Exam 2: Approaches to Reading and Writing

​Three of the most essential reading strategies are … (Select all that apply.)

Directions : Using the type of context clue listed, determine the meaning of the italicized word. Using Synonyms , determine the meaning of the italicized word: The hackneyed , overused expressions made his writing seem insincere.​

Directions : Using the type of context clue listed, determine the meaning of the italicized word. Using Antonyms , determine the meaning of the italicized word: Mrs. Wagner was mean, but Mr. Wagner was amicable .​

Application of Skills Directions: Consider the following outline of a student's essay and answer the questions that follow. ​Subject: Making College Education Free Through Mandatory Service I. Government Service A. Federal Programs 1) Military 2) Peace Corps B. State Programs 1) Civil Service 2) Park Service II. Local Service A. Career Apprenticeship 1) Teaching 2) Animal Care B. Volunteer Programs 1) Emergency Preparedness and Relief 2) Building Projects Thinking about the outline, which of the following would most likely appear in the conclusion?​

Directions : Using the type of context clue listed, determine the meaning of the italicized word. Using Cause‐effect relationships , determine the meaning of the italicized word: After the teacher described the student as much too talkative, the embarrassed student remained taciturn for the rest of the day.​

Directions: Read the following and answer the questions using the tools for improving vocabulary skills. ^​1When one culture's values, norms, and products become dominant and diminish the strength of another culture, the stronger culture is said to exert Hegemony over the weaker one. In turn, a hegemonic society exerts undue power over other societies. In Europe and parts of Asia, there is a lively debate about whether the culture of the United States endangers the continued existence of local cultures. American movies and popular music, fast food, and fashions are coveted around the world. Nations with less widespread languages and less powerful cultural institutions fear that their young people will lose interest in their own cultures and embrace the values, language, and norms of Americans. ²Within the United States, too, sociologists and others worry that the powerful commercial cultural institutions that make certain types of food, music, movies, fashions, and magazines popular throughout the nation endanger the existence of unique local subcultures. These critics fear that regional differences are decreasing and being replaced by a homogeneous culture that lacks diversity. -adapted from Kornblum, Sociology in a Changing World , pp. 62-63 Select a word below that could substitute for the word homogenous in the last sentence of the passage.​

Peer revising can help a writer gain valuable feedback during the revision process.​

According to the Venn diagram above, what is a feature both alligators and crocodiles share ?​

Which of the following are important steps in revising?​

Directions : Using the type of context clue listed, determine the meaning of the italicized word. Using Definition built into the text , determine the meaning of the italicized word: Harold was a  misogynist , a person who hates women, but no one understood why.​

Always use the full writing process, even when you are simply writing to learn, such as when you are note taking.​

Which of the following is NOT a prewriting task?​

Application of Skills Directions: Consider the following outline of a student's essay and answer the questions that follow. ​Subject: Making College Education Free Through Mandatory Service I. Government Service A. Federal Programs 1) Military 2) Peace Corps B. State Programs 1) Civil Service 2) Park Service II. Local Service A. Career Apprenticeship 1) Teaching 2) Animal Care B. Volunteer Programs 1) Emergency Preparedness and Relief 2) Building Projects ​According to the outline, the thesis statement would most likely be…

Which of the following are important goals of a first reading?​

​Put the following activities in the writing process in order.

Put the following activities in the reading process in order. ​

KWL is a reading process that stands for Know What you Like.​

Directions: Read the following and answer the questions using the tools for improving vocabulary skills. ^​1When one culture's values, norms, and products become dominant and diminish the strength of another culture, the stronger culture is said to exert Hegemony over the weaker one. In turn, a hegemonic society exerts undue power over other societies. In Europe and parts of Asia, there is a lively debate about whether the culture of the United States endangers the continued existence of local cultures. American movies and popular music, fast food, and fashions are coveted around the world. Nations with less widespread languages and less powerful cultural institutions fear that their young people will lose interest in their own cultures and embrace the values, language, and norms of Americans. ²Within the United States, too, sociologists and others worry that the powerful commercial cultural institutions that make certain types of food, music, movies, fashions, and magazines popular throughout the nation endanger the existence of unique local subcultures. These critics fear that regional differences are decreasing and being replaced by a homogeneous culture that lacks diversity. -adapted from Kornblum, Sociology in a Changing World , pp. 62-63 ​Using Definitions built into the text, determine the meaning of the word hegemony in the passage above.

​Put the following steps in the SQ3R process in order.

Application of Skills Directions: Consider the following outline of a student's essay and answer the questions that follow. ​Subject: Making College Education Free Through Mandatory Service I. Government Service A. Federal Programs 1) Military 2) Peace Corps B. State Programs 1) Civil Service 2) Park Service II. Local Service A. Career Apprenticeship 1) Teaching 2) Animal Care B. Volunteer Programs 1) Emergency Preparedness and Relief 2) Building Projects According to the outline, the topic sentence of the first paragraph in the section about government service would most likely be…​