Jessica and Juan were neighbors in elementary school.
a) elementary school
b) were
c) Jessica and Juan
d) neighbors
Ques. 2Matt's idea for addressing the problem of homelessness sounds feasible to me.
a) idea
b) sounds
c) addressing
d) problem
Ques. 3My brother is an excellent fashion designer.
a) excellent
b) fashion
c) is
d) designer
Ques. 4You can _____ a reading by agreeing or disagreeing with one of its ideas.
a) react to
b) summarize
c) refute
d) reread
Ques. 5When using the critical thinking process to evaluate what you are reading, which of the
following questions would you ask yourself?
a) Does the reading include sense details?
b) Does the writer reach logical conclusions based on his or her evidence?
c) What type of process is the writer describing?
d) What does my instructor say about this reading?
Ques. 6When you restate the author's main idea in a reading, give some of the ideas used to explain
it, and give some examples the author used to explain the ideas, you are _______.
a) plagiarizing
b) researching
c) summarizing
d) illustrating
Ques. 7A summary of a reading should include _____.
a) a directional process
b) the author and title of the article you are summarizing
c) a dominant impression
d) the author biography
Ques. 8Which of the following is not a signal phrase?
a) Dr. Lee notes
b) Professor James pointed out
c) Governor Madison claims
d) The examiner likes
Ques. 9Which of the following is not a way to handle objections in an argument essay?
a) refute the objection
b) concede an objection
c) turn the objection into an advantage
d) ignore the objection