ENG 121 QUIZ
Weel 2 Grading Summary These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions, and comments from your instructor, are in the "Details" section below. | Date Taken: | 6/6/2013 | Time Spent: | 14 min , 27 secs | Points Received: | 9 / 10 (90%) | | Question Type: | # Of Questions: | # Correct: | Multiple Choice | 10 | 9 | | |

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1. | Question : | In narrative writing, which organizational method is most common? | | | Student Answer: | | alphabetical order | | | | general-to-specific order | | | | spatial order | | | | chronological order | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 2. | Question : | Narration is | | | Student Answer: | | creative tension | | | | storytelling | | | | a moral | | | | dramatic structure | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 3. | Question : | One of the most common mistakes students make when choosing a topic is to select one that is too | | | Student Answer: | | complicated | | | | broad | | | | narrow | | | | research based | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 4. | Question : | When you edit a paper, you | | | Student Answer: | | fine-tune your writing | | | | consider individual elements and details | | | | focus on taking a big-picture view of the paper (asking if it is complete, focused, well structured, and coherent) | | | | a & b only | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 5. | Question : | While there is not a strict formula for the structure of a paper, all good papers have a strong | | | Student Answer: | | introduction, body, and conclusion | | | | topic, outline, and research | | | | sense of vocabulary, effective transitions, and thesis statement | | | | thesis statement, introduction, and conclusion | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 6. | Question : | Choose the correct order of the steps in the writing process. | | | Student Answer: | | draft, revise, proofread and check format | | | | plan, generate ideas, draft, revise, edit, proofread and check format | | | | generate ideas, plan, draft, edit, revise, proofread and check format | | | | draft, proofread and check format ,generate ideas, plan, revise, edit | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 7. | Question : | Description seeks to involve readers by helping them | | | Student Answer: | | see, hear, touch, smell, or taste | | | | express their personal feelings on a subject | | | | tell a story | | | | learn more about research | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 8. | Question : | Papers at Ashford University must conform to | | | Student Answer: | | APA format | | | | MLA format | | | | Chicago format | | | | any of above as long as they are done well | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 9. | Question : | A thesis statement is: | | | Student Answer: | | the same thing as the topic | | | | the same thing as the focus | | | | a sentence that makes an assertion about your topic | | | | almost always implied | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 10. | Question : | Which of the following is NOT an example of a personal paper assignment? | | | Student Answer: | | Discuss your research on the theory of evolution | | | | Recall a situation where you attempted something important and failed. | | | | What is your opinion about school vouchers? | | | | Identify a time when you were embarrassed. | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | |

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Week 3 Question : | To improve sentence clarity, you should generally follow the words this, that, these, those with a | | | Student Answer: | | noun | | | | pronoun | | | | verb | | | | article | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 2. | Question : | Revision is generally | | | Student Answer: | | the least consuming part of the writing process | | | | not always necessary | | | | the most consuming part of the writing process | | | | the same thing as editing | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 3. | Question : | English has _____basic sentence types: | | | Student Answer: | | five | | | | two | | | | three | | | | four* | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 4. | Question : | The editing process | | | Student Answer: | | is about the big-picture view | | | | considers individual elements and details of a paper | | | | is the same thing as revision | | | | looks only at grammar | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 5. | Question : | To improve your writing flow, you should vary sentence length, which is an example of | | | Student Answer: | | tying ideas together | | | | sentence variety | | | | subject-verb agreement | | | | repetition | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 6. | Question : | A good proofreading strategy is | | | Student Answer: | | read aloud to yourself | | | | proofread backwards | | | | have someone else proofread for you | | | | all of the above | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 7. | Question : | Identify the following sentence type: “After the instructor sent an email to the student, she realized she had the wrong email address.” This sentence is an example of a | | | Student Answer: | | simple sentence | | | | compound sentence | | | | complex sentence | | | | compound-complex sentence | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 8. | Question : | Identify the following sentence type: “The instructor sent the student an email, but the student did not respond.” | | | Student Answer: | | simple sentence | | | | compound sentence | | | | complex sentence | | | | compound-complex sentence | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 9. | Question : | The four primary goals of revision are to make sure your paper is | | | Student Answer: | | complete, focused, well structured, and coherent | | | | relevant, error-free, properly formatted, and spellchecked | | | | planned, revised, edited, and proofread | | | | creative, focused, proofread, and publishable | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 10. | Question : | Making the decision in a paper to use the word “stingy” vs. the words “careful with money” is an example of | | | Student Answer: | | language choice | | | | clarity and conciseness | | | | spelling and grammar | | | | punctuation and sentence structure | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | |

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Week 4 Question : | Which of the following pronouns is typically used when writing from the personal, first-person perspective? | | | Student Answer: | | we | | | | they | | | | you | | | | I | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 2. | Question : | In order to avoid repeating common words while writing a description, one should consider | | | Student Answer: | | using overused verbs, adjectives, and adverbs | | | | using nouns, pronouns, and prepositions | | | | substituting descriptive terms for overused verbs, adjectives, and adverbs | | | | develop a more interesting topic | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 3. | Question : | Which parts of speech are particularly useful in description? | | | Student Answer: | | nouns and pronouns | | | | conjunctions and prepositions | | | | adjectives and adverbs | | | | definite articles and relative pronouns | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 4. | Question : | Essays that include personal details from your life are considered | | | Student Answer: | | argumentative | | | | autobiographical | | | | analytical | | | | persuasive | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 5. | Question : | As the writer of a descriptive essay, you should | | | Student Answer: | | carefully select details that support, explain, and enhance the story | | | | make sure you have conflict, characters, rising action, and a conclusion | | | | use common expressions so the reader feels the story is easy to read | | | | make sure you use very few words so the reader does not get bored | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 6. | Question : | Effective description requires | | | Student Answer: | | chronological order | | | | a specific theme | | | | carefully chosen language | | | | all of the above | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 7. | Question : | Using words like things, stuff, and lots of prevents a descriptive essay from | | | Student Answer: | | being specific | | | | being written in first person point of view | | | | being written in third person point of view | | | | using spatial order | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 8. | Question : | Descriptive language refers to words that | | | Student Answer: | | are derived from Latin | | | | are derived from Old English | | | | connote strong emotions and compelling imagery | | | | are not typically used in normal writing | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 9. | Question : | Your text mentions that one way to help readers visualize what you are describing is to | | | Student Answer: | | develop the theme | | | | avoid emotional responses | | | | read the essay aloud | | | | compare it to something they might already know | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | 10. | Question : | Essays that express the author’s point of view are sometimes called | | | Student Answer: | | reflective papers | | | | opinion papers | | | | combination papers | | | | response papers | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | |

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