English Writing Skills Quiz 1

What does it mean to be critical?

• Following along with the text

• Accepting all conclusions without scrutiny

• Making distinctions, interpretations, and conclusions

• Reading passively

What is rhetoric?

• The art of following instructions

• The art of passive listening

• The art of storytelling

• The art of persuasive speaking or writing

What are the conditions of a rhetorical situation?

• Genre, context, and culture only

• Purpose, context, and culture only

• Genre, purpose, and stance only

• Genre, purpose, stance, context, and culture

What is a paraphrase?

• A restatement of an author's ideas using your own words

• An analysis of the original text

• A direct copy of the original text

• A summary of the original text

What is the goal of a paraphrase?

• To confuse the readers

• To make the text shorter

• To help readers grasp a complex idea

• To change the original meaning

What does analysis involve?

• Looking at the structure of the text

• Summarizing the text

• Evaluating the text

• Paraphrasing the text

What does evaluation mean?

• Deciding whether a text does its job well

• Summarizing the text

• Paraphrasing the text

• Analyzing the text

What is the purpose of a writing portfolio?

• To show the growth of writing and critical thinking abilities

• To demonstrate work in progress without any context

• To collect random pieces of writing

• To showcase only perfect final drafts

What is the purpose of a rubric?

• To confuse the readers

• To summarize the text

• To execute the intention of the writer

• To evaluate the text

What is the main goal of evaluation and ongoing revision?

• To execute the intention of the writer

• To confuse the readers

• To match intention with execution

• To summarize the text