Assessing writing

Which genre of writing includes tasks like greeting cards and personal letters?

• Job-related writing

• Academic writing

• Technical writing

• Personal writing

What type of writing focuses on producing appropriate vocabulary and grammar within sentence-length tasks?

• Extensive writing

• Imitative writing

• Intensive writing

• Responsive writing

Which microskill involves expressing a particular meaning in various grammatical forms?

• Producing cohesive discourse devices

• Correctly applying syntactic structures

• Differentiating between literal and implied meanings

• Expressing meaning with varied grammar

Which skill is classified as a macroskill of writing?

• Correct spelling of words in English

• Use of culturally specific references in text

• Writing with accurate phoneme-grapheme matching

• Proper tense and pluralization usage

The purposes of paraphrasing include the following, EXCEPT:

• restates something in one’s own language and style.

• elicit a paraphrase of a sentence or paragraph.

• create variety in how a paragraph is expressed.

• devise alternative wording and phrasing to convey meaning.

Fill in the blank with appropriate words or phrases: “When writers string two or more paragraphs together in a longer text, they attempt to articulate a thesis or ________ with clearly stated ________.

What is a key feature of an essay rated 'Excellent to Good' (20–18) in Organization?

• Missing introduction and conclusion

• Poorly written introduction with unclear order of ideas

• Well-written title, strong introduction, and logical conclusion

• Incomplete ideas, written in a rushed way

An essay rated 'Unacceptable' (5–1) in Style and Quality of Expression typically:

• Makes use of precise vocabulary

• Has no concept of sentence variety or register

• Uses appropriate register for the audience

• Reflects an awareness of conciseness