ENC 1101--Reading Quiz, Ch. 4-6

According to our text, a chronological approach to organizing your essay is which of the following?

• You discuss details as they occur in space, or from certain locations

• Supporting material is arranged in a clear time sequence

• You save the most compelling evidence for last

• The essay starts out easy to grasp, then moves on to more complex ideas

According to our text, a simple to complex approach to organizing your essay is which of the following?

• Starting out with easy to grasp evidence, then moving on to something more complex

• You discuss details as they occur in space

• You save the best for last

• Supporting material is arranged in a clear time sequence

According to our text, a spatial approach to organizing your essay is which of the following?

• You discuss details as they occur from certain locations

• You save the best for last

• Evidence is in ABC order

• The evidence starts out easy then gets hard

According to our text, an emphatic approach to organizing your essay is which of the following?

• You discuss details in ABC order

• You discuss details as they occur in space

• You save the most compelling evidence for last

• You start out with something easy, then get difficult

What is a topic sentence?

• It usually states the main point in support of the thesis, the paragraph's main idea

• It is your general plan of development

• It specifically mentions which pattern of development you are using

• It's at the "top" of the paragraph

According to the article, "Friending, Ancient or Otherwise," humans evolved through _____?

• Cave drawings

• Writing

• Giving gifts, such as jewelry

• Speaking

Which sentence is written correctly (does not have a dangling modifier)?

• As a young boy, his grandmother told stories of her years as a migrant worker.

• Thumbing through the magazine, my eyes automatically noticed the perfume ads.

• To provide comic relief, heat waves and blizzards are attributed to the weather forecaster.

• Reluctantly, our family gave the dog to a neighbor.

Which sentence does NOT have a stereotype?

• If you need help with your laptop, just ask a computer geek.

• Did you see a chiropractor or a real doctor for your back problems?

• Everyone in the South prefers the Confederate flag.

• If you need a plumber, call that new woman plumber.

• Since my dad is in the hospital, he buzzes the nurse when he needs something.

Choose the sentences that are written correctly. There are TWO answers.

• The teacher said they had asked thoughtful questions.

• I told them the bouquet was her's.

• All the other job applicants were far more experienced than me.

• When Delaney and she first met, they despised each other.

• The headwaiter told Kim, Stanley, and I that we could be seated.

Which sentence is written with proper pronoun-antecedent agreement?

• One of the ballerinas lost their balance.

• Neither the dogs nor the cat plays with the neighbors.

• The boy picked up their homework.

• If someone thinks they have the flu, they should stay home!