Reading and Writing

Below are the variety of ways to find

a writing topics that the writer's

use. EXCEPT:

• Brainstorming

• Freewriting

• Interviewing

• Clustering or mapping

One of the better and popuplar methods of discovering your writing topics.

All you need to do is begin at the top of a sheet of paper and list down everything that come into your mind as fast as you can for a certain amount of time. (Say 5 mins. for example)

• Freewriting

• Brainstorming

• Clustering or mapping

• None of the above

The aim of brainstorming exercise is to produce a logical flow of ideas but to provide yourself with as many choices for your topic as possible.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The aim of brainstorming exercise is (NOT) to produce a logical flow of ideas but to provide yourself with as many choices for your topic as possible.

Clustering or mapping is another technique that you can use to find your writing topic. Start by writing a word or phrase at the center of the page and encircle it; this becomes your:?

• Maintopics

• Subtopics

• Supporting ideas

What method is shown in the picture that can use to find a writing topic?

• Brainstorming

• Freewriting

• Clustering or mapping

Brainstorming and clustering or mapping, use lists, words, and phrases

• TRUE

• FALSE

Uses the force of narration to draw a steam of connected ideas out of the writer's mind. This method is writing down your thoughts nonstop, in the exact order, language, and form in that you think them.

• Brainstorming

• Clustering or mapping

• Freewriting

"FREEWRITING"

The good thing about this pre-writing method is that it maintains some coherence between the writer's thought

• TRUE

• FALSE

DEFINING PRE-WRITING

The second stage of the writing proces is pre-writing, which pertains to defferent techniques that help you discover ideas before writing the first draft of a paper. I

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The (first, not second) stage of the writing proces is pre-writing, which pertains to defferent techniques that help you discover ideas before writing the first draft of a paper.

DETERMINING THE WRITING SITUATION

The pre-writing stage begins with knowing the kind of paper that you will be required to write.

• TRUE

• FALSE