Chapter Exercises

This activity contains 20 questions.

"Revising" literally means

seeing again. writing again. repeating. writing correctly.

Revising the basic elements does not involve which of the following?

making sure that each sentence is capitalized checking for an interesting title ensuring that each paragraph deals with one controlling idea checking that the introduction and conclusion are interesting and do what they are supposed to do

The ________ should be short and should fit the subject of the paragraph.

supporting details sentences title final statement

Your title should give a hint about the ________.

conclusion, introduction, and thesis subject, purpose, or focus subject, object, and predicate beginning, middle, and end

Writer's block is caused by

poor writing ability. dislike of writing. fear of failure. boring topics.

What adjective can be used to describe a successful title?

boring touchy lengthy catchy

Prewriting prevents writer's block by

giving you time to research a topic.letting you write without judgment of what's "right."getting rid of the bad ideas before you start your paper.making you write in an organized manner.

________ means the thesis and topic sentence all lead to the same point.

CoherenceUnityDevelopmentSupport

If a paragraph is unified, all of its ________ are related to one central idea.

sentencesparagraphsobservationsdetails

An essay is unified when ________.

its topic sentences are all related to the thesis statement its body paragraphs each discuss only one idea A and Bnone of the above

The main focus when revising for coherence is

format.grammar and spelling.specific detail.transitions.

Topic sentences should relate back to the thesis to create ________.

flow confusion unity logic

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Label each thesis statement for an essay. OK--good thesis statement B--too broad N--too narrow A--announcement T--topic Why my parents divorced

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Label each thesis statement for an essay. OK--good thesis statement B--too broad N--too narrow A--announcement T--topic Yesterday it rained all afternoon.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Label each thesis statement for an essay. OK--good thesis statement B--too broad N--too narrow A--announcement T--topic Allison met her husband on the Internet.

Which of the following revision checklist questions concerns a global view?

Do your sentences show clear relationships among ideas?Is your word usage correct?Are your main ideas clearly related to your thesis statement?Is your language appropriate?

What are global-view concerns?

documentation and citationsessay-level revisionsreading your essay aloudsentence-level revisions

Which of the following is not a global-view concern?

omitted words thesisaudiencepurpose

This revision activity involves substituting words for what you have cut.

adding materialcutting materialreplacing materialmoving material

This revision activity involves inserting needed words.

adding materialcutting materialreplacing materialmoving material

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Chapter Exercises

"Revising" literally means

Revising the basic elements does not involve which of the following?

The ________ should be short and should fit the subject of the paragraph.

Your title should give a hint about the ________.

Writer's block is caused by

What adjective can be used to describe a successful title?

Prewriting prevents writer's block by

________ means the thesis and topic sentence all lead to the same point.

If a paragraph is unified, all of its ________ are related to one central idea.

An essay is unified when ________.

The main focus when revising for coherence is

Topic sentences should relate back to the thesis to create ________.

Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer.

Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer.

Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer.

Which of the following revision checklist questions concerns a global view?

What are global-view concerns?

Which of the following is not a global-view concern?

This revision activity involves substituting words for what you have cut.

This revision activity involves inserting needed words.