AST101 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS UOFT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS UPDATED 2025/2026
Paramedic method - CORRECT ANSWES -- -Circle the prepositions (of, in, about, for,
onto, into)
-Draw a box around the "is" verb forms
-Ask, "Where's the action?"
-Change the "action" into a simple verb
-Move the doer into the subject (Who's kicking whom)
-Eliminate any unnecessary slow wind-ups
-Eliminate any redundancies
- Flip top-heavy sentences
- Look for excessive normalization and abstractions
Parenthetical Definition - CORRECT ANSWES -- uses a synonym or clarifying phase to
explain meaning of an unfamiliar word
Sentence definition - CORRECT ANSWES -- Includes the term being defined, the group
to which it belongs and its distinguishing charactersitics
Paragraph definition - CORRECT ANSWES -- An extended definition breaks down a
term into smaller terms which are then again defined. Often gives extensive details
including history
Abstraction - CORRECT ANSWES -- - A word trap
- Replacing a concrete word with an abstract form
- These words do not express meaning, rather point in the direction of a meaning
- Indicate lack of clarity
Nominalizations - CORRECT ANSWES -- - Word trap when excessive
- Convert another part of speech into a noun
- They remove energy from a sentence and simply increase complexity
Cliches - CORRECT ANSWES -- - Word trap
- Stereotyped expression
- Expresses popular thought or idea but has lost originality and impact
- Indicate lackluster writing without creativity from author
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS UPDATED 2025/2026
Paramedic method - CORRECT ANSWES -- -Circle the prepositions (of, in, about, for,
onto, into)
-Draw a box around the "is" verb forms
-Ask, "Where's the action?"
-Change the "action" into a simple verb
-Move the doer into the subject (Who's kicking whom)
-Eliminate any unnecessary slow wind-ups
-Eliminate any redundancies
- Flip top-heavy sentences
- Look for excessive normalization and abstractions
Parenthetical Definition - CORRECT ANSWES -- uses a synonym or clarifying phase to
explain meaning of an unfamiliar word
Sentence definition - CORRECT ANSWES -- Includes the term being defined, the group
to which it belongs and its distinguishing charactersitics
Paragraph definition - CORRECT ANSWES -- An extended definition breaks down a
term into smaller terms which are then again defined. Often gives extensive details
including history
Abstraction - CORRECT ANSWES -- - A word trap
- Replacing a concrete word with an abstract form
- These words do not express meaning, rather point in the direction of a meaning
- Indicate lack of clarity
Nominalizations - CORRECT ANSWES -- - Word trap when excessive
- Convert another part of speech into a noun
- They remove energy from a sentence and simply increase complexity
Cliches - CORRECT ANSWES -- - Word trap
- Stereotyped expression
- Expresses popular thought or idea but has lost originality and impact
- Indicate lackluster writing without creativity from author
