ALLIED ENG160 MODULE 6 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Which
of the following are the two types of development for a comparison or contrast
essay?
a. One side at a
time, point by point
b. Exemplification,
argumentation
c. Narration,
description
d. Chronological,
importance
2. Identify
the correct word in parentheses in the following sentence: (Their, There, They’re)
anxious to know whether they passed the test yesterday.
a. Their
b. There
c. They’re
3. The main
purpose of a definition 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 to
readers your understanding of a key term or concept.
d. make a point by
showing readers that two distinct items are either similar or different.
4. Identify
the correct word in parentheses in the following sentence: I do not (no, know)
how the computer crashed yesterday.
a. no
b. know
Hint:p. 458
5. Identify
the correct word in parentheses in the following sentence: The newly appointed
(principal, principle) is (quite, quiet) familiar with the problems here at our
school.
a. principal, quite
b. principle, quiet
c. principal, quiet
d. principle, quite
6. The
following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following examples is a
correctly formatted short quotation?
a. After conducting thorough research, Smith
(2010) states that “the U.S. population is expanding at a speedy
rate” (p. 25) which will increase the need for more housing.
b. After conducting
thorough research, Smith states that “the U.S. population is expanding at
a speedy rate” which will increase the need for more housing.
c. After conducting
thorough research, Smith states that “the U.S. population is expanding at
a speedy rate (p. 25)” which will increase the need for more housing.
d. After conducting
thorough research, Smith states that “the U.S. population is expanding at
a speedy rate (2010).” which will increase the need for more housing.
7. When two
things are compared, they are being shown as __________; when two things are
contrasted, they are being shown as __________.
a. different,
similar
b. similar,
different
c. similar, similar
d. different,
different
8. The
following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following examples if a
correctly formatted short quotation?
a. Social networking
has increased immensely among teenagers whereby “about 80% of teenagers
frequent social networking sites on a daily basis (Shark, 2009, p. 83).”
b. Social networking
has increased immensely among teenagers whereby “About 80% of teenagers
frequent social networking sites on a daily basis (Shark, 2009, p. 83)”.
c. Social networking
has increased immensely among teenagers whereby “about 80% of teenagers
frequent social networking sites on a daily basis.” (Shark, 2009, p. 83).
d. Social networking
has increased immensely among teenagers whereby “about 80% of teenagers
frequent social networking sites on a daily basis” (Shark, 2009, p. 83).
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9. The
secondary purpose of a definition 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. make a point by
showing readers that two distinct items are either similar or different.
d. persuade readers
that your definition is a legitimate one.
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10. The
following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following is not a
formatting rule for long quotations?
a. Long quotations
must be indented a half inch from the left margin.
b. Long quotations
are set off by a colon.
c. Long quotations
are enclosed within the text.
d. Long quotations
have the source directly cited after the quotation in parentheses.
11. Identify
the correct word in parentheses in the following sentence: (Whose, Who’s) the
author of that book about the (affects, effects) of eating too much protein?
a. Whose, affects
b. Who’s, effects
12. Identify
the correct word in parentheses in the following sentence: In our supermarket
is a counter (where, wear) (your, you’re) welcome to sit down and have free
coffee and doughnuts.
a. where, your
b. wear, your
c. where, you’re
d. wear, you’re
13. Identify
the correct word in parentheses in the following sentence: I am curious whether
(its/it’s) feasible to attend the concert.
a. its
b. it’s
14. Identify
the correct word in parentheses in the following sentence: I (know, no) that
several of the tenants have decided to take (their, there, they’re) case to
court.
a. know, their
b. no, there
c. their, know
d. there, no
15. The
purpose of a comparison or contrast 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. make a point by
showing readers that two distinct items are either similar or different.
16. Identify
the correct word in parentheses in the following sentence: Please (advise,
advice) the students on their academic progress.
a. advise
b. advice
17. The
following question refers to APA Style: __________ quotations are also known as
block quotations.
a. Short
b. Long
18. Identify
the correct word in parentheses in the following sentence: (Its, It’s) possible
to lose friends by constantly giving out unwanted (advice, advise).
a. Its, advice
b. It’s, advice
c. Its, advise
d. It’s, advise
19. Identify
the correct word in parentheses in the following sentence: (Their, There,
They’re) is no way to install the new program on this old computer.
a. Their
b. There
c. They’re
20. The
following question refers to APA Style: __________ quotations are fewer than 40
words in length and are incorporated into the text and enclosed with double
quotation marks.
a. Short
b. Long