WorksheetsPretest_Definition and Classification/Exemplification
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is the best definition of the word “EDUCATION”?
Education is the key to success.
Education is the process of systematic instruction in order to impart knowledge or skill.
Education is the action or process of educating or of being educated.
Education involves going to school, training, and application of knowledge and skills.
This pattern of development explains a concept, term, or subject. Its main purpose is not only to tell what something means or is, but also what something does, what something is used for, what something looks like, etc.
Description
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Classification
Which of the following is not an example of exemplification/classification?
Schools can be classified according to the pupils’ ages and type of education.
There are two types of school: primary and secondary.
Primary schools can be subdivided into infant and junior schools.
Schools are organizations that provide instructions.
The root-meaning of the name (from Gothic root gheu; Sanskrit hub or emu, "to invoke or to sacrifice to") is either "the one invoked" or "the one sacrificed to." From different Indo-Germanic roots (div, "to shine" or "give light"; thes in thessasthai "to implore") come the Indo-Iranian deva, Sanskrit dyaus (gen. divas), Latin deus, Greek theos, Irish and Gaelic dia, all of which are generic names; also Greek Zeus (gen. Dios, Latin Jupiter (jovpater), Old Teutonic Tiu or Tiw (surviving in Tuesday), Latin Janus, Diana, and other proper names of pagan deities. Which technique in writing a definition essay was used in developing the paragraph above?
a. b. c. d.
Collocation
Etymology
Synonyms
Negation
Which of the following is an example of formal type of definition?
Poverty is a noun which refers to the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.
Poverty is a debility due to malnutrition.
Poverty means lack of fertility.
Poverty is a hindrance to success.
This type of definition expresses the meaning of an idea or word that has components of both informal and formal definitions, but is presented in a longer, paragraph format.
Formal Definition
Informal Definition
Extended Definition
Limited Definition
This technique in writing a definition is by associating the word or expression you are trying to define with something else not necessarily synonymous with it.
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Contrast
Comparison
True freedom means the ability to think, feel, say, or act however one chooses. It is a state where the bars of bondage do not exist. Unfortunately, the widening gap between the haves and have nots means that some are now shackled by their lack of education. Americans can attain real freedom when everyone has the same educational opportunities. What type of definition is used to develop the paragraph?
Formal Definition
Informal Definition
Extended Definition
Limited Definition
Which pattern of development is commonly used in the sciences, humanities, and business?
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Passion is usually collocated with the terms “love” and “lust.” While these three words are not only compared but also contrasted in the sample text above, they are most often defined in terms of each other because they share a common semantic feature of “intense liking.” Which technique in writing a definition essay was used in developing the paragraph above?
Collocation
Etymology
Synonyms
Negation
Which of the following paragraph applied the classification pattern of development?
Amnesia is a disease with symptoms of lack of memory or incomplete memories of the events. It can be spontaneous and often temporary. Memories come back in chronological order, starting with the oldest.
A diet can be described as a plan for drinking and eating that is fixed to the amount and the type of foods and drinks that one has to ingest in order to achieve a specific lifestyle. There are several types of diets that can be divided according to their aims, such as: diets which concern making changes with one's weight; diets which are prescribed to people with certain diseases; diets which one follows according to his or her views and values.
It was my second day on the job. I was sitting in my seemingly gilded cubicle, overlooking Manhattan, and pinching my right arm to make sure it was real. I landed an internship at Condé Nast Traveler. Every aspiring writer I’ve ever known secretly dreamt of an Anthony Bourdain lifestyle. Travel the world and write about its most colorful pockets.
In the end, life goes on. I’m not sure why he had to leave during the single most poignant chapter in my life. So, I won’t dwell on that. Instead, I’ll hold tightly to these three ideals and write about Karaköy in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district. Dad will be with me every step of the way.
Which pattern of development is applied when things are divided into groups, classes, or categories?
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Classification
Which technique in writing a definition essay refers to when the writer first says something is not, and then says what it is.
Collocation
Etymology
Synonyms
Negation
What type of definition is used in the following sentence? Freedom, also referred to as liberty or independence, is a state people reach when they are free to think and do whatever they please.
Formal Definition
Informal Definition
Extended Definition
Limited Definition
Which pattern is best to use to expound the following topic in a paragraph?
Should we keep guns? I think we should keep guns for protection. If we didn’t have guns, how would we protect ourselves if someone broke into your house, they would have a weapon and what would you have?
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