WGU D269 Composition Writing with a Strategy: Exam 2 -
Questions with Correct Answers
100 questions
1. Considering the medium (e.g., email, website, print) matters because:
A. Medium never matters
B. All media are identical
C. It only affects color
D. Each medium has different expectations for length, design and style
Correct Answer: D. Each medium has different expectations for length, design and style
Rationale: Medium shapes form.
2. Rhetorical choices include:
A. Paper weight
B. Word choice, organization, evidence and tone
C. Printer brand
D. Ink color
Correct Answer: B. Word choice, organization, evidence and tone
Rationale: Writer decisions.
3. The rhetorical triangle connects:
A. Speaker/writer, audience and message
B. Thesis, body and conclusion
C. Noun, verb and adjective
D. Author, editor and printer
Correct Answer: A. Speaker/writer, audience and message
Rationale: Aristotelian model.
4. Making an inference while reading means:
A. Copying a quote
B. Drawing a reasonable conclusion from clues in the text
C. Ignoring evidence
D. Guessing randomly
Correct Answer: B. Drawing a reasonable conclusion from clues in the text
Rationale: Reading between lines.
5. Genre refers to:
A. The writer's age
B. A category of writing with recognizable conventions, such as a memo, essay or report
C. The paper color
D. The topic only
Correct Answer: B. A category of writing with recognizable conventions, such as a memo,
essay or report
Rationale: Form and conventions.
6. An argumentative essay must include:
A. Only personal stories
B. No thesis
C. A clear claim supported by evidence and reasoning
D. Only questions
Correct Answer: C. A clear claim supported by evidence and reasoning
Rationale: Argument structure.
,7. The audience for a cover letter is usually:
A. A friend
B. A hiring manager or employer
C. A professor
D. A newspaper
Correct Answer: B. A hiring manager or employer
Rationale: Workplace genre.
8. A secondary audience is:
A. Additional readers who may read the text besides the main audience
B. The writer
C. The publisher only
D. Nobody
Correct Answer: A. Additional readers who may read the text besides the main audience
Rationale: Others who see it.
9. Reading a draft aloud helps writers:
A. Increase word count
B. Find sources
C. Format citations
D. Catch awkward sentences and errors
Correct Answer: D. Catch awkward sentences and errors
Rationale: Revision strategy.
10. Clustering (mind mapping) helps writers:
A. Visualize connections between ideas
B. Proofread
C. Format references
D. Count words
Correct Answer: A. Visualize connections between ideas
Rationale: Visual prewriting.
11. Narrowing a topic means:
A. Focusing a broad subject into a manageable, specific scope
B. Making the topic broader
C. Choosing a random topic
D. Avoiding research
Correct Answer: A. Focusing a broad subject into a manageable, specific scope
Rationale: Focus.
12. Looping is a prewriting technique in which writers:
A. Copy text repeatedly
B. Proofread twice
C. Format citations
D. Freewrite, select a key idea, then freewrite again on it
Correct Answer: D. Freewrite, select a key idea, then freewrite again on it
Rationale: Focused freewriting.
, 13. The first draft should mainly focus on:
A. Perfect grammar
B. Final formatting
C. Getting ideas down rather than perfection
D. Page numbers
Correct Answer: C. Getting ideas down rather than perfection
Rationale: Drafting mindset.
14. Writer's block can be addressed by:
A. Giving up
B. Freewriting, changing tasks or breaking work into smaller steps
C. Copying a paper
D. Waiting until the deadline passes
Correct Answer: B. Freewriting, changing tasks or breaking work into smaller steps
Rationale: Strategies.
15. When receiving feedback, a writer should:
A. Ignore all of it
B. Accept every comment without thought
C. Consider it thoughtfully and revise where it improves the work
D. Argue with reviewers
Correct Answer: C. Consider it thoughtfully and revise where it improves the work
Rationale: Openness.
16. Using a writing center or tutor can help a student:
A. Have someone write the paper
B. Avoid revision
C. Skip citations
D. Get feedback on drafts and improve skills
Correct Answer: D. Get feedback on drafts and improve skills
Rationale: Support resources.
17. A qualified thesis:
A. Contains no claim
B. Is always negative
C. Is a question
D. Acknowledges limits or exceptions, using words like 'although' or 'in most cases'
Correct Answer: D. Acknowledges limits or exceptions, using words like 'although' or 'in
most cases'
Rationale: Nuance.
18. A strong thesis uses:
A. Clichés
B. Precise, concrete language
C. Slang
D. Ambiguous pronouns
Correct Answer: B. Precise, concrete language
Rationale: Clarity.
