Reading and All That Jazz: Tuning Up Your Reading, Thinking, and Study Skills, 2/e

Peter Mather, Glendale Community College
Rita McCarthy, Glendale Community College

Four Primary Modes

Multiple Choice


1	In the process of creating written work, most writers select a _________________ that helps them achieve their purpose.
		A)	thesis
		B)	argument
		C)	main idea
		D)	mode of writing


2	In longer reading selections, the main idea is often referred to as the _____________.
		A)	thesis.
		B)	argument.
		C)	main idea.
		D)	mode of writing.


3	Material written in a __________________ tells a story, either true or fictional.
		A)	narrative mode
		B)	expository mode
		C)	persuasive mode
		D)	none of the above


4	Material written in a ___________________ is meant to convince you of something.
		A)	narrative mode
		B)	expository mode
		C)	persuasive mode
		D)	none of the above


5	An author who is trying to explain something will likely use an ________________.
		A)	narrative mode
		B)	expository mode
		C)	persuasive mode
		D)	none of the above


6	A writer who wishes to write in a persuasive mode might choose as mode(s) of organization: _____________.
		A)	compare and contrast
		B)	definition
		C)	examples
		D)	All of the above.

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