Writing Principles Quiz

The main point of a paper, which you try to support through research, is called __________.

• an outline

• a thesis statement

• the organization

• the topic sentence

What is a source card?

• A card included in military supplies to show the source of origin.

• A description of the contents of MREs (Meals Ready to Eat).

• A card for a speech that contains one word that serves as a prompt.

• A card used to record publication data for resources being used during research for a project such as a paper or speech.

Lydia asked you to review her paper for errors and clarification. You were impressed that the paper stayed on the subject and was easy to read, and that you didn't find any errors in spelling, grammar, or information. You did think the paper contained a lot of extra and unnecessary information, so what principle of writing should you tell Lydia to improve?

• Unity

• Clarity

• Brevity

• Accuracy

Read the following sentence and select the option that correctly indicates the grammatical error. “When writing papers, keep in mind accuracy, clarity, brevity and completeness, coherence, unity, have someone review for errors, revise, and rewrite it.”

• It is a run-on sentence.

• It is a sentence fragment.

• It is a grammatically correct sentence.

• It is a complete sentence with a clear message.

The beginning of a paper or written speech is known as (a/an) __________.

A __________ is the final part of a paper or written speech.

(A/An) __________ is the main part of a paper or written speech.

__________ are used to collect data for a report or paper.

__________ are used to record the title, author, publisher, copyright date, and place of publication.

It is important to __________ your readers into your paper, so make sure you have a catchy and exciting introduction.