Properties of a Well-Written Text

Properties of a

Well-Written Text

UNITY

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements do you agree with?

• An effectively written text establishes a clear controlling idea.

• An effectively written text remains focused on the main idea in all its parts.

• An effectively written text may not be arranged in any manner as long as details and examples are provided to develop the ideas.

• An effectively written text chooses words regardless of audience and purpose.

• An effectively written text may have some errors in grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and spelling

Poll

I find writing compositions a breeze.

• Yes

• No

Not all may find writing to be a pleasurable activity. But, since we cannot avoid it, let's recall how it is put together.

Multiple Choice

Write the correct order of the sentences:

TOPIC SENTENCE: People do it everyday.

A. On the way, they may enter a sweepstakes in the hopes of winning a ticket to a Black Pink concert, or maybe even a new SUV.

B. And then, when they have decided on their purchases, they enter private information without giving it a thought.

C. They dump every possible wish into their shopping carts, knowing they can cast each one aside before they finalize their purchases.

D. They log on to their favorite website and browse for hours, checking out bargains.

E. With a keystroke, they release their personal data into what may or may not be a secure zone.

CLINCHER SENTENCE: Despite what much of the public believes, internet shopping is not safe.

• D-C-A-E-B

• D-C-A-B-E

• D-C-B-A-E

• C-D-A-B-E

Here's the correct order. Read the arranged paragraph:

In the previous lesson, you learned about these properties. In this lesson, we shall talk about UNITY (something our nation badly needs at the moment ;-) ).

UNITY

each paragraph has only one main idea (expressed in the topic sentences) and that all other sentences and details in that paragraph revolve around that main idea.

Multiple Choice

¹People do it everyday. ²They log on to their favorite website and browse for hours, checking out bargains. ³They dump every possible wish into their shopping carts, knowing they can cast each one aside before they finalize their purchases. ⁴On the way, they may enter a sweepstakes in the hopes of winning a ticket to a Black Pink concert, or maybe even a new SUV. ⁵And then, when they have decided on their purchases, they enter private information without giving it a thought. ⁶With a keystroke, they release their personal data into what may or may not be a secure zone. ⁷Despite what much of the public believes, internet shopping is not safe.

The topic sentence is...

• at the beginning

• in the middle

• in the end

• implied

Multiple Choice

The clincher provides a:

¹It is premised that since food requires careful preparation and special skills, it should not just be brought to the table on a platter. ²Instead, it should be the subject of a performance. ³Thus, the table becomes the stage; the chef, the performer, and the diners, the audience. ⁴The performance starts when the chef puts on his red hat and begins to act his part. ⁵He cuts the vegetables with spritely movements, tosses in some seasoning, and, and then attends to the meat, the fish, or the seafood on hand. ⁶The vegetables dance on the grills at the chef’s command and jump into the diner’s plate. ⁷Applause or an encore may be inevitable, but of course, the test of the pudding is in the eating.

• conclusion

• topic sentence

• restatement

• summary

Multiple Choice

What supporting details are provided?

¹My son, John, is a very special child in our family of seven. ²His often-dirty face with large eyes is crowned with light brown hair. ³Unfortunately, his face is marred due to surgical stitches making it look like a road map. ⁴At three, he broke his arm trying to jump from one set of bunk beds to another. ⁵Undaunted, although very prone to accidents, he runs across the room always tripping over his own feet. ⁶Furthermore, feeling proud wearing his shirt by himself inside out, he loves to patter around on his shoes the same size as his ten-year old sister invariably worn on the wrong feet. ⁷He would never win any prize for neatness, but when I look at his face, I forget all his faults. ⁸On his face is plastered a smile – the biggest smile I have ever seen. ⁹And what I see is a very special boy. ¹⁰That’s John to us.

• examples

• reasons

• anecdotes

• characteristics

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the clinching sentence?

^A A doctor makes the mother feel her baby to give her satisfaction after her birth labor.

^B We wave to others to say hello or goodbye.

^C A father taps the shoulder of his son to boost the latter’s sagging morale after his defeat in a school contest.

^D A kiss on the cheek means so much.

^E A friend embraces another friend to drive away the latter’s loneliness.

^F A son hold his father’s hand in a final goodbye.

^G The mother caresses the newborn to give the baby a feeling of love and security that will be the foundation of the self.

^H These tactile simulations often send the most powerful messages.

^I Touch is our most intimate and powerful means of communication.

• A

• B

• H

• I

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the topic sentence?

^A A doctor makes the mother feel her baby to give her satisfaction after her birth labor.

^B We wave to others to say hello or goodbye.

^C A father taps the shoulder of his son to boost the latter’s sagging morale after his defeat in a school contest.

^D A kiss on the cheek means so much.

^E A friend embraces another friend to drive away the latter’s loneliness.

^F A son hold his father’s hand in a final goodbye.

^G The mother caresses the newborn to give the baby a feeling of love and security that will be the foundation of the self.

^H These tactile simulations often send the most powerful messages.

^I Touch is our most intimate and powerful means of communication.

• C

• D

• H

• I

Multiple Select

Which of the following should be omitted?

^A A doctor makes the mother feel her baby to give her satisfaction after her birth labor.

^B We wave to others to say hello or goodbye.

^C A father taps the shoulder of his son to boost the latter’s sagging morale after his defeat in a school contest.

^D A kiss on the cheek means so much.

^E A friend embraces another friend to drive away the latter’s loneliness.

^F A son hold his father’s hand in a final goodbye.

^G The mother caresses the newborn to give the baby a feeling of love and security that will be the foundation of the self.

^H These tactile simulations often send the most powerful messages.

^I Touch is our most intimate and powerful means of communication.

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the topic sentence?

^A After what had seemed an eternity, he was almost half-dead with barely enough strength to cling to the raft coming within his reach.

^B Distraught, the lone survivor prayed for rescue.

^C He had witnessed how the ship had sunk three days before.

^D He heard news of his wife leaving him for another man.

^E The boiler exploded and ripped its bottom.

^F Not a single lifeboat was lowered.

^G So sudden was the catastrophe that both the crew and the passengers were caught unaware.

^H He lost his lucky handkerchief.

^I Unless succor be coming soon, he would surely lapse into death, too.

• A

• B

• G

• I

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the clinching sentence?

^A After what had seemed an eternity, he was almost half-dead with barely enough strength to cling to the raft coming within his reach.

^B Distraught, the lone survivor prayed for rescue.

^C He had witnessed how the ship had sunk three days before.

^D He heard news of his wife leaving him for another man.

^E The boiler exploded and ripped its bottom.

^F Not a single lifeboat was lowered.

^G So sudden was the catastrophe that both the crew and the passengers were caught unaware.

^H He lost his lucky handkerchief.

^I Unless succor be coming soon, he would surely lapse into death, too.

• A

• B

• G

• I

Multiple Select

Which sentences should be omitted?

^A After what had seemed an eternity, he was almost half-dead with barely enough strength to cling to the raft coming within his reach.

^B Distraught, the lone survivor prayed for rescue.

^C He had witnessed how the ship had sunk three days before.

^D He heard news of his wife leaving him for another man.

^E The boiler exploded and ripped its bottom.

^F Not a single lifeboat was lowered.

^G So sudden was the catastrophe that both the crew and the passengers were caught unaware.

^H He lost his lucky handkerchief.

^I Unless succor be coming soon, he would surely lapse into death, too.

• A

• C

• D

• F

• H