Deck 2: Prewriting to Generate Ideas

Question 1

For each of the following questions, select the letter of the correct answer.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the brainstorming technique?

A) writing words and phrases
B) jotting down ideas in the form of a list
C) writing down only the best ideas

Answer 1

C

Question 2

For each of the following questions, select the letter of the correct answer.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the freewriting technique?

A) writing without stopping
B) writing complete sentences using correct grammar and spelling
C) writing for five or ten minutes

Answer 2

B

Question 3

For each of the following questions, select the letter of the correct answer.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the clustering technique?

A) writing down ideas all over the page, in no particular order
B) writing one idea or topic in the center of the paper
C) making associations and writing ideas down in groups that branch out from the center

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Use the following to answer question :
Summer is my twins' favorite season of the year. They love the long, bright, sunny days and the nights lit with fireflies. They like wearing shorts, T-shirts, and sandals. They even enjoy eating all fresh fruits and vegetables that are available this time of year. Juicy watermelon is one of their favorites. They love to swim and cool off in the pool and at the shore as much as possible. On the beach, they play on the hard-packed sand with the strong, salty ocean breezes blowing and new discoveries every day along the sand.
The prewriting above is

A) focused freewriting.
B) brainstorming.
C) clustering.

Question 5

Select the letter of the correct answer.
Which of the following is characteristic of the freewriting technique?

A) a list of words and phrases
B) associations branching out from a topic in the center
C) nonstop writing in the form of sentences or parts of sentences

Question 6

Select the letter of the correct answer.
Which of the following is a characteristic of the brainstorming technique?

A) a list of words and phrases
B) associations branching out from a topic in the center
C) nonstop writing in the form of sentences or parts of sentences

Question 7

Use the following to answer question :
The prewriting above is

A) focused freewriting.
B) brainstorming.
C) clustering.

Question 8

Use the following to answer question :
I've made some bad decisions in my life. Made some good ones, too. Moving to California turned out to be a good choice. I love the weather here. Back in Michigan, it was cold, snowy, and gloomy, but here it's almost always warm and sunny. I've got a better job and I've met interesting people, made great friends. I do miss some of my family members, but they like visiting me here so I see them pretty often. My cousin Benito is even thinking about moving out here himself. He should. He'd like it, I think, as much as I do.
The prewriting above is

A) focused freewriting.
B) brainstoming.
C) clustering.

Question 9

Use the following to answer question

The prewriting above is

A) focused freewriting.
B) brainstorming.
C) clustering.

Question 10

Use the following to answer question :
The prewriting above is

A) focused freewriting.
B) brainstorming.
C) clustering.

Question 11

Select the letter of the correct answer.
Which of the following is a characteristic of the clustering technique?

A) a list of words and phrases
B) associations branching out from a topic in the center
C) nonstop writing in the form of sentences or parts of sentences

Question 12

Use the following to answer question :

The prewriting above is

A) focused freewriting.
B) brainstorming.
C) clustering.