CTBS Writing and Composition 3

Question 1

Which of the following shows correct use of a paragraph indent in formal writing?

Accepted Answer

Beginning each new paragraph with a small space or tab from the left margin

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Starting each new sentence on a new line

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Leaving a blank line between every two sentences

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Centering the first sentence of every paragraph on the page

Question 2

A writer is comparing two books. Which transition word BEST signals a contrast between them?

Accepted Answer

On the other hand

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Similarly

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Furthermore

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In addition

Question 3

What is the most important step BEFORE writing a first draft?

Accepted Answer

Planning and organizing ideas

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Editing for grammar and punctuation errors

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Publishing and sharing the writing

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Rewriting the draft from memory

Question 4

Which sentence uses the most precise and vivid word choice?

Accepted Answer

The elderly professor shuffled along the cobblestone lane.

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The man went down the street.

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A person was walking somewhere.

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He moved to another place nearby.

Question 5

A student writes a story with a beginning, middle, and end. What writing feature does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Narrative structure

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Point of view

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Persuasive organization

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Expository format

Question 6

Which sentence is an example of a simile?

Accepted Answer

His laughter was as loud as a thunderclap.

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The thunder roared angrily across the sky.

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She is a shining star in our class.

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The night swallowed the city whole.

Question 7

Which revision best improves the clarity of this sentence: 'The report that was written by the student about the science project was interesting.'?

Accepted Answer

The student's science project report was interesting.

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The interesting science project report that the student wrote it.

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A report written about the science project, interesting, by the student.

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It was interesting, the report by the student about the science project.