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Bringing old information into a new document is called |
| | A) | Boilermaking |
| | B) | Boilerplating |
| | C) | Boilerproofing |
| | D) | Boilering |
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Which of the following is NOT an activity in writing? |
| | A) | Gathering |
| | B) | Hunting |
| | C) | Evaluating |
| | D) | Getting feedback |
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Which of the following is something a good writer is likely to do? |
| | A) | Wait to edit until after the draft is complete |
| | B) | Write regularly |
| | C) | Break big jobs into smaller chunks |
| | D) | All |
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Which of the following is NOT a way to help generate ideas when writing? |
| | A) | Brainstorming |
| | B) | Freewriting |
| | C) | Guessing |
| | D) | Clustering |
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Revising is the same as |
| | A) | Re-seeing. |
| | B) | Re-doing |
| | C) | Re-trying |
| | D) | Re-visiting |
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Typically, writing includes only six activities. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Expert writers are more likely to realize that rules can be used flexibly. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Revision is basically proofreading for spelling errors. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Good writers use the same processes all of the time. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to the text, reducing anxiety and overcoming writer's block can be accomplished by: |
| | A) | Freewriting, writing daily, using a good word processing package |
| | B) | Using others as readers, re-reading previous documents, writing as if you are speaking to your audience |
| | C) | Freewriting, using others as readers, writing daily |
| | D) | Writing as if you are speaking to your audience, writing daily, taking a break from the project |
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Feedback is important. Which of the following should you NOT do? |
| | A) | Tell people what specifically you want feedback on. |
| | B) | Argue or defend your ideas and intentions with reviewers. |
| | C) | Ask for feedback on style, coherence, spelling, or grammar. |
| | D) | Put aside the reviewers' comments until you can deal unemotionally with them. |
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Careful proofreading is essential to good writing. Besides checking for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and coherence, writers should: |
| | A) | Re-check numbers, headings, first and last paragraphs, and the reader's name |
| | B) | Double-check numbers, headings, first and last paragraphs, and the reader's name |
| | C) | Triple-check numbers, headings, first and last paragraphs, and the reader's name |
| | D) | Quadruple-check numbers, headings, first and last paragraphs, and the reader's name |
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Grammar checkers can |
| | A) | correct all your grammar. |
| | B) | question you about some grammatical constructs. |
| | C) | eliminate the need for proofreading. |
| | D) | All |
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When revising, there are three important aspects that writers need to consider: |
| | A) | content and clarity, organization and layout, and style and tone. |
| | B) | content and clarity, grammar and punctuation, and organization and coherence. |
| | C) | content and clarity, organization and coherence, and style and tone. |
| | D) | content and clarity, message and audience, and style and tone. |
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When starting to write, which time breakdown will help you manage your time? |
| | A) | 1/3 researching and planning, 1/3 writing, 1/3 evaluating and revising |
| | B) | ¼ researching and planning, ¼ writing, ¼ evaluating and revising, ¼ proofreading |
| | C) | ½ researching, planning, writing, ½ evaluating, revising, and proofreading |
| | D) | 1/3 researching and planning, 1/3 evaluating and revising, 1/3 getting feedback |
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Form letters are best used |
| | A) | To overcome writers block |
| | B) | For routine situations |
| | C) | To reach mass audiences all over the world |
| | D) | For all audiences, any message |
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Brainstorming occurs at what stage of the writing process? |
| | A) | Gathering/researching |
| | B) | Getting feedback |
| | C) | Revising |
| | D) | All |
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