Chapter 4 and 5 quiz questions

Question 1

List the four strategies when revising an essay.

Answer 1

Revise the thesis statement, the body paragraphs, the introduction and conclusion, and your sentences/words.

Question 2

Define revision using the languages in the pages.

Answer 2

Revision is not something you do when your essay is finished, you do it after you complete your first draft. Revision involves reseeing and rethinking what you have written.

Question 3

List 3 pieces of advice for revising an essay.

Answer 3

Give yourself a cooling-off period.
Revise on hard copy.
Read your draft aloud.

Question 4

What are the advantages of meeting with your professor one-on-one to revise your essay?

Answer 4

Help clarify marginal comments, help revise a section that’s giving you trouble, and ask questions face to face.

Question 5

What are the advantages of getting feedback from your peers?

Answer 5

Can help tell you if you got your point across, or help you communicate your points. Getting feedback from others mirrors people in the real world.

Question 6

List the five strategies you should use when giving peer feedback.

Answer 6

Be positive, Be tactful, Be specific, Be involved, Be thorough, look at the big picture.

Question 7

List 3 of the 7 strategies from the peer editing worksheet.

Answer 7

What is the essay’s thesis, Do the body paragraphs clearly support the thesis, which points are especially clear.

Question 8

List and describe two specific strategies when revising an essay.

Answer 8

Outlining. Outlining enables you to see relationships between your ideas, Shows whether your points support your thesis, and shows you whether information is missing.
Checklist. Making a checklist enables you to revise in an orderly way, enables you to learn to revise independently, and helps you focus on specific aspects.

Question 9

List one point from the peer editing guidelines checklist box.

Answer 9

Be thorough

Question 10

List one point for special attention on Laura Bobnack’s first draft of her essay on cheating.

Answer 10

Laura knew she should rewrite her introduction and expand it.

Question 11

List one point for special attention on Laura Bobnack’s second draft of her essay on cheating.

Answer 11

One point is Laura assumed everyone would be familiar with Gate’s essay and her instructor pointed out she should write a brief summary of it.

Question 12

What should the writer consider when choosing a title?

Answer 12

If the title creates interest, it should reflect your purpose and tone.

Question 13

What is the thesis of Laura Bobnack’s essay?

Answer 13

The thesis is, “As I look back at the cheating incident that I witnessed I realized I have outgrown the immaturity and lack of confidence that kept me silent.

Question 14

Define editing and proofreading

Answer 14

When you edit, you search for grammatical errors, check punctuation, and look over your sentence style and word choice.
When you proofread, you look for spelling errors, typos, incorrect spacing, or problems with your essay’s format.

Question 15

List the seven issues to focus on in the “editing for grammar checklist”

Answer 15

subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, pronoun preference, fragments, run-ons, modification, parallelism

Question 16

Explain one issue from the “editing for grammar checklist”

Answer 16

Make sure all of your verb tenses agree and are consistent.

Question 17

List the 6 issues in the “editing for punctuation” checklist

Answer 17

Commas, semicolons, apostrophes, quotation marks, dashes, colons.

Question 18

Explain one issue in the “editing for punctuation” checklist.

Answer 18

Commas separate elements in a sentence.

Question 19

List the 5 issues to focus on in the “editing for sentence style and word choice” checklist

Answer 19

Awkward phrasing, concise sentences, varied sentences, transitions, word choice.

Question 20

Explain one issue from the “editing for sentence style and word choice”

Answer 20

To add interest to your paper, vary the length and structure of your sentences.

Question 21

List the 3 issues to focus on in the “proofreading checklist”

Answer 21

Commonly confused words, misspelled words, and faulty capitalization, typos.

Question 22

List the 6 issues to focus on in the “checking your papers format” checklist

Answer 22

Format, spacing, type size, paragraphing, visuals, documentation.