39 Questions
What type of paper involves presenting an opinion or claim, evaluation, and proposing a policy?
Argumentative paper
Which type of paper breaks down an idea into its parts and evaluates it?
Analytical paper
At which stage of the writing process is the main claim and purpose confirmed?
Revising
What is the purpose of identifying transitional strategies in writing?
To identify and evaluate transitional strategies
At which stage of the writing process would you check against your outline?
Revising
What is the main purpose of checking paragraph-level structure?
To check paragraph-level structure
What is the purpose of managing sentence length?
To manage sentence length for clarity
What is the purpose of a detail reading of your text?
To get a fresh perspective on your writing
Which stage of writing involves Confirming Purpose and Main Claim?
Revising
What is the primary focus of the Revising stage in writing?
Evaluating and refining content
Identifying and Evaluating Transitional Strategies is part of which stage of writing?
Revising
What is the primary goal of the Editing stage in writing?
Improving sentence-level clarity and grammar
What is the purpose of detail readings of the text in a time when you are fresh and free?
To get a fresh perspective on your written work
Which stage of writing involves checking for errors in spelling and punctuation?
Proofreading
What is the advantage of asking a class fellow or family member to read over your work?
To get an extra perspective on your written work
Why is it important not to trust too much on grammar checking software?
It may not catch all errors
What part of a cover letter contains personal information or why you are applying for a job?
Body of the letter
What type of ending is used when you end a cover letter by saying that you will call to follow up within a week?
Complimentary
What is necessary when writing a formal letter?
Date, name, and contact details
What is the main content of a letter?
Body of the letter
What is the purpose of a scholarship?
To help the cost of a student's studies
Who is typically eligible for a scholarship?
Both talented and needy students
What type of job application form is commonly used?
Both email and paper job application
What is important when writing a scholarship form?
Both explaining the aim and mentioning goals
To make value judgments or claims of personal attributes more credible in a cover letter, what should you do?
Substantiate the claims by backing them up with examples
What is the recommended length of a cover letter?
One page or less
What is the recommended spacing in the format of a job application?
Single space
What is the recommended font size for a job application?
12
What type of letter is written for searching or seeking a job?
CV
How should a job letter be written?
Formal
What should the first paragraph of a job application contain?
Personal information
What is the purpose of the first sentence of the body of a memo?
States the purpose of the memo and/or what action the reader needs to take
What type of charts or graphs are pictographs?
Bar charts
A non-formal report written in the form of a letter is similar to a
Business letter
Which of the following is not a form used to write a non-formal report?
App
What is the mood of a sentence that starts with a verb in writing instructions?
Imperative mood
What is the meaning of the word 'endeavor'?
Try
What is the structure of online help screens and websites?
Nonlinear
What is the concise word for 'having a meeting'?
Meet someone
Study Notes
Writing Process
- Confirming Purpose and Main Claim is part of Revising in writing.
- Identify and Evaluate Transitional Strategies is part of Revising in writing.
- Identifying and Checking Support for Major Claims is part of Revising in writing.
- Check Against Your Outline is part of Revising in writing.
- Checking on a Paragraph Level is part of Revising in writing.
- Manage Sentence Length is part of Editing in writing.
- Strengthen the Grammatical Core of the sentence is part of Editing in writing.
- Detail readings of the text in a time when you are fresh and free to give you a fresh perspective on your written essay is part of Proofreading in writing.
Job Applications
- The cover letter should be more than one page long.
- The space should be single space in the format of a job application.
- The font size should be 12 or 14.
- The font style should be Time New Roman or Arial.
- The job letter should be formal.
- The first paragraph of the job application contains personal information.
- There are four types of job application forms: Filling in a blank form, Form of a letter, Form of a memorandum, and Formal of a notice.
- A non-formal report written in the form of a letter is similar to a business letter.
Types of Letters
- A memorandum is almost like a simple letter.
- Emos are a less formal way of communication as compared to business letters.
- A non-formal letter is similar to a business letter.
Reports
- Online help screens and websites have a nonlinear structure.
- Pictographs are a type of bar charts.
- The purpose of the first sentence of the body of a memo is to state the purpose of the memo and/or what action the reader needs to take.
Writing Tone
- To set a writing tone appropriate, it's a big challenge for a low-tech audience.
Cover Letters
- The body of the cover letter contains personal information, educational information, or experiences, and thanks to the employer.
- The ending of the cover letter can be complimentary, active, aggressive, or personal.
- A complimentary type of ending is used when we end our cover letter by saying that we will call to follow up within a week.
Scholarships
- The purpose of a scholarship is to help the cost of a student's studies.
- Scholarships are mostly given to needy students and talented students.
- The scholarship form should be formal.
- When writing a scholarship form, it's important to explain the aim of gaining the scholarship, mention career and educational goals, and write formally.
Types of Papers
- An argumentative paper can be an opinion, evaluation, policy proposal, or all of these.
- An analytical paper breaks down an idea into its subparts, evaluates the issue or idea, and shows this breakdown and evaluation to the essay readers.
- An expository paper explains an idea or concept.
- An explanatory paper explains why something is happening or how it works.
This quiz assesses understanding of revision strategies in writing, including confirming purpose and main claim, identifying transitional strategies, and checking support for major claims.
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