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1Which of the following is a prewriting technique?
A)Questioning
B)Outlining
C)Mining


2Most professional writers write a paper in a single draft.
A)True
B)False


3When brainstorming a list, it’s important to list the items in order of priority.
A)True
B)False


4Outlining is a good way to see if you need to do more prewriting.
A)True
B)False


5Spell-check programs are 100 percent reliable.
A)True
B)False


6Essays and paragraphs are organized in similar ways.
A)True
B)False


7The thesis statement proves your main point.
A)True
B)False


8Which of the following is one of the chief advantages of mapping?
A)It saves paper.
B)It makes connections easy to follow.
C)It does not take as much time as brainstorming.
D)It is not as difficult to do as clustering.


9A scratch outline provides
A)a list of topics in random order.
B)a preliminary list of references.
C)the logical framework for a paper.
D)a checklist of topics to cover.


10When writing a first draft, you should worry mainly about
A)using correct grammar.
B)checking spelling.
C)including plenty of quotations.
D)getting the ideas down on paper.


11During which phase of the writing process should you check to make sure that you have plenty of support for your ideas?
A)prewriting
B)drafting
C)revising
D)editing


12One way to pick up punctuation errors in your writing is to
A)read your writing aloud.
B)run the spell-checker.
C)single-space your draft.
D)diagram your paragraphs.


13The title of an essay should be
A)at the top left of the first page.
B)in the same font as the rest of the paper.
C)in quotation marks.
D)underlined.


14Which of the following is recommended method of introduction?
A)A lengthy story
B)A theoretical statement.
C)A dictionary definition.
D)A startling statement or fact.


15Which of the following techniques is likely to grab your audience’s attention at the beginning of your essay?
A)Quoting a proverb.
B)Shifting to the opposite.
C)Going from the narrow to the broad.
D)Referring to research.


16Which of the following are forms of support you can use to develop your ideas?
A)Anecdotes
B)Your personal opinion
C)Repetition
D)Paraphrasing


17A concluding paragraph often
A)introduces startling facts.
B)restates the thesis.
C)gives the reader new questions to think about.
D)provides a list of references.


18 is just sitting down and writing whatever comes into your mind about a topic.


19 means “to see again.”


20The final stage of the writing process is .


21The expresses the central point of an essay.


22In an essay, sentences help tie the supporting paragraphs together.


23Using someone else’s work and presenting it as your own is called .





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