Creative Writing Final Exam

1) Amy Cuddy did a study on how “power poses” affect people. (2) She is a social psychologist at Harvard University. What is the most effective way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

• A Amy Cuddy did a study on how “power poses” affect people she is a social psychologist at Harvard University.
• B Amy Cuddy did a study on how “power poses” affect people, a social psychologist at Harvard University.
• C Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist at Harvard University, did a study on how “power poses” affect people.
• D Amy Cuddy did a study, at Harvard University and with a social psychologist, on how “power poses” affect people.

(13) According to the National Association for Music Education, one study showed that they scored, on average, 63 points higher on the verbal part of the SAT and 44 points higher on the math part. How can Maria improve the clarity of sentence 13? (TEK:9C)

• A.Change one to that
• B.Change showed to suggested
• C.Change the math part to the other
• D.Change they to students in music classes

3) But online networking promotes short, superficial connections. (4) It is very popular with teens today. What is the most effective way to combine sentences 3 and 4?

• A But online networking, which is very popular with teens today, promotes short, superficial connections.
• B But online networking promotes short, superficial connections, it is very popular with teens today.
• C But online networking that promotes short, superficial connections, it is very popular with teens today.
• D But online networking promotes short, superficial connections with teens today, which it is very popular.

4) Most teens are absorbed with their own daily activities, they rarely think about the fact that human civilization has been around for a long time. What is the correct way to write sentence 4?

• F Most teens are absorbed with their own daily activities. Rarely thinking about the fact that human civilization has been around for a long time.
• G Most teens are absorbed with their own daily activities and rarely think about human civilization. Which has been around for a long time.
• H Most teens are absorbed with their own daily activities and rarely think about this fact, human civilization has been around for a long time.
• J Most teens are absorbed with their own daily activities and rarely think about the fact that human civilization has been around for a long time.

5) It’s astounding to me that one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the United States is what Texas has. What is the most effective way to revise sentence 5?

• F Because it’s astounding to me, Texas has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the United States.
• G It’s astounding to me what Texas has being one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the United States.
• H It’s astounding to me that Texas has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the United States.
• J As astounding as it is, it’s also shocking that Texas has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the United States.

6. In the "ATMS Background" section, what is typically introduced?

• A) A list of characters or settings from the story
  

• B) The author, title, and a brief summary of the main idea or characters
  

• C) The thesis statement and conclusion
  

• D) A detailed critique of the evidence used in the essay

8. Which of the following could NOT be used as a hook?

• question
• quote
• statistic
• thesis statement

7. Identify the parts of the body paragraph.

• Thesis statement, explanation, example
• Topic sentence, example, explanation, concluding sentence
• Hook, thesis statement, example
• Topic sentence, hook, explanation

9. Which of the following transitions could NOT be used to introduce an example in a body paragraph?

• For instance,
• For example,
• To illustrate,
• Finally,

10. Which of the following would be an appropriate hook for the following prompt: “Write an essay explaining how love can cause pain.”

• I am going to write about how love can cause pain.
• Are you in pain?
• How does love cause pain in a relationship?
• 20% of couples have stated that they have experienced some type of pain at least once in their relationship.