Quiz: Foundations of Writing

In which stage of the writing process would the author transfer ideas from an outline to an essay format?

• Prewrite

• Draft

• Revise

• Edit

Which piece of Figurative Language is represented in this statement:

His situation is putting me between a rock and a hard place

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Idiom

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which of the Six Traits of Writing is considered to hold the information together and can be easily comprehended by the reader?

• Presentation

• Convention

• Ideas

• Organization

Which piece of Figurative Language is represented in this statement:

You could've knocked me over with a feather

• Oxymoron

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

In which stage of the writing process would the author use index cards to organize research into possible body paragraphs?

• Draft

• Edit

• Revise

• Prewrite

Which piece of Figurative Language is represented in this statement:

Tonight was an angry sky

• Simile

• Personification

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which of the Six Traits of Writing is concerned with the use of rich, colorful, and precise language?

• Sentence Fluency

• Conventions

• Word Choice

• Voice

In which stage of the writing process would the author present his/her research to the class in the form of a presentation?

• Draft

• Revise

• Edit

• Publish

Which piece of Figurative Language is represented in this statement:

Her eyes shone like diamonds

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In which stage of the writing process would the author make a list of possible topics and narrow it down to one?

• Prewrite

• Revise

• Draft

• Edit