ALLIED ENG160 MODULE 3 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Question Points
1. The
following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following describes the
correct level 1 heading?
a. Centered,
boldface, uppercase, and lowercase heading
b. Flush left,
boldface, uppercase, and lowercase heading
c. Indented,
boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period
d. Indented,
boldface, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period
2. Identify
the correct subject or object pronoun in the following sentence: (She, Her) and
Betty never put the cap back on the toothpaste.
a. She
b. Her
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3. The
following question refers to APA Style: Time links include all the following
examples, except:
a. then.
b. next.
c. therefore.
d. after.
4. Identify
the correct pronoun in the following sentence: Anyone trying to reduce (his or
her, their) salt intake should avoid canned and processed foods.
a. his or her
b. their
5. The main
purpose of a descriptive essay is to make readers __________ what is being
written about.
a. see
b. understand
c. appreciate
d. think about
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6. Which of
the following is not a pattern of essay development?
a. Description
b. Narration
c. Position
d. Argument
7. In the
__________ approach, the writer speaks directly to the reader and uses the
pronoun, you.
a. first-person
b. second-person
c. third-person
d. last-person
8. In a
__________ pattern of essay development, the writer provides information about
and explains a particular subject.
a. description
b. exposition
c. argument
d. narration
9. Identify
the correct subject or object pronoun in the following sentence: Your grades
prove that you worked harder than (they, them).
a. they
b. them
10. In the
__________ approach, the writer includes no direct references to the reader or
the self.
a. first-person
b. second-person
c. third-person
d. last-person
11. Identify
the correct subject or object pronoun in the following sentence: The rest of
(they, them) will be arriving in about ten minutes.
a. they
b. them
12. Identify
whether the following sentence contains a misplaced modifier or is correct:
Marta dropped out of school after taking ten courses on Friday.
a. misplaced
modifier
b. correct
13. Physical
description relies solely on:
a. argument.
b. sense
impressions.
c. examples.
d. narration.
14. The
following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following is not a general
approach to achieving effective writing?
a. Writing from an
outline
b. Putting aside the
first draft and then rereading it at a later time
c. Asking a friend
to review and critique the draft
d. Beginning the
writing process immediately without any research
15. Identify
whether the following sentence contains a misplaced modifier or is correct: I
ordered a new telephone from the mail-order catalog shaped like a cartoon character.
a. misplaced
modifier
b. correct
16. Which of
the following approaches uses the pronouns I, me, mine, we, our, and us?
a. First-person
approach
b. Second-person
approach
c. Third-person
approach
d. Last-person
approach
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17. The three
most common purposes of writing include all of the following, except:
a. to inform.
b. to persuade.
c. to dissuade.
d. to entertain.
18. The
following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following is not an
example of a contrast link?
a. But
b. As a result
c. Conversely
d. However
19. Patterns
of development within exposition include all of the following, except:
a. exemplification.
b. process.
c. cause and effect.
d. discovery.
20. Identify
the correct pronoun in the following sentence: Not one of the new cashiers
knows what (he, they) should be doing.
a. he
b. they