Question 1

Early in the prewriting phase, writers should give some serious thought to all of the following except their
A. subject.
B. audience.
C. purpose.
D. spelling.

Question 2

One kind of verb, called a/an _______ verb, expresses the action that the subject is performing.
A. linking
B. helping
C. action
D. prepositional

Question 3

Two or more words that mean nearly the same thing are
A. synonyms.
B. opposites.
C. pronouns.
D. homonyms.

Question 4

In the writing process, after you've narrowed down your topic, you can use the _______ technique to view a topic from different perspectives.
A. questioning
B. matching
C. persistence
D. linking

Question 5

According to your online text, the most important key to writing a good first draft is
A. thinking out loud.
B. engaging your readers' intellect.
C. thinking out of the box.
D. engaging your readers' emotions.

Question 6

A group of related sentences that develops one main idea is a/an
A. letter.
B. paragraph.
C. draft.
D. topic sentence.

Question 7

When clustering or _______, writers write an idea or a topic, usually one word, in the center of a piece of paper, then make associations and write them, branching out from the center.
A. freewriting
B. focused freewriting
C. mapping
D. brainstorming

Question 8

_______ is a part of the revision process that focuses on grammar and spelling.
A. Prewriting
B. Fact-checking
C. Proofreading
D. Brainstorming

Question 9

Most paragraphs contain one main idea to which all sentences relate. The _______ states this main idea.
A. body of the paragraph
B. implied position
C. general topic
D. topic sentence

Question 10

Rethinking and rewriting your first draft and then making whatever changes, additions, or corrections are necessary to improve the paragraph is called
A. reiterating.
B. responding.
C. revising.
D. reconstituting.

Question 11

Every sentence must contain a subject and a
A. phrase.
B. verb.
C. noun.
D. preposition.

Question 12

A topic sentence must be
A. topical.
B. some kind of idea.
C. a complete sentence.
D. the first or last sentence of a paragraph.

Question 13

Regarding learning style, _______ learners are happy to work with others.
A. aural
B. visual
C. social
D. logical

Question 14

The essence of freewriting is
A. benefiting from peer feedback.
B. brainstorming.
C. patience.
D. free association.

Question 15

A topic sentence should have two parts-a topic and a
A. controlling idea.
B. body.
C. main thought.
D. phrase.

Question 16

Writing is a
A. magical ability that only a few are born with.
B. talent you either have or don't.
C. process consisting of a number of steps.
D. skill that isn't necessary for success.

Question 17

Most writers prewrite, write, and
A. plan the paper.
B. revise.
C. write the first draft.
D. jot down ideas.

Question 18

A method that many writers use to warm up and generate ideas is called
A. freewriting.
B. speedwriting.
C. inner-critic writing.
D. power writing.

Question 19

When you write in second person, you're acting the part of a/an
A. critic.
B. observer.
C. participant.
D. advocate.

Question 20

Ordering sentences in a paragraph through time is putting them in
A. space order.
B. order of importance.
C. time or chronological order.
D. recognizable order.