What technique was used by Gustav Flaubert to check that his writing was accurate?

shouting the work in the street

Which of these writers will have a stronger paper?

Travis, a musician, writing about songs in a favorite film.

What does Yagoda think the requirement is for helpful reading (online or print)?

It has been traditionally published.

What is "logical punctuation"?

Putting punctuation "when the situation calls for it."

What kinds of activities will probably not help you improve your writing?

Taking a walk through the library.

What is not a benefit of reading according to Yagoda?

Helps you get into graduate school.

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How to not Write Bad Review

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A quiz used to review the first chapter of Ben Yagoda's How to Not Write Bad

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1
What technique was used by Gustav Flaubert to check that his writing was accurate?
shouting the work in the street
changing the font of the text
burning every first draft
leaving the draft in a drawer for 10 days
2
Which of these writers will have a stronger paper?
Sam, a teacher, writing about sports medicine.
Travis, a musician, writing about songs in a favorite film.
Alex, a gamer, writing about neolithic cave painting.
Monica, a painter, writing about 19th century jazz.
3
What does Yagoda think the requirement is for helpful reading (online or print)?
It is at your reading level.
It has been traditionally published.
It is nonfiction.
It has lots of complex words.
4
Which of these is not a symptom of mindless writing?
incorrect use of words
using bullet-points
subject and verb disagreement
wordiness
5
What is "logical punctuation"?
Punctuation isn't logical.
Putting punctuation wherever you want. It's not wrong.
Putting punctuation "when the situation calls for it."
Only using periods. Your readers are smart.
6
How does Yagoda define mindless writing?
writing without looking at the page
data dump
writing while listening to music
writing while watching Netflix
7
What kinds of activities will probably not help you improve your writing?
Reading a fashion magazine.
Reading comic strips
Reading academic articles
Taking a walk through the library.
8
According to Yagoda, why do spell-check programs often fail?
No one turns on spell-check.
Spell-check only works for English and not other languages.
They can't identify homonyms.
Spell-check does work.
9
What is the first thing Yagoda says will help you learn to write better?
Revise
Practice
Read
Nothing, your writing can't get better.
10
Which of these errors will reading work aloud probably not help with?
word repetition
punctuation
redundancy
pacing
11
Who should you keep in mind while writing?
your high school English teacher
the president of the United States
the audience
Ernest Hemmingway
12
According to Yagoda, what is the best short-term method of improving your writing?
Memorizing a list of grammar rules.
Seeking peer review and feedback.
Reading a lot
Reading your work aloud
13
What is not a benefit of reading according to Yagoda?
Helps you learn proper spelling.
Helps you learn proper punctuation.
Helps you get into graduate school.
Helps you write better.
14
According to Malcolm Gladwell, how often must you practice to become proficient?
15,000 hours
5,000 hours
20,000 hours
10,000 hours
15
What is Yagoda's biggest problem with only reading online (blogs, tweets, etc)?
Online writing is very short.
Twitter writers don't have good grammar.
There is no review process.
Reading online hurts your eyes.

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