Question 1

Why should you avoid using too many quotations in your essays?

Accepted Answer

Quoting is important, but quotations are

Question 2

What is the difference between discussing and explaining?

Accepted Answer

Discussing is talking about or

Question 3

"The Cask of Amontillado" is an example of what type of text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Novel 
B)  Article 
C)  Short story 
D)  Memoir 
A)  Novel 
B)  Article 
C)  Short story 
D)  Memoir

Question 4

What is the most common problem in literary essays?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students do not provide enough supporting evidence 
B)  Students do not cite sources properly 
C)  Students rely too much on paraphrasing 
D)  Students summarize the story instead of analyzing it 
A)  Students do not provide enough supporting evidence 
B)  Students do not cite sources properly 
C)  Students rely too much on paraphrasing 
D)  Students summarize the story instead of analyzing it

Question 5

If you're asked to make judgments or to draw conclusions, you're being asked to do what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Take a stand 
B)  Discuss 
C)  Argue for or against 
D)  Analyze 
A)  Take a stand 
B)  Discuss 
C)  Argue for or against 
D)  Analyze

Question 6

What is the difference between summary and analysis?

Accepted Answer

A summary should accurately and dispassi

Question 7

Writing in indirect speech does not require you to shift __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  verb tense 
B)  time markers 
C)  word order 
D)  register 
E)  pronouns 
A)  verb tense 
B)  time markers 
C)  word order 
D)  register 
E)  pronouns

Question 8

Why is it valuable to put the article aside while summarizing?

Accepted Answer

Putting the article aside will

Question 9

How long is the average summary?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% of the original length 
B)  25% of the original length 
C)  40-50% of the original length 
D)  75% of the original length 
A)  10% of the original length 
B)  25% of the original length 
C)  40-50% of the original length 
D)  75% of the original length

Question 10

What is the difference between an antagonist and an anti-hero?

Accepted Answer

An anti-hero is a main character that de

Question 11

Which of the following is/are considered work(s) of non-fiction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Articles 
B)  Short stories 
C)  Memoirs 
D)  A and C 
E)  B and C 
A)  Articles 
B)  Short stories 
C)  Memoirs 
D)  A and C 
E)  B and C

Question 12

What is paraphrasing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Copying the phrasing of the author 
B)  Expressing an author's idea in your own words 
C)  Presenting something verbatim 
D)  Changing the author's original intent 
A)  Copying the phrasing of the author 
B)  Expressing an author's idea in your own words 
C)  Presenting something verbatim 
D)  Changing the author's original intent

Question 13

What should body paragraphs start with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysis 
B)  A quotation 
C)  A topic sentence 
D)  It depends on the paragraph 
A)  Analysis 
B)  A quotation 
C)  A topic sentence 
D)  It depends on the paragraph

Question 14

Something that happens to cause a protagonist to react is called what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catalyst 
B)  Inciting incident 
C)  Rising action 
D)  Plot twist 
A)  Catalyst 
B)  Inciting incident 
C)  Rising action 
D)  Plot twist

Question 15

What is an archetype?

Accepted Answer

A)  A building block of writing 
B)  The dominant opposition to the protagonist 
C)  The main conflict of the story 
D)  A recognizable character trait 
A)  A building block of writing 
B)  The dominant opposition to the protagonist 
C)  The main conflict of the story 
D)  A recognizable character trait

Question 16

Why is it valuable to paraphrase your own ideas or words in essay writing?

Accepted Answer

It is valuable to paraphrase your own id

Question 17

Why is it useful to paraphrase other authors' ideas in academic writing?

Accepted Answer

It is useful to paraphrase oth

Why should you avoid using too many quotations in your essays?

What is the difference between discussing and explaining?

"The Cask of Amontillado" is an example of what type of text?

What is the most common problem in literary essays?

If you're asked to make judgments or to draw conclusions, you're being asked to do what?

What is the difference between summary and analysis?

Writing in indirect speech does not require you to shift __________________.

Why is it valuable to put the article aside while summarizing?

How long is the average summary?

What is the difference between an antagonist and an anti-hero?

Which of the following is/are considered work(s) of non-fiction?

What is paraphrasing?

What should body paragraphs start with?

Something that happens to cause a protagonist to react is called what?

What is an archetype?

Why is it valuable to paraphrase your own ideas or words in essay writing?

Why is it useful to paraphrase other authors' ideas in academic writing?

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Types of Essays

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Exam 4: Writing About Readings

Why should you avoid using too many quotations in your essays?

What is the difference between discussing and explaining?

"The Cask of Amontillado" is an example of what type of text?

What is the most common problem in literary essays?

If you're asked to make judgments or to draw conclusions, you're being asked to do what?

What is the difference between summary and analysis?

Writing in indirect speech does not require you to shift __________________.

Why is it valuable to put the article aside while summarizing?

How long is the average summary?

What is the difference between an antagonist and an anti-hero?

Which of the following is/are considered work(s) of non-fiction?

What is paraphrasing?

What should body paragraphs start with?

Something that happens to cause a protagonist to react is called what?

What is an archetype?

Why is it valuable to paraphrase your own ideas or words in essay writing?

Why is it useful to paraphrase other authors' ideas in academic writing?

The Basics

Essay Structure

Types of Essays

Research and Documentation

Vocabulary

Grammar and Sentence Structure

Punctuation and Format

Filters