English II Semester 1 Exam

A personal narrative tells a story about real-life events in the writer's life and

• ends with a call for action.

• explains the significance of those events.

• almost always ends badly.

• should strongly argue a controversial topic.

A personal narrative is

• sometimes written from first-person point of view.

• always written from third-person point of view.

• sometimes written from third-person point of view.

• always written from first-person point of view.

A narrative's theme

• is the same as its plot.

• is a general insight about life or people.

• should include an antagonist and protagonist.

• personal narratives don't have a theme.

A thesis statement is

• a sentence explaining a commonly used method of organizing a research paper.

• a short analysis of the author's purpose that appears at the end of a magazine

• is only required in papers that will be published.

• a concise, tightly focused idea that you are trying to demonstrate.

A topic sentence

• tells what the entire piece is about.

• disagrees with the thesis statement.

• introduces the main idea of its paragraph.

• is only necessary in the intro paragraph.

In the first steps of the pre-writing process, it's important to figure out your

• page requirement.

• your peer-editing partner.

• point or purpose of your paper and your audience.

• is only necessary in the intro paragraph.

Brainstorming is part of

• prewriting process

• revising process

• editing process

• manufacturing process

An efficient way to organize information before beginning to write an essay is to

• just start writing and see what happens.

• fill out an outline.

• search the internet for papers on similar topics.

• ask how other students are organizing their papers.

If you're going to insert information that you found in another source, it's important to

• rephrase or quote directly, but be sure to cite your source.

• make sure you put it into your own words.

• make sure that it's not traceable back to its original source.

• quote the information word for word.

Why is it important to provide evidence and examples when defending a claim in writing?

• It gives you credibility to your writing.

• it proves you're a good writer.

• It's necessary for every type of writing.

• it's not really important to provide evidence.