Mona is the team leader for the peer education program on teenage pregnancy prevention. Recently, a ...

Mona is the team leader for the peer education program on teenage pregnancy prevention. Recently, a rumor is going around that she got pregnant, but nobody knows for sure. The rumor is not true. How is the false rumor going to affect her credibility as a peer educator?
 
  a. Increase because she has extensive knowledge on the subject
  b. Increase because she is well-liked by all students
  c. Decrease because her expertise has become questionable
  d. Decrease because she is not aggressive and dynamic enough

Ques. 2

Jeri reads an essay question on an exam, and spends several minutes thinking about how to answer it. The long pause before starting to write is an example of:
 
  a. local planning
  b. global planning
  c. knowledge telling
  d. reviewing

Ques. 3

Paraphrasing is a way to effectively judge and evaluate the speaker.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Ques. 4

According to research by Matsuhashi, most writers take long pauses (e.g., more than 5 seconds):
 
  a. after every word
  b. after every unusual word
  c. at the border between ideas such as after a sentence
  d. only at major transitions such as paragraphs

Ques. 5

According to Gould's study of writing business letters, which of the following statements is correct concerning planning?
 
  a. subjects spend the majority of their time planning
  b. subjects are more likely to engage in global planning than local planning
  c. subjects tend to plan much more when they dictate rather than write a business letter
  d. subjects spend the majority of their time actually writing words on the paper

Ques. 6

Now that Pete has enough money he decided to buy a new PC. He goes into a store and asks a salesperson about different brands. The salesperson says that their most expensive model is the best and that's the one that Pete would need if he wants to succeed in college. Pete is not sure whether he should trust her advice because of the salesperson's
 
  a. Motives
  b. Expertise
  c. Dynamism
  d. Warmth and friendliness

Ques. 7

Never begin a sentence with because. This principle is consistent with:
 
  a. a focus on knowledge telling rather than knowledge transforming
  b. a focus on translating rather than planning
  c. a focus on procedure application rather than problem solving
  d. a focus on communication rather than composition

Ques. 8

Most adults' perspectives are consistent and do not change much over time.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Ques. 9

Which of the following is not a cognitive process in writing?
 
  a. planning
  b. executing
  c. translating
  d. reviewing