Chapter Exercises

This activity contains 20 questions.

What do you call the sequence of activities that leads to a finished piece of writing?

prewritinghomeworkthe writing ritualthe writing process

________ means rewriting the draft of the paragraph to make changes in the structure and the order of sentences and content.

RevisingEditingMappingFreewriting

________ includes making changes in the choice of words, in the selection of details, in punctuation, and in the patterns and kinds of sentences.

FreewritingRevisingEditingBrainstorming

What does it mean to revise your essay?

to proofreadto developto start overto re-see the whole and then rework it

What is the first stage of the writing process discussed in this chapter?

OutliningPlanningInventionGeneration

Which parts of the writing process may overlap?

writing and revising onlyprewriting and writing only revising and editing only All four parts may overlap.

Which of the following words are the "question words" used by journalists?

huh? hmm? how?who? what? when? where? how? why? which? wherefore? whatever? why?who? what? when? where? how? which? whomever?

What does it mean to freewrite?

to write in whatever direction that occurs to you without stopping to set down a structured and orderly selection of pointsto jot down ideas on a regular basisto plan by talking with a peer response group

When you put your ideas down in the form of a "tree" of ideas that circle around a common thought, what are you doing?

clustering using the divide-and-conquer techniquejournal writingoutlining

What is the purpose of prewriting?

to create a finished documentto help you explore a subjectto fulfill the assignmentto improve your grammar

Prewriting includes which of the following?

draftingorganizingplanningall of the above

One great way to generate ideas when you prewrite is to cluster, which is when you

discuss your ideas with a friend or group of friends. list as many ideas as you can so one thought can lead to another. connect new ideas that are related with circles and lines. write about whatever comes to your mind for about five minutes.

	True or False: When revising, you should always make sure your spelling, punctuation, and word choice are clear before moving on to editing.

	True False

Marking your list of ideas and then clustering the related ideas into separate lists is ________.

keeping a journal freewriting brainstorming mapping

Which statement below is false?

Writing is a cyclical process, which means that at any point you may loop in and out of other stages. The writing process begins the minute you get a writing assignment. A writer moves among all stages of the writing process in no particular order. Every writer approaches a writing project in the same way.

Who could you ask to help you find editing errors in your paper?

a family member a tutor a friend all of the above

Which of the following is not listed as an error to catch while proofreading?

mechanicspunctuationsynonymsgrammar

What is the mission during the prewriting stage of the writing process?

adding details and examples writing the topic sentence checking mechanics stimulating thinking

Your ________ is made up of the people who will read your writing.

clustering freewriting audience purpose

Of the various planning strategies you have encountered in this chapter, which have you tried before? Which have worked well? Which might you try this term? Why? Answers may vary.

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