TRS601_General Knowledge Test 1

1. Distinguishing fact from opinion allows reader to get the full meaning of the reading.

• True
• False

2. An opinion is defined simply as a person's ideas and beliefs a particular subject.

• True
• False

3. Which is NOT included in features of statements of opinion?

• Connotation
• Tone
• Bias
• Signal Phrases
• Fact Check

4. Which is NOTa signal phrase for statements of opinion.

• As reported by
• In my opinion
• From my perspective
• It is thought that
• Is considered

5. A fact is a piece of information that is known to be true.

• True
• False

6. A tone of factual statements in which an author provides information about a topic without inserting his or her personal evaluation on the topic.

• Informative
• Enumerative
• Evaluative

7. A tone of factual statements in which an author supplies a list of objects , concepts, ideas, and so on that fall under a given construct, again, without adding opinions about the concept.

• Informative
• Enumerative
• Evaluative

8. A piece of writing that examines the good and the bad aspects of a work of art, a political campaign, a college course, or some other effort.

• Judgement
• Opinion + Fact
• Critique

9. Which is NOT included in characteristics of critiques?

• Eliminate
• Evaluative remarks
• Evidence
• Criteria
• Reasonable

10. Understanding implications and your own inferences allows you to get the full meaning of a reading, not just what an author explicitly stated.

• True
• False