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e-Quiz: Pre-Writing Skills(Annotating, Brain Storming, Etc.)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of writing/typing four to five strong ideas for a position that you take (Pro's or Con's) on a particular subject is called _____.

a)

Annotating

b)

Conclusion

c)

Rephrasing Thesis Statement

d)

Brain Storming

2.

As you read a text, you write notes in the margins about questions that you have having read the text. This process is called _____.

a)

Annotating

b)

Brain Storming

c)

Rephrasing the Thesis Statement

d)

Writing the Thesis Statement.

3.

The T-Chart used in our Pre-Writing Skills sessions, was used for _____.

a)

Brain Stormig

b)

Annotating

c)

Writing the Thesis Statement

d)

Rephrasing the Thesis Statement.

4.

Often, you find when you have annotated a text well, the _____ to questions about the text are easier to determine.

a)

Opinions

b)

Thesis Statement

c)

Answer

d)

Topic

5.

After reading the opening scene in the e-Excerpt: Forbidden City- A Novel of Modern China, what inference do you draw about the father's location?

a)

The father is siting in a rocking chair in the living room.

b)

The father is leaning over the kitchen table.

c)

The father is in his study walking back and forth.

d)

The father is in his study leaning back in his chair.

6.

What is the formula for writing a good thesis statement?

a)

Prompt Sentence Stem + (Subject + Opinion & Two "Becauses")

b)

SOB2

c)

Prompt Sentence Stem + (Subject & Two "Becauses")

d)

Prompt Sentence Stem + (Subject & One "Because")

7.

When writing the persuasive essay on, Is Racial Profiling Justified or Not Justified?, you referred to a song by John Legend and Com'on. What was the name of that song?

a)

"Selma"

b)

"Glory"

c)

"Racial Profiling"

d)

"Just Us"

8.

A good persuasive paper will effectively _____ the reader that you have a logical point of view on a given subject.

a)

Dismiss

b)

Neutralize

c)

Engage

d)

Convince

9.

In which part of your persuasive essay do find the rephrased thesis statement? In _____.

a)

the Conclusion

b)

the Introduction

c)

the Body

d)

any part of the essay

10.

A(n) _____ is a summary of the argument in the body of your paper.

a)

Supporting Idea

b)

Thesis Statement

c)

Annotation Marking

d)

Conclusion