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#English # writing Quiz used to check reading from Cengage e-text Ch 3, and 5.
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Human interest pieces...
can evoke empathy, inspire, or caution readers in some way.
should focus only on celebrity subjects.
should warn against the dangers of wreckless behavior.
kill commercial sales of magazines.
2
I should use signal phrases to distinguish between borrowed ideas and my own.
False.
True!
3
Signal phrases indicate to the reader that the ideas presented belong to...
a specific author other than the writer of the essay.
Wikipedia.
Lord Voldemort.
the author of the essay.
4
Signal phrases should be included to meet MLA requirements because
it credits sources used & offsets your ideas.
they provide all the citation information required.
parenthetical citations are not enough for documentation.
5
When choosing a subject to write about it is important to do each of the following EXCEPT:
find a subject whose story can illuminate a human truth.
choose a subject you know closely & idolize.
consider how you will make your subject relevant to readers.
avoid subjects with too much concern for their public image.
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A bibliography in an MLA style paper is called a __________________ page.
works cited
parenthetical citation
references
deductive logic
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How many supporting points should you include in a thesis statement?
as many as necessary; previewed if possible
3 within a 3-prong thesis
2-4 with one paragraph for each
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An effective profile of a person will achieve...
a clear summary of biographical events starting at birth.
a central theme to illustrate the subject's significance.
interviews to support the claims made by the author.
facts to prove why a subject should be taken seriously.
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A writer should
always
express the thesis in a specific place in an essay.
False, but for formal essays early on in the paper.
True- 1 sentence; end of 1st paragraph
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Profile essays are the most popular because they only focus on people as subjects.
No, silly. Many types of profiles exist.
True fact. Profiles can only be written about humans.
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Can a question be a thesis statement?
Yes. It can get the readers interested and focused.
No. A question does not express a view.
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The revision process includes each of the following EXCEPT:
revising & editing
drafting
planning & invention
post production
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Organizational style of essays in which author states central claim first & writes to prove it.
informal; inductive pattern
formal; deductive pattern
