ALLIED ENG160 MODULE 5 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Question Points
1. The
following question refers to APA Style: Data displays have all of the following
purposes, except:
a. exploration.
b. communication.
c. calculation.
d. manipulation.
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2. Identify
the two words that need apostrophes in the following sentence: A shaky rope
ladder led from the barns wooden floor to the haylofts dusty shadows.
a. barns, haylofts
b. floor, barns
c. shadows, floor
d. haylofts, floor
3. The type
of essay you write depends on your:
a. writing.
b. purpose and
topic.
c. style.
d. time management
skills.
4. The
following question refers to APA Style: Be selective when it comes to choosing
the amount of graphical elements to include in the paper.
a. True
b. False
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5. The
purpose of a process essay is to:
a. explain the steps
involved in an action, process, or event.
b. make a point by
telling your audience a story.
c. explain why your
opinion is important.
d. argue your
beliefs.
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6. Identify
the word that needs an apostrophe in the following sentence: Applebees is a
great place to have lunch while paying a small price.
a. Applebees
b. place
c. price
d. None of the
choices apply
o main uses of the apostrophe.
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7. Identify
the two words that need apostrophes in the following sentence: While he waited
in his bosss office, Charlies nervous fingers shredded a Styrofoam coffee cup
into a pile of jagged white flakes.
a. flakes, fingers
b. fingers, bosss
c. bosss, Charlies
d. Charlies,
shredded
8. The
following question refers to APA Style: Regarding the design and preparation of
a data display, the first step is to:
a. determine the
purpose of the display and explain its relative importance to that purpose.
b. find out how much
of the paper can be filled with a data display.
c. search for the
best data display possible online and copy it.
d. jam all
information, whether necessary or not, into a table.
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9. The
following question refers to APA Style: Number all tables and figures with
__________ in the same order as they are first mentioned in the text.
a. Greek letters
b. Roman numerals
c. Arabic numerals
d. capitalized
letters
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10. Which of
the following is not a purpose of the cause-and-effect essay?
a. Explain the
causes of an event or situation
b. Explain the
effects of an event or situation
c. Explain both the
causes and effects of an event or situation
d. Explain neither
the causes and effects of an event or situation
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11. Identify
the two words that need apostrophes in the following sentence: Gregory couldnt
remember whether he had left his wallet in his mothers car or at home.
a. home, wallet
b. couldnt, mothers
c. mothers, car
d. car, home
12. While
process papers explain __________ something happens, cause-and-effect papers
discuss the __________ of an event or situation.
a. how, reasons for
or results
b. why, examples
c. where, outcomes
d. how, arguments
13. Identify
the word that needs an apostrophe in the following sentence: Three different
bands are performing at tomorrows festival for up-and-coming musicians.
a. bands
b. tomorrows
c. festival
d. None of the
choices apply
14. The
following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following is not included
in the tables and figures checklist?
a. Is the table or
figure simple, clear, and free of extraneous detail?
b. Are all elements
of the table or figure clearly labeled?
c. Are the magnitude,
scale, and direction of grid elements labeled clearly?
d. Is the table or
figure large enough to fill an entire page?
15. Identify
the word that needs an apostrophe in the following sentence: Apples and oranges
are delicious in a fruit salad during breakfast or lunch.
a. apples
b. oranges
c. breakfast
d. None of the
choices apply
16. In a
process paper, your thesis might explain your purpose or it might explain
something __________ about the process.
a. abstract
b. theoretical
c. definitive
d. speculative
17. Identify
the word that needs an apostrophe in the following sentence: Its crazy to think
that the world is so large.
a. think
b. Its
c. large
d. world
18. Identify
the two words that need apostrophes in the following sentence: The sagging
sofas stuffing was coming out in several places, and one of the chairs legs was
broken.
a. places, sofas
b. sofas, chairs
c. legs, places
d. chairs, legs
19. Identify
the word that needs an apostrophe in the following sentence: The kids are all
learning to jog in place for their instructors fitness marathon.
a. kids
b. jog
c. instructors
d. marathon
20. Identify
the two words that need apostrophes in the following sentence: The paperback
books glaring purple and orange cover was designed to attract a hurrying
customers eye.
a. books, eye
b. cover, designed
c. customers, books
d. eye, customers