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Along These Lines: Writing Paragraphs and Essays 8th Edition by John Biays
Chapter 1-32
Chapter 1, Test A
Writing a Paragraph
Select the correct answer.
1. Regularly writing down your experiences, reactions, and observations is .
a) freewriting
M
b) mapping
c) brainstorming
d) keeping a journal
EL
2. The summarizes the details in the paragraph.
a) topic sentence
AN
b) topic
c) outline
d) map
IE
3. The is a plan to help you stay focused in your writing.
a) map
b) journal entry
??
c) topic
d) outline
4. What order is most commonly used when arguing a point?
??
a) time order
b) space order
c) emphatic order
d) step-by-step order
5. means rewriting the draft of the paragraph to make changes in the structure and the
order of sentences and content.
a) Revising
b) Editing and proofreading
c) Mapping
d) Freewriting
uytrewq
,6. includes making changes in the choice of words, in the selection of details, in
punctuation, and in the patterns and kinds of sentences.
a) Brainstorming
b) Freewriting
M
EL
AN
IE
??
??
uytrewq
,c) Editing and proofreading
d) Drafting and revising
7. The stage involves checking for errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and format.
a) planning
b) mapping
c) prewriting
d) editing and proofreading
8. When writing about an event, use order.
a) time
b) emphatic
M
c) space
d) step-by-step
EL
9. If you are describing a room, you might use order.
a) time
b) emphatic
AN
c) space
d) step-by-step order
10. means that all the details relate to the topic sentence.
a) Support
IE
b) Unity
c) Coherence
??
d) Brainstorming
11. You can use your to create a first draft of your paragraph.
a) details
??
b) coherence
c) outline
d) editing and proofreading
12. When , give yourself 15 minutes to write whatever comes to mind on your subject
without stopping.
a) brainstorming
b) keeping a journal
c) mapping
d) freewriting
13. includes asking yourself if you need to add any details to your paragraph.
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, a) Revising
b) Brainstorming
c) Prewriting
d) Planning
14. includes checking to see if your choice of words is appropriate throughout.
a) Prewriting
b) Planning
c) Drafting and revising
d) Editing and proofreading
15. refers to generating and developing ideas for the paragraph.
M
a) Prewriting
b) Planning
c) Drafting and revising
EL
d) Editing and proofreading
AN
IE
??
??
3
Copyright © 2019, 2016, 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Along These Lines: Writing Paragraphs and Essays 8th Edition by John Biays
Chapter 1-32
Chapter 1, Test A
Writing a Paragraph
Select the correct answer.
1. Regularly writing down your experiences, reactions, and observations is .
a) freewriting
M
b) mapping
c) brainstorming
d) keeping a journal
EL
2. The summarizes the details in the paragraph.
a) topic sentence
AN
b) topic
c) outline
d) map
IE
3. The is a plan to help you stay focused in your writing.
a) map
b) journal entry
??
c) topic
d) outline
4. What order is most commonly used when arguing a point?
??
a) time order
b) space order
c) emphatic order
d) step-by-step order
5. means rewriting the draft of the paragraph to make changes in the structure and the
order of sentences and content.
a) Revising
b) Editing and proofreading
c) Mapping
d) Freewriting
uytrewq
,6. includes making changes in the choice of words, in the selection of details, in
punctuation, and in the patterns and kinds of sentences.
a) Brainstorming
b) Freewriting
M
EL
AN
IE
??
??
uytrewq
,c) Editing and proofreading
d) Drafting and revising
7. The stage involves checking for errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and format.
a) planning
b) mapping
c) prewriting
d) editing and proofreading
8. When writing about an event, use order.
a) time
b) emphatic
M
c) space
d) step-by-step
EL
9. If you are describing a room, you might use order.
a) time
b) emphatic
AN
c) space
d) step-by-step order
10. means that all the details relate to the topic sentence.
a) Support
IE
b) Unity
c) Coherence
??
d) Brainstorming
11. You can use your to create a first draft of your paragraph.
a) details
??
b) coherence
c) outline
d) editing and proofreading
12. When , give yourself 15 minutes to write whatever comes to mind on your subject
without stopping.
a) brainstorming
b) keeping a journal
c) mapping
d) freewriting
13. includes asking yourself if you need to add any details to your paragraph.
2
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, a) Revising
b) Brainstorming
c) Prewriting
d) Planning
14. includes checking to see if your choice of words is appropriate throughout.
a) Prewriting
b) Planning
c) Drafting and revising
d) Editing and proofreading
15. refers to generating and developing ideas for the paragraph.
M
a) Prewriting
b) Planning
c) Drafting and revising
EL
d) Editing and proofreading
AN
IE
??
??
3
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