What is paraphrasing?
a. Repeating the words of the text exactly
b. Writing down your own ideas about a topic
c. Restating the material in the text in your own words
d. None of these describes paraphrasing.
[Ques. 2] What is
true of focused free writing?
a. It is always graded immediately by the teacher.
b. It can promote writing fluency.
c. Punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors are circled in red by the teacher to help students improve.
d. None of these is true.
[Ques. 3] Why is writing considered a catalyst for learning?
a. It is a tool for thinking.
b. It leads to an ongoing process of self-knowledge.
c. It aids metalinguistic reflection.
d. All of these are reasons.
[Ques. 4] Prereading prompts given to guide writing in reading response journals may be provided to
a. activate prior knowledge and related experiences.
b. encourage students to draw conclusions and adjust previous predictions.
c. lead students to make applications of themes.
d. do none of the above.
[Ques. 5] In content areas other than English, mini-lessons in writing should focus on
a. writing to express knowledge.
c. sentence-combining.
b. mechanics of writing.
d. all of the above.
[Ques. 6] A writer is always transacting with
a. a personal environment.
c. a cultural environment.
b. a social environment.
d. all of the above.
[Ques. 7] When assigning written reports to students, a teacher should
a. stress organizational skills before starting the process.
b. guide students through the report-writing experience before they are asked to write independently.
c. encourage the use of multiple sources of information.
d. do all of the above.
[Ques. 8] When a paper is read for general impression and overall effect, the grading is said to be
a. analytic.
c. incidental.
b. holistic.
d. none of the above.
[Ques. 9] Writing journals
a. must be evaluated formally for a grade.
b. should not be evaluated formally for a grade.
c. should be highly polished with respect to mechanics.
[Ques. 10] Students are most motivated to write
a. when they are going to write about something of personal significance to them.
b. when they have assigned topics, so that they know exactly what to do.
c. when they are being graded on the product.
d. None of the above motivates students to write.