Questions with Correct Answers
100 questions
1. Considering the medium (e.g., email, website, print) matters because:
A. Medium never matters
B. All media are identical
C. It only affects color
D. Each medium has different expectations for length, design and style
Correct Answer: D. Each medium has different expectations for length, design and style
Rationale: Medium shapes form.
2. Rhetorical choices include:
A. Paper weight
B. Word choice, organization, evidence and tone
C. Printer brand
D. Ink color
Correct Answer: B. Word choice, organization, evidence and tone
Rationale: Writer decisions.
3. The rhetorical triangle connects:
A. Speaker/writer, audience and message
B. Thesis, body and conclusion
C. Noun, verb and adjective
D. Author, editor and printer
Correct Answer: A. Speaker/writer, audience and message
Rationale: Aristotelian model.
4. Making an inference while reading means:
A. Copying a quote
B. Drawing a reasonable conclusion from clues in the text
C. Ignoring evidence
D. Guessing randomly
Correct Answer: B. Drawing a reasonable conclusion from clues in the text
Rationale: Reading between lines.
5. Genre refers to:
A. The writer's age
B. A category of writing with recognizable conventions, such as a memo, essay or report
C. The paper color
D. The topic only
Correct Answer: B. A category of writing with recognizable conventions, such as a memo,
essay or report
Rationale: Form and conventions.
6. An argumentative essay must include:
A. Only personal stories
B. No thesis
C. A clear claim supported by evidence and reasoning
D. Only questions
Correct Answer: C. A clear claim supported by evidence and reasoning
Rationale: Argument structure.
,7. The audience for a cover letter is usually:
A. A friend
B. A hiring manager or employer
C. A professor
D. A newspaper
Correct Answer: B. A hiring manager or employer
Rationale: Workplace genre.
8. A secondary audience is:
A. Additional readers who may read the text besides the main audience
B. The writer
C. The publisher only
D. Nobody
Correct Answer: A. Additional readers who may read the text besides the main audience
Rationale: Others who see it.
9. Reading a draft aloud helps writers:
A. Increase word count
B. Find sources
C. Format citations
D. Catch awkward sentences and errors
Correct Answer: D. Catch awkward sentences and errors
Rationale: Revision strategy.
10. Clustering (mind mapping) helps writers:
A. Visualize connections between ideas
B. Proofread
C. Format references
D. Count words
Correct Answer: A. Visualize connections between ideas
Rationale: Visual prewriting.
11. Narrowing a topic means:
A. Focusing a broad subject into a manageable, specific scope
B. Making the topic broader
C. Choosing a random topic
D. Avoiding research
Correct Answer: A. Focusing a broad subject into a manageable, specific scope
Rationale: Focus.
12. Looping is a prewriting technique in which writers:
A. Copy text repeatedly
B. Proofread twice
C. Format citations
D. Freewrite, select a key idea, then freewrite again on it
Correct Answer: D. Freewrite, select a key idea, then freewrite again on it
Rationale: Focused freewriting.
, 13. The first draft should mainly focus on:
A. Perfect grammar
B. Final formatting
C. Getting ideas down rather than perfection
D. Page numbers
Correct Answer: C. Getting ideas down rather than perfection
Rationale: Drafting mindset.
14. Writer's block can be addressed by:
A. Giving up
B. Freewriting, changing tasks or breaking work into smaller steps
C. Copying a paper
D. Waiting until the deadline passes
Correct Answer: B. Freewriting, changing tasks or breaking work into smaller steps
Rationale: Strategies.
15. When receiving feedback, a writer should:
A. Ignore all of it
B. Accept every comment without thought
C. Consider it thoughtfully and revise where it improves the work
D. Argue with reviewers
Correct Answer: C. Consider it thoughtfully and revise where it improves the work
Rationale: Openness.
16. Using a writing center or tutor can help a student:
A. Have someone write the paper
B. Avoid revision
C. Skip citations
D. Get feedback on drafts and improve skills
Correct Answer: D. Get feedback on drafts and improve skills
Rationale: Support resources.
17. A qualified thesis:
A. Contains no claim
B. Is always negative
C. Is a question
D. Acknowledges limits or exceptions, using words like 'although' or 'in most cases'
Correct Answer: D. Acknowledges limits or exceptions, using words like 'although' or 'in
most cases'
Rationale: Nuance.
18. A strong thesis uses:
A. Clichés
B. Precise, concrete language
C. Slang
D. Ambiguous pronouns
Correct Answer: B. Precise, concrete language
Rationale: Clarity.
