Writing Workshop: Summary UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What kinds of things do you summarize on an average day? - Correct Answer- 1) directions
for homework assignments
2) conversations with friends
3) directions for cooking food
4) directions for games
I now open'd a little stationer's shop. I had in it blanks of all sorts, the correctest that ever
appear'd among us, being assisted in that by my friend Breintnal. I had also paper, parchment,
chapmen's books, etc. One Whitemash, a compositor I had known in London, an excellent
workman, now came to me, and work'd with me constantly and diligently; and I took an
apprentice, the son of Aquila Rose.
-The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
What are the central ideas? - Correct Answer- I now open'd a little stationer's shop. I had in it
blanks of all sorts, the correctest that ever appear'd among us, being assisted in that by my
friend Breintnal.
I now open'd a little stationer's shop. I had in it blanks of all sorts, the correctest that ever
appear'd among us, being assisted in that by my friend Breintnal. I had also paper, parchment,
chapmen's books, etc. One Whitemash, a compositor I had known in London, an excellent
workman, now came to me, and work'd with me constantly and diligently; and I took an
apprentice, the son of Aquila Rose.
-The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Which of the following best paraphrases the main idea of this passage?
1) Unlike other shops, Franklin's shop sold parchment.
2) Franklin worked not only by himself but with people from families he knew.
3) Franklin opened a well-stocked stationary store with the help of a friend. - Correct
Answer- 3) Franklin opened a well-stocked stationary store with the help of a friend.
Choose phrases that have a SUBJECTIVE voice.
, 1) American colonists
2) English oppressors
3) freedom fighters
4) British people
5) sovereign nation
6) tyrannical empire - Correct Answer- 2) English oppressors
3) freedom fighters
6) tyrannical empire
Choose phrases that have an OBJECTIVE voice.
1) American colonists
2) English oppressors
3) freedom fighters
4) British people
5) sovereign nation
6) tyrannical empire - Correct Answer- 1) American colonists
4) British people
5) sovereign nation
Choose the sentences with an OBJECTIVE, rather than subjective, voice.
1) I think it was unfair that the British taxed Americans without giving them any
representation in Parliament.
OR
2) The Declaration of Independence lists the American grievances against the British king.
OR
3) The British Parliament passed laws without any input from the American colonies.
OR
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What kinds of things do you summarize on an average day? - Correct Answer- 1) directions
for homework assignments
2) conversations with friends
3) directions for cooking food
4) directions for games
I now open'd a little stationer's shop. I had in it blanks of all sorts, the correctest that ever
appear'd among us, being assisted in that by my friend Breintnal. I had also paper, parchment,
chapmen's books, etc. One Whitemash, a compositor I had known in London, an excellent
workman, now came to me, and work'd with me constantly and diligently; and I took an
apprentice, the son of Aquila Rose.
-The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
What are the central ideas? - Correct Answer- I now open'd a little stationer's shop. I had in it
blanks of all sorts, the correctest that ever appear'd among us, being assisted in that by my
friend Breintnal.
I now open'd a little stationer's shop. I had in it blanks of all sorts, the correctest that ever
appear'd among us, being assisted in that by my friend Breintnal. I had also paper, parchment,
chapmen's books, etc. One Whitemash, a compositor I had known in London, an excellent
workman, now came to me, and work'd with me constantly and diligently; and I took an
apprentice, the son of Aquila Rose.
-The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Which of the following best paraphrases the main idea of this passage?
1) Unlike other shops, Franklin's shop sold parchment.
2) Franklin worked not only by himself but with people from families he knew.
3) Franklin opened a well-stocked stationary store with the help of a friend. - Correct
Answer- 3) Franklin opened a well-stocked stationary store with the help of a friend.
Choose phrases that have a SUBJECTIVE voice.
, 1) American colonists
2) English oppressors
3) freedom fighters
4) British people
5) sovereign nation
6) tyrannical empire - Correct Answer- 2) English oppressors
3) freedom fighters
6) tyrannical empire
Choose phrases that have an OBJECTIVE voice.
1) American colonists
2) English oppressors
3) freedom fighters
4) British people
5) sovereign nation
6) tyrannical empire - Correct Answer- 1) American colonists
4) British people
5) sovereign nation
Choose the sentences with an OBJECTIVE, rather than subjective, voice.
1) I think it was unfair that the British taxed Americans without giving them any
representation in Parliament.
OR
2) The Declaration of Independence lists the American grievances against the British king.
OR
3) The British Parliament passed laws without any input from the American colonies.
OR
