Brainstorming Techniques and Steps

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What is the purpose of brainstorming according to the text?

To critique ideas individually

To organize ideas in a group

To generate ideas freely without judgment (correct)

To perfect the grammar of ideas

What is the main benefit of sharing ideas within a group during a brainstorming session?

To compete with classmates

To receive feedback from others (correct)

To criticize others' ideas

To eliminate one's own ideas

Which stage of the process approach to writing involves discussing ideas freely and solidifying them before drafting?

Pre-writing stage (correct)

Revising

Drafting

Publishing

During brainstorming, why are students advised not to worry about grammaticality and punctuation marks?

To focus on generating ideas freely Signup and view all the answers

What activity involves generating ideas based on a given set of guidelines individually?

Cubing Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of the process approach to writing involves discovering what one wants to say?

Drafting Signup and view all the answers

Which brainstorming technique allows the learner to generate ideas alone and use their imagination freely based on a given topic?

Mapping Signup and view all the answers

What is the most complex approach to free writing that involves writing to discover one's thoughts on a specific topic?

Looping Signup and view all the answers

Which type of graphic aid is most suitable for representing continuous relationships or trends, such as in narrative or process descriptions?

Line charts Signup and view all the answers

What do graphic aids help present visually so that trends and relationships among numerical quantities can be easily understood?

Numerical quantities Signup and view all the answers

What kind of material represents the text or written part of technical pieces of writing?

Prose Signup and view all the answers

Which brainstorming technique generates a large number of ideas, preparing students well for writing?

Clustering Signup and view all the answers

How should flow sheets be read?

From top to bottom and left to right Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of labeling each part of a device in a diagram?

To provide clarity and understanding Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between a sentence outline and a topic outline?

The level of detail provided Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason drawings are sometimes used instead of photographs?

To show lines and details more clearly Signup and view all the answers

Which type of outline is widely used in engineering research?

Dewey Decimal outlines Signup and view all the answers

In what direction should figures in a technical report be read?

From left to right and top to bottom Signup and view all the answers