ENGL 147N Week 8 Final Exam
CORRECT ANSWERS HIGHLIGHTED
Question 1
pts
The thesis of an essay is _____.
You Answered
to explain and to persuade
Correct Answer
the dominant idea, explanation, evaluation, or recommendation that you want to impress upon your
readers
a writer's personality as revealed through language
is an extended metaphor--it describes an unknown by using a known
“B” is the correct answer.
Question 2
pts
The topic sentence of a developmental paragraph is?
Correct Answer
a point of the thesis, generally the first sentence of a developmental paragraph
You Answered
the dominant idea, explanation, evaluation, or recommendation that you want to impress upon your
readers
an extended metaphor -- it describes an unknown by using a known
a writer's personality as revealed through language
“A” is the correct answer.
,Question 3
pts
A transition consists of?
an extended metaphor
a simile
Correct!
words that help the audience shift from one paragraph to the next
the exact words of a written or spoken source
Question 4
pts
Common Knowledge is defined as?
the exact words of a written or spoken source
Correct!
knowledge that is widely shared and can be found in numerous sources
parenthetical documentation
a restatement of the information from a source in your own words
Question 5
pts
The strategy used within a paper to indicate the source of specific information is called?
primary source
, a secondary source
plagiarism
Correct!
parenthetical documentation
Question 6
pts
What type of information requires documentation?
ideas and conclusions of others
arguments of others
words of others
Correct!
A, B, & C
Question 7
pts
When writers do not cite their sources, they commit?
Correct!
plagiarism
theft
argumentation
CORRECT ANSWERS HIGHLIGHTED
Question 1
pts
The thesis of an essay is _____.
You Answered
to explain and to persuade
Correct Answer
the dominant idea, explanation, evaluation, or recommendation that you want to impress upon your
readers
a writer's personality as revealed through language
is an extended metaphor--it describes an unknown by using a known
“B” is the correct answer.
Question 2
pts
The topic sentence of a developmental paragraph is?
Correct Answer
a point of the thesis, generally the first sentence of a developmental paragraph
You Answered
the dominant idea, explanation, evaluation, or recommendation that you want to impress upon your
readers
an extended metaphor -- it describes an unknown by using a known
a writer's personality as revealed through language
“A” is the correct answer.
,Question 3
pts
A transition consists of?
an extended metaphor
a simile
Correct!
words that help the audience shift from one paragraph to the next
the exact words of a written or spoken source
Question 4
pts
Common Knowledge is defined as?
the exact words of a written or spoken source
Correct!
knowledge that is widely shared and can be found in numerous sources
parenthetical documentation
a restatement of the information from a source in your own words
Question 5
pts
The strategy used within a paper to indicate the source of specific information is called?
primary source
, a secondary source
plagiarism
Correct!
parenthetical documentation
Question 6
pts
What type of information requires documentation?
ideas and conclusions of others
arguments of others
words of others
Correct!
A, B, & C
Question 7
pts
When writers do not cite their sources, they commit?
Correct!
plagiarism
theft
argumentation
