writers choice 12 grammar english, English homework help
writers choice 12 grammar english, English homework help
1. Select the letter of the kind of writing most appropriate for the
following purpose:
to explain how consumer spending affects the economy
a. explaining the process
b. showing cause and effect
c. dividing and classifying
d. defining
e. comparing and contrasting
2. Select the letter of the kind of writing most appropriate for the
following purpose:
to group plants of the Amazon rain forest
a. explaining the process
b. showing cause and effect
c. dividing and classifying
d. defining
e. comparing and contrasting
3. Select the letter of the kind of writing most appropriate for the
following purpose:
to explain how to set up a video camera
a. explaining the process
b. showing cause and effect
c. dividing and classifying
d. defining
e. comparing and contrasting
4.. Select the letter of the kind of writing most appropriate for the
following purpose:
to show how an editor’s job differs from a writer’s job
a. explaining the process
b. showing cause and effect
c. dividing and classifying
d. defining
e. comparing and contrasting
5. Select the letter of the kind of writing most appropriate for the
following purpose:
to explain the meaning of communism
a. explaining the process
b. showing cause and effect
c. dividing and classifying
d. defining
e. comparing and contrasting
6. Select the letter of the kind of writing most appropriate for the
following purpose:
to show how one biographical account is like another
a. explaining the process
b. showing cause and effect
c. dividing and classifying
d. defining
e. comparing and contrasting
7. Select the letter of the kind of writing most appropriate for the
following purpose:
to discuss the events leading to the fall of the Roman Empire
a. explaining the process
b. showing cause and effect
c. dividing and classifying
d. defining
e. comparing and contrasting
8. Select the letter of the kind of writing most appropriate for the
following purpose:
to characterize music in the United States
a. explaining the process
b. showing cause and effect
c. dividing and classifying
d. defining
e. comparing and contrasting
9. When writing instructions, you should
a. arrange the steps from least to most difficult.
b. arrange the steps clearly through each stage of the process.
c. assume that your audience knows the basic steps.
10. Your conclusions are faulty in a cause-and-effect essay if
a. you include secondary effects.
b. you include only short-term effects.
c. you distinguish between long-term and short-term effects.
11. An analogy helps clarify a complex idea by
a. presenting several definitions of the idea.
b. comparing the idea with a simpler one.
c. breaking down the idea into smaller pieces.
12. The least effective visual for an essay about the importance of wearing
a seat belt while driving would be
a. a graph showing the number of lives saved by seat belts during the
last ten years.
b. a map showing which states require drivers to wear seat belts.
c. a chart comparing the number of injuries to passengers wearing seat
belts with the number of injuries to passengers not wearing seat
belts.
13. Analysis occurs any time you
a. look at and interpret a subject.
b. gather comprehensive statistical information.
c. answer a question.
14. When writing a business letter, you should never
a. complain about a product.
b. explain your views on a subject.
c. be discourteous or rude.
15. A Venn diagram would be most useful when
a. comparing and contrasting different points of view.
b. organizing the steps of a process.
c. identifying cause-and-effect relationships.
16 When comparing and contrasting different biographies of the same person,
one of your first tasks should be to
a. note similarities and differences.
b. propose a solution to the problem.
c. look for causes and effects.
17 If you were asked to analyze the following passage, which perspective
would be least appropriate?
Main Street with its two-story brick shops, its story-and-a-half
wooden residences, its muddy expanse from concrete walk to walk, its huddle
of Fords and lumber-wagons, was too small to absorb her. The broad,
straight, unenticing gashes of the streets let in the grasping prairie on
every side. She realized the vastness and the emptiness of the land. The
skeleton iron windmill on the farm a few blocks away, at the north end of
Main Street, was like the ribs of a dead cow. She thought of the coming of
the Northern winter, when the unprotected houses would crouch together in
terror of storms galloping out of that wild waste. They were so small and
weak, the little brown houses. They were shelters for sparrows, not homes
for warm laughing people.
a. plot and suspense
b. character analysis
c. imagery
18. To analyze the character’s feelings about the town, which phrases would
you cite?
Main Street with its two-story brick shops, its story-and-a-half
wooden residences, its muddy expanse from concrete walk to walk, its huddle
of Fords and lumber-wagons, was too small to absorb her. The broad,
straight, unenticing gashes of the streets let in the grasping prairie on
every side. She realized the vastness and the emptiness of the land. The
skeleton iron windmill on the farm a few blocks away, at the north end of
Main Street, was like the ribs of a dead cow. She thought of the coming of
the Northern winter, when the unprotected houses would crouch together in
terror of storms galloping out of that wild waste. They were so small and
weak, the little brown houses. They were shelters for sparrows, not homes
for warm laughing people.
a. “two-story brick shops” and “wooden residences”
b. “huddle of Fords” and “skeleton iron windmill”
c. “concrete walk” and “little brown houses”
19. Which of the following is “not” a good choice of thesis statement for an
analysis of the following passage?
Main Street with its two-story brick shops, its story-and-a-half
wooden residences, its muddy expanse from concrete walk to walk, its huddle
of Fords and lumber-wagons, was too small to absorb her. The broad,
straight, unenticing gashes of the streets let in the grasping prairie on
every side. She realized the vastness and the emptiness of the land. The
skeleton iron windmill on the farm a few blocks away, at the north end of
Main Street, was like the ribs of a dead cow. She thought of the coming of
the Northern winter, when the unprotected houses would crouch together in
terror of storms galloping out of that wild waste. They were so small and
weak, the little brown houses. They were shelters for sparrows, not homes
for warm laughing people.
a. Carol sees the town as frail and at the mercy of the elements.
b. Carol sees the town as a haven from the dangerous prairie.
c. Sinclair Lewis uses the imagery of huddled, frightened creatures to
emphasize the precarious existence of the prairie town.
20. What question about Carol might help you analyze this passage?
Main Street with its two-story brick shops, its story-and-a-half
wooden residences, its muddy expanse from concrete walk to walk, its huddle
of Fords and lumber-wagons, was too small to absorb her. The broad,
straight, unenticing gashes of the streets let in the grasping prairie on
every side. She realized the vastness and the emptiness of the land. The
skeleton iron windmill on the farm a few blocks away, at the north end of
Main Street, was like the ribs of a dead cow. She thought of the coming of
the Northern winter, when the unprotected houses would crouch together in
terror of storms galloping out of that wild waste. They were so small and
weak, the little brown houses. They were shelters for sparrows, not homes
for warm laughing people.
a. Where does Carol come from?
b. How old is Carol?
c. What does Carol look like?
