NSCAS Practice Writing

Name the step of the writing process in which you would check for punctuation mistakes.

• publishing

• drafting

• revising

• editing

Name the part of the writing process that you are in if you are thinking about a topic and what you're going to write about.

• prewriting

• drafting

• revising

• publishing

Name the part of the Writing Process you are in when you are writing a beginning, middle, and end in complete sentences.

• prewriting

• drafting

• editing

• publishing

These charts can be used in the __ Stage.

• Revising

• Drafting

• Prewriting

• Editing

The correct order for the steps of the Writing Process are

• Prewriting, revising, drafting, editing, publishing

• Publishing, editing, drafting, revising, prewriting

• Prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing

• publishing, editing, revising, drafting, prewriting

In this step of the writing process you fix misspelled words.

• revising

• editing

• drafting

• planning

Which part of the writing process involves organizing your ideas before you start writing?

• Prewriting

• Drafting

• Revising

• Editing

What is the main purpose of the revising step in the writing process?

• To check for grammar errors

• To organize ideas

• To improve content and structure

• To publish the final draft

In which step of the writing process do you focus on correcting punctuation and spelling errors?

• Drafting

• Revising

• Editing

• Publishing

Which of the following is a characteristic of a strong thesis statement?

• It is a question

• It is a fact

• It is specific and arguable

• It is a general statement