Read each statement below and select the choice that best completes the statement.
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The prewriting method used to record ideas in loosely constructed sentences and paragraphs is: |
| | A) | listing. |
| | B) | clustering. |
| | C) | focused freewriting. |
| | D) | drawing a subject tree. |
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Brainstorming is a prewriting process that: |
| | A) | is always engaged in alone. |
| | B) | uses the journalist's questions. |
| | C) | results in the mapping of major ideas, minor ideas, and details. |
| | D) | always produces an outline on which the writer can construct a rough draft. |
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Mapping and webbing are synonymous with: |
| | A) | brainstorming |
| | B) | drawing a subject tree |
| | C) | freewriting |
| | D) | clustering |
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The journalist's questions are most often used during a process known as: |
| | A) | listing |
| | B) | researching |
| | C) | brainstorming |
| | D) | drawing a subject tree |
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Drawing a subject tree includes: |
| | A) | starting with a broad, general subject |
| | B) | dividing ideas and facts into various headings and categories |
| | C) | subdividing larger headings so as to generate specific details |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Summarizing is a process by which a writer can: |
| | A) | put another writer's ideas into his or her own words |
| | B) | add details to a paragraph he or she finds useful |
| | C) | quote another person's work word for word |
| | D) | combine his or her words with another writer's |
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When interviewing someone, it is always useful to: |
| | A) | come to the interview without prepared questions |
| | B) | arrive at the subject's office without an appointment |
| | C) | keep the purpose of the interview secret |
| | D) | send your subject a copy of the questions you plan to ask ahead of time |
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When summarizing information in your paper, you must: |
| | A) | reproduce the original material word for word |
| | B) | credit the source of the information |
| | C) | never mention the author from whom you took the information |
| | D) | make sure your summary is longer than the original |
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Clustering is a way to: |
| | A) | research written material |
| | B) | interview someone who has expert knowledge |
| | C) | gather information by using free association and diagramming |
| | D) | list information |
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Focused freewriting usually results in: |
| | A) | diagrams that help you distinguish between major and minor ideas |
| | B) | paragraphs that need little revising or editing before they appear in full-length paper |
| | C) | notes randomly spread over a sheet of paper |
| | D) | loosely constructed paragraphs |
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Brainstorming uses questions that begin with words like "Who," "What," and "Where." Such questions are known as: |
| | A) | the writer's questions |
| | B) | the editor's questions |
| | C) | information gathering prompts |
| | D) | the journalist's questions |
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Summarizing is a way to put another writer's ideas into your own words. It |
| | A) | is shorter and more compact than the original |
| | B) | includes both major and minor ideas |
| | C) | always includes words and phrases quoted from the original |
| | D) | is about the same length as the original. |
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Interviewing involves all of the following except |
| | A) | Thinking of appropriate questions ahead of time |
| | B) | Asking questions like those used by journalists |
| | C) | Giving the person you are interviewing a written copy of questions |
| | D) | Drawing a subject tree |
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Listing in involves all of the following except |
| | A) | recording what you think is most important, startling, or obvious about your subject. |
| | B) | being careful to include as many details as you can when you first start out |
| | C) | revising an original list of information several times to add more details |
| | D) | starting with a short list of three or four broad topics. |
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Focused freewriting involves |
| | A) | Writing the general topic in the middle of a page, then arranging related ideas and details around that topic. |
| | B) | Recording three or four broad details that come to mind as you first think about the subject. |
| | C) | Writing nonstop for 5 or 10 minutes by recording information as it pops into your mind. |
| | D) | Working with friends or classmates to consider questions about a subject. |
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