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Final Bootcamp Competition!!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

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1.

Which sentence below correctly blends the following quote?


“Boredom was pervasive...covering content almost always won out over deeper inquiry” (Mehta & Fine).

a)

Mehta and Fine thought innovative schools would be engaging students, but, “boredom was pervasive...covering content almost always won out over deeper inquiry” (Mehta & Fine).

b)

For example, Mehta and Fine thought innovative schools would be engaging students, but “boredom was pervasive...covering content almost always won out over deeper inquiry” (Mehta & Fine).

c)

For example, Mehta and Fine thought innovative schools would be engaging students, but: “boredom was pervasive...covering content almost always won out over deeper inquiry” (Mehta & Fine).

d)

For example, Mehta and Fine researched some schools. “boredom was pervasive...covering content almost always won out over deeper inquiry” (Mehta & Fine).

2.

What are the three essential parts of a blended quote?

a)

Transition, Summary, Quote

b)

Transition, Lead, Quote

c)

Transaction, Little information, Quotient

d)

Transition, Lead, Summary

3.

Which organizational pattern best fits the writing prompt?


What was the root cause of the opioid crisis in American, and what has been the outcome in the targeted rural counties in America?

a)

Argumentative

b)

Sequential

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Problem and Solution

4.

Which organizational pattern best fits the writing prompt?


After viewing the documentary on the Flint Water Crisis and reading the book An Enemy of the People, what are the similarities and differences between the responses to whistleblowers?

a)

Cause and Effect

b)

Topical

c)

Problem and Solution

d)

Compare and Contrast

5.

13. Which sentence below correctly blends the following quote?


“Almost immediately, Flint residents began telling their elected officials that there was something wrong with the water, which smelled terrible, tasted like metal and seemed to give them skin rashes” (Smith, Bosman, & Davey).

a)

There was clearly “something wrong with the water” and it “seemed to give them skin rashes” (Smith, Bosman, & Davey).

b)

In the aftermath of the water change, [Flint residents] noticed something “almost immediately,” noticing that [the water] “seemed to give them skin rashes” (Smith, Bosman, & Davey).

c)

“Almost immediately”, the people of Flint noticed that “there was something wrong with [it]” Smith, Bosman, & Davey).

d)

In the aftermath of the water change, there was clearly “something wrong with the water” and it “seemed to give [Flint residents] skin rashes” (Smith, Bosman, & Davey).

6.

Which of the following list contains 1st person pronouns that you should avoid in your writing?

a)

Shows, means, says

b)

You, yours, their

c)

The reader, the audience, one

d)

We, mine, ours

7.

Review the quote and the analysis. Then, identify the major issues presented in the analysis.


In Romeo and Juliet, after Juliet learns that Romeo is a member of her family’s sworn enemy, she laments, “What's in a name? that which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet” (2.1.47-49). Juliet reveals her inner feelings that family names do not matter because she says that roses would smell just as sweet if they were called something else. I believe that she is implying that Romeo, albeit a Montague, would be just as lovely to her if he had a different family name.

a)

The analysis is incorrect, Juliet is actually talking about a rose in a garden, not her family name

b)

Use of the word “shows” instead of more descriptive, complex vocabulary word.

c)

Use of the phrase “I believe” in the analysis

d)

There is nothing wrong with this analysis

8.

Review the quote presented below. Select the BEST sentence of analysis.

"We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom. We lived in the gaps between the stories.” - Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

a)

By mentioning that the Handmaids were people not in the papers, she strongly implies that these women had no place in society. Their entire purpose in life was to fulfill the needs of others; they were not allowed to live for themselves.

b)

By mentioning that the Handmaids were people not in the papers, I would argue that these women had no place in society. Their entire purpose in life was to fulfill the needs of others; they were not allowed to live for themselves.

c)

By mentioning that the Handmaids were people not in the papers, this shows that she strongly implies that these women had no place in society. Their entire purpose in life was to fulfill the needs of others; they were not allowed to live for themselves.

d)

In the quote she mentions that the Handmaids were people not in the papers, she strongly implies that these women had no place in society.

9.

What are the three essential parts of an introduction?

a)

Hook, summary, quote

b)

Transition, Lead, Quote

c)

Hook, Bridge, Thesis

d)

Bridge, Thesis, Closer

10.

Identify the type of hook used.


When you stroll into your math class, the sense of dread immediately comes over you. You see the dreaded directions: “Take out your notebook.” You know what the next 60 minutes will be: a mind numbing, soul sucking sludge through lecture, notes, and practice.

a)

Analogy

b)

Allusion

c)

Vignette

11.

Identify the type of hook used.


Just like Jay Z decision to leave behind his books in pursuit of his true passion of music and hop hop demonstrates, formal academic education as seen in high school and college does not always provide the only path to success.

a)

Analogy

b)

Allusion

c)

Vignette

12.

Identify the type of closer used.


The consequences of not speaking up against the archaic and senile teaching methods still being pushed against high school students are dire: global economy, war, climate change, automation all need drastic solutions. The future world changers of the world deserve an education worthy of the challenges that face them.

a)

Echo the Hook

b)

Challenge the reader

c)

Look to the future

13.

Identify the type of closer used.


Next time you find yourself in an academic class faced with another hour long lecture and notes, challenge yourself to demand more of your educators.Speak up, offer solutions and alternatives, and demand that your education is held to higher standards of engagement and excellence.

a)

Echo the Hook

b)

Challenge the reader

c)

Look to the future

14.

Which sentence below correctly blends the following quote?

“There was no reproach either in their faces or in their hearts, only the knowledge that they must die in order that he might remain alive, and that this was part of the unavoidable order of things” (Orwell).

a)

In reality, Winston saw in his mother’s face “no reproach,” and he knew that the party made families choose “the unavoidable” fate of death to keep their loved ones alive (Orwell).

b)

In reality, Winston saw in his mother’s face “no reproach,” the party made families choose, “the unavoidable” fate of death to keep their loved ones alive (Orwell).

c)

Winston saw in his mother’s face “there was no reproach,” he knew that the party made families choose “the unavoidable order of things” like the fate of death to keep their loved ones alive (Orwell).

d)

In reality, his mother’s face had “no reproach,” and he knew that the party made families choose “ they must die in order for the unavoidable” fate of death to keep their loved ones alive (Orwell).

15.

Review the quote and the analysis. Then, identify the major issues presented in the analysis.


In his Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy said, “What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence and lawlessness, but is love” (Kennedy). This means the people in the US need to love one another.

a)

Use of the word “this” instead of identifying what part of the quote is being analyzed

b)

Use of the words “means” instead of a more descriptive, complex verb

c)

The analysis only repeats what the quote says in different words instead of analyzing its meaning

d)

All of the above