all parts of the essay relate to the thesis statement and to each other
portfolios
reference works
guidelines for reasoning effectively in written arguement
unity
2. Use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message
counterpoints
free writing
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
general reading public
3. The particular group of readers or viewers that the writer is addressing
audience
drafting
comparison
holistic scoring
4. Facts - data - and opinions of others used to support assertions and conclusions
evidence
major activities of revision
scholarly writing
topic sentence
5. This stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling - grammar - usage - and punctuation
free writing
editing
rhetorical strategies
source
6. 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;
ways to organize a passage
formal outline guidelines
tone
drafting
7. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs
proofreading
problem and solution
unity
drafting
8. Use transitional expressions - use pronouns effective - uses deliberate repetition effectively - use parallel structures effectively
techniques for coherence
types of discourse
ways to avoid generalizations
major activities of revision
9. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.
subject writing
MLA
publishing
free writing
10. The exact words of a source set off in quotation marks
praise
problem and solution
revising
quotations
11. 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
general reading public
portfolios
extended metaphor
persuasive
12. Use of positive feedback or cutting wit to mock someone
introductory paragraph
problem and solution
climax
sarcasm
13. Also called clustering and webbing; more visual and less linear
formal outline guidelines
creative
mapping
process writing
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
source
audience characteristics
the claim - the support - the warrant
unity
15. Writing interviews - accounts - profiles - or descriptions to capture the meaning of the subject being written about
subject writing
summar
persuasive / argumentative writing
types of discourse
16. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing
holistic scoring
common transitional expressions and the relationships they signal
evaluating
audience
17. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner
purpose
praise
location
basic requirements for a thesis statement
18. 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
scoring rubics
point of view
types of discourse
purposes of writing
19. Essays - research papers - biographies--these types of writing are most prevalent in middle or secondary level classrooms
rhetorical features
scholarly writing
publishing
coherence
20. The perspective from which a piece is written; first person - third person - omniscient - limited omniscient
revising
point of view
tone
types of source material
21. Provides students with the opportunity to play with language - to express emotions - to articulate stories - or to develop a drama for others to enjoy
ways to organize a passage
purposes of writing
scoring rubics
creative writing
22. Leads into the topic of the essay - trying to capture the reader's interest
other sources
introductory paragraph
comparison
process writing
23. Reference works - internet - student-created sources - other
ways to organize a passage
types of discourse
writing activities
types of source material
24. 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
internet
other sources
elements in an argument
evidence
25. Flm - art - media - and so on
other sources
praise
tone
revising
26. The overall feeling created in a piece of writing
editing
major activities of revision
tone
classification
27. The 'going public' stage of writing
publishing
revising
graphic organizer (Also known as concept maps - entity relationship charts - and mind maps)
plagerizing
28. The writer shows the relationship between events and their results
free writing
cause and effect
scholarly writing
expository
29. Your assertion that conveys your point of view
focus
focused free writing
steps of revision
unity
30. Is to present another person's words or ideas as if they were your own
problem and solution
plagerizing
thesis statement end
topic sentence
31. 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
expository
internet
spatial sequence
holistic scoring
32. Creative - expository - persuasive - argumentative
drafting
student-created sources
types of discourse
source
33. Writers can express their innermost thoughts - feelings - and responses through a variety of personal writing - including journal writing - diaries - logs - personal narratives - and personal essays
reference works
personal writing
tone
creative
34. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects
classification
creative writing
comparison
techniques for coherence
35. Toulman's model of arguement
classification
student-created sources
the claim - the support - the warrant
topic sentence
36. Is a metaphor (a comparison of two unlike things) used throughout a work or over a series of lines in prose or poetry
topic sentence
revising
classification
extended metaphor
37. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals
student-created sources
appeal to authority
evaluating
editing
38. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source
publishing
appeal to authority
indirect quotations
ways to avoid generalizations
39. Acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally
creative writing
mapping
peer review
cause and effect
40. Speech or written form in which one sets forth to convince
ways to organize a passage
specific language
source
persuasive
41. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details
illustration
major activities of revision
writing activities
brainstorming
42. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship
types of source material
analogies
evidence
audience
43. Taking a draft from its preliminary to its final version by evaluating - adding - cutting - moving material - editing - and proofreading
problem and solution
internet
revising
counterpoints
44. Writing nonstop about anything
argument
counterpoints
ways to organize a passage
free writing
45. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes
expository
source
purposes of writing
portfolios
46. A book - article - videotape - or any other form of communication
source
steps of revision
MLA
audience characteristics
47. Topic that you are discussing
appeal to emotion
cause and effect
writing activities
subject
48. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility
topic sentence
creative
proofreading
free writing
49. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence
shaping
specific language
climax
classification
50. 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
editing
types of presentation strategies
focused free writing
internet