ENGLISH 101 TEST 1 2026 UPDATED EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
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Four Purposes of an English Composition Course - to develop interest, stimulate interest
in world affairs, to acquire better skills in grammar
Define Literacy - ability to read, write, do math
Illiteracy - the inability to read, write and do math
Test of a Well-Educated Person - can think & reach, can communicate, can appreciate
beauty, can develop a philosophy of life, can develop their resources, sensitive to large
spiritual order and knows at least one language beyond the native tongue
Why writing is important? - improves thinking skills, improves confidence, improves
other skills
3 characteristics of good writing - interesting, clear, concise
3 stages of writing process - prewriting, writing, rewriting
3 important prewriting techniques - mapping, brainstorming, free-storming
assumptions about writing - recursive, powerful means of learning
what the left hemisphere does - deals with speech, language, and writing
parts of a paragraph - topic sentence, details and conclusion
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES | INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD
Four Purposes of an English Composition Course - to develop interest, stimulate interest
in world affairs, to acquire better skills in grammar
Define Literacy - ability to read, write, do math
Illiteracy - the inability to read, write and do math
Test of a Well-Educated Person - can think & reach, can communicate, can appreciate
beauty, can develop a philosophy of life, can develop their resources, sensitive to large
spiritual order and knows at least one language beyond the native tongue
Why writing is important? - improves thinking skills, improves confidence, improves
other skills
3 characteristics of good writing - interesting, clear, concise
3 stages of writing process - prewriting, writing, rewriting
3 important prewriting techniques - mapping, brainstorming, free-storming
assumptions about writing - recursive, powerful means of learning
what the left hemisphere does - deals with speech, language, and writing
parts of a paragraph - topic sentence, details and conclusion
