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. Relationship occur whenever one event makes other events happen (key words: consequently - as a result of - accordingly -in order to - if/then)






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






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






4. Writing nonstop about anything






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






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






7. Reports another's words without quotation marks except around words repeated exactly from the source






8. Often called composing; putting together the ideas to create a composition






9. The topic sentence is stated and then followed by the details






10. Are comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship






11. Learning how to write by writing; is an approach which encourages students to communicate their own written messages while simultaneously developing their literacy skills in speaking and reading rather than delaying involvement in the writing process






12. Toulman's model of arguement






13. In this stage - the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates - and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writing






14. Speech or written form in which one explains or describes






15. Calls for you to consider ways to organize your material






16. Writing nonstop by starting with a set topic






17. Gathering ideas onto paper in sentences and paragraphs






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






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






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






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






22. The 'going public' stage of writing






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






27. The writer describes a person - place - or thing and organizes it in the description in a logical manner






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






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






30. The way the an author uses words - phrases - and sentences to formulate ideas






31. The writer demonstrates similarities and differences between two or more subjects






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






33. Subject - purpose - focus - specific language - briefly state subdivisions






34. Chronological order - classification - illustration - climax - location - comparison - cause and effect






35. 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






36. The details are stated first - followed by a topic sentence






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






38. 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






39. The first sentence of the paragraph; it gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about






40. Salinger - J.D. 'The Catcher in the Rye.' New York: Little - Brown - and Company - 1945.






41. Calls for you to read your final copy for typing errors or handwriting legibility






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






43. State the essay smoothly - not abruptly - flowing logically from the rest of the essay






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. Use of positive messages to recognize or influence others






48. Spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






49. A detailed statement of someone else's statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure






50. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests