COLLEGE WRITING SKILLS ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PACKAGE
●● Step 1 - Prewriting
Answer: The initial creative stage of the writing process in which the
writer formulates ideas, gathers information and considers ways to
organize them
●● draft
Answer: the first version of a piece of writing
●● Step 3 - Revision
Answer: Step in the writing process to review, modify and reorganize
work by rearranging, adding, or deleting content and by making content
appropriate for the intended audience. Do not focus on errors.
●● Step 4 - Editing
Answer: to proofread and correct errors in grammar, punctuation, and
clarity
●● audience
Answer: the intended readers of a particular piece of writing
,●● body paragraph
Answer: a paragraph that explains, proves, and supports your paper's
thesis
●● Description
Answer: aims to re-create, invent, or present something so that the
reader can experience it
●● Comparison and Contrast
Answer: explains something by focusing on how it is similar and
different from other things
●● Definition
Answer: explores the meaning of a word to develop an argument
●● Causal Analysis
Answer: focuses specifically on explanations that show a connection
between a situation and its cause or effect
●● Process Analysis
Answer: stresses how a sequence of steps produces a certain effect
, ●● Exemplification
Answer: provides a series of examples--facts, specific cases, or
instances--turning a general idea into a concrete one
●● Division and Classification
Answer: divides something into parts or to group related things into
categories
●● Argumentation and Persuasion
Answer: induces to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty
●● Paragraphs
Answer: begin with an indent, contain a topic sentence, have supporting
details/evidence. Coherence and unity are important.
●● Body
Answer: consists of at least three paragraphs that are supporting the
THESIS statement
●● Examples, Details
Answer: Specific points that support a main idea. They can come from
different sources like a movie, literature, world, authorities, or personal
experience
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PACKAGE
●● Step 1 - Prewriting
Answer: The initial creative stage of the writing process in which the
writer formulates ideas, gathers information and considers ways to
organize them
●● draft
Answer: the first version of a piece of writing
●● Step 3 - Revision
Answer: Step in the writing process to review, modify and reorganize
work by rearranging, adding, or deleting content and by making content
appropriate for the intended audience. Do not focus on errors.
●● Step 4 - Editing
Answer: to proofread and correct errors in grammar, punctuation, and
clarity
●● audience
Answer: the intended readers of a particular piece of writing
,●● body paragraph
Answer: a paragraph that explains, proves, and supports your paper's
thesis
●● Description
Answer: aims to re-create, invent, or present something so that the
reader can experience it
●● Comparison and Contrast
Answer: explains something by focusing on how it is similar and
different from other things
●● Definition
Answer: explores the meaning of a word to develop an argument
●● Causal Analysis
Answer: focuses specifically on explanations that show a connection
between a situation and its cause or effect
●● Process Analysis
Answer: stresses how a sequence of steps produces a certain effect
, ●● Exemplification
Answer: provides a series of examples--facts, specific cases, or
instances--turning a general idea into a concrete one
●● Division and Classification
Answer: divides something into parts or to group related things into
categories
●● Argumentation and Persuasion
Answer: induces to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty
●● Paragraphs
Answer: begin with an indent, contain a topic sentence, have supporting
details/evidence. Coherence and unity are important.
●● Body
Answer: consists of at least three paragraphs that are supporting the
THESIS statement
●● Examples, Details
Answer: Specific points that support a main idea. They can come from
different sources like a movie, literature, world, authorities, or personal
experience
