Question 1

Think of something you read recently that affected or moved you. What about that piece of writing made it successful to you? Be as specific as you can.

Accepted Answer

I recently read an article about a young

Question 2

Which of the following is not included in a first reading?

Accepted Answer

A)  looking for difficult words 
B)  applying a reading strategy 
C)  analyzing relationships among ideas 
D)  understanding the author's purpose and audience 
A)  looking for difficult words 
B)  applying a reading strategy 
C)  analyzing relationships among ideas 
D)  understanding the author's purpose and audience

Question 3

What are you required to do in a final reading?

Accepted Answer

A)  reach an analytical understanding of the essay 
B)  understand the essay at only a literal level 
C)  point out the author's thesis and topic sentences 
D)  scan the essay for any material you missed 
A)  reach an analytical understanding of the essay 
B)  understand the essay at only a literal level 
C)  point out the author's thesis and topic sentences 
D)  scan the essay for any material you missed

Question 4

You should analyze essays from what two points of view?

Accepted Answer

A)  fictional and real-life 
B)  prewriting and revising 
C)  reading and writing 
D)  yours and the instructor's 
A)  fictional and real-life 
B)  prewriting and revising 
C)  reading and writing 
D)  yours and the instructor's

Question 5

Think of something you read recently that affected or moved you greatly. What rhetorical choices regarding form did the author make that made the essay successful to you? Be as specific as you can

Accepted Answer

Recently, I read an essay titled "The Po

Question 6

Where can you look in an essay to find the subject and the controlling idea?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Where can you look in an essay...

Question 7

Most essays usually focus on

Accepted Answer

A)  reality and hard-hitting drama. 
B)  tough and compelling subjects. 
C)  controversial subjects. 
D)  one specific subject. 
A)  reality and hard-hitting drama. 
B)  tough and compelling subjects. 
C)  controversial subjects. 
D)  one specific subject.

Question 8

What do you think are good topics for essays? Why?

Accepted Answer

Good topics for essays can vary dependin

Question 9

What feature of an essay draws it to a close?

Accepted Answer

A)  the title 
B)  the introduction 
C)  the conclusion 
D)  the index 
A)  the title 
B)  the introduction 
C)  the conclusion 
D)  the index

Exam 2: How to Read an Essay

Think of something you read recently that affected or moved you. What about that piece of writing made it successful to you? Be as specific as you can.

Which of the following is not included in a first reading?

What are you required to do in a final reading?

You should analyze essays from what two points of view?

Think of something you read recently that affected or moved you greatly. What rhetorical choices regarding form did the author make that made the essay successful to you? Be as specific as you can

Where can you look in an essay to find the subject and the controlling idea?

Most essays usually focus on

What do you think are good topics for essays? Why?

What feature of an essay draws it to a close?

Reading and Writing for Success in College

How to Write an Essay

Describing

Narrating

Illustrating

Analyzing a Process

Comparing and Contrasting

Dividing and Classifying

Defining

Analyzing Causes and Effects

Arguing

Parts of Speech

Phrases and Clauses

Subjects and Verbs

Fragments

Fused Sentences and Comma Splices

Regular and Irregular Verbs

Verb Tense

Subject-Verb Agreement

More on Verbs

Pronoun Problems

Pronoun Reference and Point of View

Pronoun Agreement

Adjectives

Adverbs

Modifier Errors

End Punctuation

Commas

Apostrophes

Quotation Marks

Other Punctuation Marks

Capitalization

Abbreviations and Numbers

Varying Sentence Structure

Parallelism

Combining Sentences

Standard and Nonstandard English

Easily Confused Words

Spelling

The Basics

Sentences

Verbs

Pronouns

Modifiers

Punctuation

Mechanics

Effective Sentences

Choosing the Right Word

Filters