REVIEW QUIZ in COR 002 Reading and Writing Skills

Choose one among the sentences that shows coherence and cohesion.

• While we wanted to continue toward town, we had to rest.

• My friends and I went to mall now played.

• Margot stayed up late to watch the hockey game she went to bed

• That moment that a trucker offered us a ride.

Which property of a well-written text constitutes proper paragraphing and logical order of presentation of ideas?

• Coherence

• Cohesion

• Organization

• Appropriate Language Use

To achieve a well-written text, organization of ideas must be observed. Which of the following can be used to achieve organization?

• Punctuation Marks

• Appropriate Language Use

• Unbiased Language

• Physical Format

"In the morning, the first thing I do is make my bed. Then, I go to the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. After that, I eat my breakfast."  What technique is used to achieve ORGANIZATION on the given text?

• Chronological Order

• Signal Words

• Structure

• Physical Format

"When I walked in the door of my friend's bedroom, the first thing I noticed was a large bed on the wall. In front of his bed, I saw a gray carpet on the floor. Above the bed, there is a beautiful picture and an old clock. As I  turned to the left, I saw a wardrobe and a big mirror." What technique did the writer use in organizing the details of the text to achieve coherence and cohesion?

• Chronological

• Emphatic

• Spatial

• Time-order

This property of a well-written text can be achieved through these three (3) ways: Chronological, Spatial, and Emphatic. What is it?

• Appropriate Language Use

• Cohesion and Coherence

• Mechanics in Writing

• Organization

It provides the framework upon which the text is organized. It consists of the following: Beginning, Middle, End (Introduction, Body, Conclusion).

• Appropriate Language Use

• Physical Format

• Signal Words

• Structure

“In 1937, Zora Neale Hurston traveled to Haiti and wrote “Their Eyes Were Watching God” in seven weeks; the book was published in the same year. She died in 1960, penniless, with all her books out of print. However, her book was reprinted in 1978.” What technique of organizing details was used in the example to achieve coherence and cohesion?

• Chronological

• Emphatic

• Spatial

• Organization

"𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 has three main theories. 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 purports that all the features of the society can historically be traced back to economic activities. 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 in capitalist societies is what produces unjust structures of power that exist today. 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 would be the next rational step for the development of human society." One of the three techniques was used in the example to achieve organization. It is seen in how the text physically appears like the underlined texts. What is it?

• Appropriate Language Use

• Physical Format

• Signal Words

• Structure

It is when information found in a paragraph is arranged to emphasize certain points depending on the writer’s purpose. The coherence of the paragraph is established in one of two ways: (a) from least to most important, or (b) from most to least important.

• Chronological

• Emphatic

• Spatial

• Topical