After gathering details about a topic, the writer must
a. decide how to arrange the details.
b. choose which details to keep and which to discard.
c. collect additional details if needed.
d. all of the above
Ques. 2Which of the following types of supporting details are commonly used in information reading?
a. Facts and statistics
b. Examples
c. Quotations
d. All of the above
Ques. 3Which of the following is not a step in focused freewriting?
a. Write for at least five minutes.
b. Check for grammar errors.
c. Write freely on a specific topic.
d. Keep writing as long as you can.
Ques. 4A topic sentence or thesis statement usually has two parts: a specific topic and
a. a general subject to which the topic belongs.
b. many details about the topic.
c. a special feature or feeling about the topic.
d. none of the above.
Ques. 5Which of the following is a useful strategy to search for a topic?
a. clustering
b. freewriting
c. listing
d. all of the above
Ques. 6Which type of paragraph answers who? what? when? where? and why? about an experience?
a. expository paragraph
b. descriptive paragraph
c. argument paragraph
d. narrative paragraph
Ques. 7Which type of paragraph supports an opinion or claim with strong details?
a. narrative paragraph
b. argument paragraph
c. descriptive paragraph
d. expository paragraph
Ques. 8In academic texts, the authors are generally experts in their fields and the information is usually accurate and trustworthy.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 9The closing sentence of a paragraph should tie back to the topic introduced in the beginning.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 10For most college writing assignments, your own thoughts will be enough and you will not need to collect additional information.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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