ALLIED ENG160 MODULE 2 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Question Points
1. All of
the following are strategies for revising sentences, except:
a. using
parallelism.
b. using specific
words.
c. using active
verbs.
d. using passive
verbs.
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2. The
following question refers to APA Style: The purpose of the __________ is to
identify the location where the author(s) was/were when the research was
gathered and conducted.
a. introduction
b. abstract
c. institutional
affiliation
d. author note
3. The
following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following is the most
common and preferred form of the author’s name or byline?
a. Professor Ellen
S. Poe, PhD
b. Dr. Ellen S. Poe
c. Ellen S. Poe, MD
d. Ellen S. Poe
4. In the
following sentence, identify whether the italicized word is a gerund, participle,
or infinitive. Running across town in the middle of the night is not safe.
a. gerund
b. participle
c. infinitive
5. Identify
the proper verb in parentheses that agrees with its subject in the following
sentence. The rising cost of necessities like food and shelter (force, forces)
many elderly people to live in poverty.
a. force
b. forces
6. Of the
following, which is not a common method for writing a concluding paragraph?
a. End with a
summary and final thought
b. Include a
thought-provoking question or short series of questions
c. Supply background
information for the reader
d. End with a
prediction or recommendation
7. In the
following sentence, identify whether the italicized word is a gerund,
participle, or infinitive. Running in a world-renown marathon is a great
experience.
a. gerund
b. infinitive
c. participle
8. In the
following sentence, identify whether the italicized word is a gerund,
participle, or infinitive. At one point the child liked to play with the video
game system.
a. gerund
b. participle
c. infinitive
9. In the
following sentence, identify whether the italicized word is a gerund,
participle, or infinitive. The diving board was broken.
a. gerund
b. participle
c. infinitive
10. __________
signal the direction of a writer’s thoughts and are thought of as road signs
that guide travelers or readers.
a. Time order
b. Verbs
c. Transitions
d. Nouns
11. A(n)
__________ is usually a very brief summary of what the paper is about.
a. title
b. abstract
c. introduction
d. conclusion
12. Which of
the following is not a function of an introductory paragraph?
a. It attracts the
reader’s interest and encourages him or her to continue reading the essay.
b. It supplies any
background information that the reader may need to understand the essay.
c. It consists of
detailed examples that support the main idea of the essay.
d. It presents a
thesis statement.
13. To achieve
__________ is to have all the details in your paper relate to your thesis and
to your three supporting topic sentences.
a. unity
b. sentence skills
c. support
d. coherence
14. __________
order means that details are listed as they occur in time.
a. Chronological
b. Supporting
c. Transitioning
d. Connecting
15. In the
following sentence, identify whether the italicized word is a gerund,
participle, or infinitive. As the weather changed, the family prepared the
swimming pool for the heat wave.
a. gerund
b. participle
c. infinitive
16. The
following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following sections
includes a summary of all the collected data and analysis that was performed?
a. Introduction
b. Results
c. Discussion
d. Method
17. The
following question refers to APA Style: The purpose of a(n) __________ is to
summarize the main idea of the paper.
a. title
b. institutional
affiliation
c. author note
d. abstract
18. Which of
the following is not an example of an illustration signal?
a. However
b. For example
c. For instance
d. Specifically
19. Identify
the proper verb in parentheses that agrees with its subject in the following
sentence. Some members of the parents’ association (want, wants) to ban certain
books from the school library.
a. want
b. wants
20. The
following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following is a concise,
comprehensive summary of the contents of the article that allows the reader to
gain a brief synopsis of what the paper is about?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Title
d. Author note