1. Question 1 5 Points The writing process involves: 1. generating ideas, organizing them, and writing a first draft 2. generating ideas, organizing them, selecting the audience and your purpose, writing a first draft, revising and rewriting, editing and proofreading 3. generating ideas, selecting the audience and your purpose, and writing a first draft 2. Question 2 5 Points Making an outline is another good way to keep track of what you have read. Outlining involves listing major and minor ideas and showing how they are related. 1. True 2. False 3. Question 3 5 Points Why is paraphrasing such a useful skill for so many college courses? 1. It is a way to record an author’s ideas for later use. 2. Paraphrasing helps you clarify an author’s ideas. 3. Because a paraphrase requires you to use different words from those in the reading, writing paraphrases helps you develop your vocabulary. 4. By paraphrasing, you are practicing your own writing skills. 5. All of the above 4. Question 4 5 Points Critical thinking means evaluating and reacting to what you read, rather than accepting everything as ‘the truth.’ 1. True 2. False 5. Question 5 5 Points The ability to think critically offers many benefits. In your college courses, critical thinking allows you to 1. Do well on essay exams, particularly those that ask for analysis. 2. Write effective essays and term papers. 3. Distinguish good information from incomplete, inaccurate, or misleading information. 4. All of the above 6. Question 6 5 Points Good writing requires thinking, involves revision, expresses ideas clearly, and achieves a purpose. 1. True 2. False 7. Question 7 5 Points Active readers are involved with what they are reading. They interact with the author and his or her ideas. 1. True 2. False 8. Question 8 5 Points The transitional phrase such as expresses 1. contrast 2. example 3. cause-effect 9. Question 9 5 Points Which of the following formats is correct in a citation from a newspaper? 1. Author’s Last name, First name. ‘Title of the Newspaper Article.’ Title of the Newspaper Date, edition: SectionPagenumber. 2. ‘Title of the Newspaper Article.’ Title of the Newspaper Date, edition: SectionPagenumber. Author’s Last name, First name. 10. Question 10 5 Points The correct format of the date in MLA is 1. March 29, 2021 2. 29 March 2021 3. 3/29/2021 11. Question 11 5 Points What must appear on the top right corner of each page? 1. 2. 3. 4. just your last name the date your last name and number of the page just the number of the page 12. Question 12 5 Points Which of the following formats is correct in a citation from a book? 1. Title of the Book. Author’s Last name, First name. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. 2. Author’s Last name, First name. Title of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. 13. Question 13 5 Points The transitional word however expresses 1. cause-effect 2. contrast 3. time sequence 14. Question 14 5 Points Highlighting and annotating important facts and ideas as you read are not effective ways to keep track of information. They are just a waste of time. 1. True 2. False 15. Question 15 5 Points The title of your essay must be 1. centered 2. to the left 3. to the right 4. It does not matter. 16. Question 16 5 Points Select the correct statement. 1. Supporting details do not have anything to do with the topic sentence (thesis statement). 2. Supporting details are everything that we write in a paragraph or essay. 3. Supporting details are facts and ideas that prove or explain the main idea of a paragraph (essay) as expressed in the topic sentence (thesis statement). 17. Question 17 5 Points Transitions are linking words and phrases that connect the details and pull the paragraph together. 1. True 2. False 18. Question 18 5 Points The transitional word after expresses 1. contrast 2. comparison 3. time sequence 19. Question 19 5 Points The transitional word therefore expresses 1. cause-effect 2. contrast 3. comparison 20. Question 20 5 Points A paraphrase is a restatement, in your own words, of a paragraph, passage, or reading selection. It is a condensed (shortened) rewording of each sentence or key idea in the order in which it appears in a reading. 1. True 2. False Purchase answer to see full attachment Explanation & Answer: 20 Questions Tags: communications Student has agreed that all tutoring, explanations, and answers provided by the tutor will be used to help in the learning process and in accordance with our company’shonor code & terms of service.
