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WorksheetsEnglish 111 - Final Exam Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is one of the purposes of Free-writing?
a)
to enable a writer to create his or her BEST draft immediately
b)
to enable a writer to get "warmed up" in the writing process
c)
to require fewer revisions
2.
What is one important difference between EDITING & REVISING
a)
Revising might result in major changs while editing focuses on grammar & punctuation
b)
Revising is the process of checking your essay for plagiarism while editing involves changes to organization
c)
Revising requires doing more research on a topic while editing does not
3.
Which of the following are examples of primary sources?
a)
eyewitness accounts, field reports, and historical documents
b)
Scholarly books & articles
c)
Encyclopedias, textbooks, reviews
4.
Why is considering audience important when writing?
a)
You can decide what should and what should not be included in your writing
b)
You can give the audience an opportunity to respond to your writing
c)
You can decide if you need to spend more time proofreading
5.
What is most important to consider when selecting sources?
a)
the author
b)
the date published
c)
the accuracy of the information
6.
Which of the following would indicate that a source is biased?
a)
it considers multiple points of view on the topic
b)
it contains out-dated information on the topic
c)
it considers only one or a very limited point of view on the topic
7.
What should you do FIRST when developing a research plan?
a)
create a thesis
b)
create an annotated bibliography (annotations)
c)
choose a possible topic and analyze your rhetorical situation (SOAPSTONE)
8.
Why is it important to make sure that your topic is narrow enough?
a)
It enables you to use abstract, general statements
b)
it enables you to address specific information that will be easier to find and manage
c)
It enables you to find more possible sources for your research
9.
What should you consider when analyzing the rhetorical situation?
a)
audience purpose stance genre medium and design
b)
creativity, experimental ism, audience, and budget
c)
mode, reader, philosophy, description, and grammar
10.
What is the definition of genre?
a)
the effect the writer wants to have on the reader
b)
demographic info. about the audience
c)
a pattern of writing with particular conventions
11.
Which of the following is the best definition for a "thesis statement"?
a)
the statement that identifies the sub-topics of the text
b)
the statement that identifies the topic of the text along with the claim the author is making about it
c)
the statement that alerts the reader to the best counter-arguments in an essay
12.
Which of the following is the best example of a "thesis statement" for a formal, college essay?
a)
Pete Rose should not be eligible for the Hall of Fame, but he should be permitted to contribute to the MLB in other ways.
b)
Should Pete Rose really be eligible for the Hall of Fame?
c)
Pete Rose is an abomination to real baseball fans, and only lunatics would vote him into the Hall of Fame.
13.
What is "Plagiarism"?
a)
using another writer's exact words enclosed by quotation marks and followed by an in-text citation
b)
using other people's words and ideas without acknowledgement
c)
acknowledging sources in your text
14.
Which of the following does NOT need to be cited?
a)
direct quotes from an interview you conducted
b)
the opinions or assertions of others
c)
information that most readers are likely to know
15.
Which of the following statements would be the best thesis for an Argumentative essay?
a)
George H. W. Bush was America's 41st president
b)
I believe dancing is a sin
c)
Contrary to common sense, wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle increases the chances of injury, at least to adult riders.
16.
Your neighbor is trying to convince you not to hire "Steve" as a carpenter. Which of the following statements is the most Logical argument for why Steve would do an inadequate job of fixing your deck's handrail?
a)
Steve is a known adulterer and has been philandering for years
b)
Your neighbor's friend, Jim, is the best carpenter in the country
c)
Steve built steps at your neighbors home and the specifications did NOT meet code
17.
Which of the following is an opinion?
a)
George H. W. Bush was America's 41st President
b)
Wearing a helmet makes riding a bicycle more dangerous for adults
c)
Pluto is no longer a planet
18.
The following two statements: Sixty-seven percent of voters support laws permitting concealed weapons. You should too! : are an example of which type of logical fallacy?
a)
faulty casuality
b)
bandwagon appeal
c)
false analogy
19.
According to MLA format, what goes in the upper-right hand corner in the header of your document?
a)
Last name and page number
b)
title
c)
nothing
20.
According to MLA format, what line-spacing should you use for your documents?
a)
single
b)
triple
c)
double
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