English 101 Test 1 Exam Questions with Correct Answers

Four Purposes of an English Composition Course - Answer-to develop interest, stimulate interest in world affairs, to acquire better skills in grammar Define Literacy - Answer-ability to read, write, do math Illiteracy - Answer-the inability to read, write and do math Test of a Well-Educated Person - Answer-can think & reach, can communicate, can appreciate beauty, can develop a philosophy of life, can develop their resources, sensitive to large spiritual order and knows at least one language beyond the native tongue Why writing is important? - Answer-improves thinking skills, improves confidence, improves other skills 3 characteristics of good writing - Answer-interesting, clear, concise 3 stages of writing process - Answer-prewriting, writing, rewriting 3 important prewriting techniques - Answer-mapping, brainstorming, free-storming assumptions about writing - Answer-recursive, powerful means of learning what the left hemisphere does - Answer-deals with speech, language, and writing parts of a paragraph - Answer-topic sentence, details and conclusion functions of a paragraph - Answer-summarize parts, separate into blocks, organize thoughts good reasons for journal keeping - Answer-record of events, repository benefits of keeping a journal - Answer-improves writing, improves spiritual life, improves thinking topic sentence - Answer-main point proofreading - Answer-requires one to look for and correct errors recursive - Answer-writing is not smooth but proceeds in fits and starts