Nazarene College English Quiz: Reading and Writing
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What is the term for the people who will read your writing?

  • Audience (correct)
  • Reader
  • Feedback
  • Writer

What is the primary purpose of writing?

  • Publicity
  • Awareness
  • Goal
  • Purpose (correct)

Which of the following is not a category of writing?

  • Persuasive
  • Expressive
  • Descriptive (correct)
  • Narrative

What is the attitude or tone adopted by a writer?

<p>Tone (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the central point that an essay develops or supports?

<p>Thesis Statement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the sequence in which ideas are presented in an essay?

<p>Order (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the order of arrangement of ideas from least to most important?

<p>Emphatic (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a draft in the context of writing?

<p>The first whole version of all your ideas put together (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the connection of all points in a body paragraph to form a whole?

<p>Unity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using specific details in examples?

<p>To illustrate the main point (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of finding and correcting problems with content in a writing piece?

<p>Revision (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the final stage of the writing process where the writing piece is released to the public?

<p>Publishing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common error in writing?

<p>Shifting point-of-view unnecessarily (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should you do before moving to peer review?

<p>Complete a self-review (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of double-spacing in a printed copy?

<p>To allow room to mark corrections (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How should you approach editing your paper?

<p>Review your paper for one type of error at a time (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the minimum number of sentences recommended for an introductory paragraph?

<p>5-6 sentences (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step in organizing an essay?

<p>Create a outline (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What fallacy occurs when the general rule is applied even when it should be an exception?

<p>Accident (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of fallacy occurs when the direction between cause and effect is reversed?

<p>Slippery slope (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What fallacy involves assuming that two concepts are similar in some ways and also in other ways?

<p>False analogy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of fallacy occurs when the opposition's position is twisted to make it easier to refute?

<p>Straw man (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What fallacy occurs when an argument contradicts itself?

<p>False dilemma (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of academic writing provides an overview of a specific topic?

<p>Literature Review (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which documentation style is commonly used in natural, physical, and natural sciences?

<p>APA (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of paper presents interpretations and analyses of a phenomenon based on experiments and previous information?

<p>Research Report (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What part of a research paper contains a summary of the research findings and conclusions?

<p>Abstract (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What part of a research paper explains the current state of the field and identifies research gaps?

<p>Literature Review (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What part of a research paper describes how the experiments or tests were conducted?

<p>Methodology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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