English Mid-term Steward 2016

Question 1

What device is not used by writers in the prewriting stage?

Answer 1

A grading rubric

Question 2

What is the second part of an essay?

Answer 2

Body paragraphs

Question 3

After revising and profreading, what is the last copy of an essay or research paper called?

Answer 3

Final copy

Question 4

What is the third part of an essay?

Answer 4

Conclusion paragraph

Question 5

After brainstorming and prewriting, what is the next step of the writing process during which a person begins to write paragraphs for the essay?

Answer 5

Drafting

Question 6

What is used to look up definitions of unfamiliar words?

Answer 6

Dictionary

Question 7

What is the first section of an essay?

Answer 7

Introductory paragraph

Question 8

What book is written to help writers by listing words and their synonyms?

Answer 8

Thesaurus

Question 9

The sentence in a paragraph that reveals the subject and what it is you plan to talk about is what?

Answer 9

Topic sentence

Question 10

What are sentences in a paragraph that add information?

Answer 10

Supporting sentences

Question 11

What sentence is found at the end of a paragraph, wraps up ideas, and acts as a transition to another paragraph?

Answer 11

Conclusion sentence

Question 12

When someone reads your paper to find confusing and missing sentences, to add supporting sentences, and to change words, what is that known as?

Answer 12

Revising/editing

Question 13

What sentence is found in the introductory paragraph of an essay and reveals the topic of the essay?

Answer 13

Thesis statement

Question 14

What word is used to describe the sense of togetherness that is needed in a piece of writing?

Answer 14

Unity/focus

Question 15

What is the word for a series of related sentences that work together to develop a single topic or idea?

Answer 15

Paragraph

Question 16

What you of writing presents a clear picture of a person, place, thing, or idea by using sensory details, imagery, and spatial order?

Answer 16

Descriptive

Question 17

When should you write out contractions(do not instead of don’t)?

Answer 17

In formal writing situations like essays

Question 18

What you of writing tells a story?

Answer 18

Narrative

Question 19

What type of writing presents facts, gives directions, defines terms, and presents information?

Answer 19

Expository/informational

Question 20

What stage of the writing process involves correcting spelling, punctuation, and grammar?

Answer 20

Proofreading

Question 21

When should you use the writing process?

Answer 21

When you are required to write a paragraph or essay

Question 22

What sentence is used to help the reader understand the purpose of the attention grabber/hook and to help clear up any confusion?

Answer 22

Thesis statement

Question 23

What are words called that help to “glue” the paragraph or essay together?

Answer 23

Transitions

Question 24

What is the main idea or message of a literary work that is expressed as a general statement?

Answer 24

Theme

Question 25

What is the name for the author of a poem?

Answer 25

Poet

Question 26

How do you punctuate another person's novel, novella, book, magazine, or CD title?

Answer 26

Underline the title and capitalize the important words

Question 27

What is the imaginary voice assumed by the poet when "talking" to the reader called?

Answer 27

Speaker or narrator

Question 28

What word appeals to the 5 senses in a literary work?

Answer 28

Imagery

Question 29

Similes, metaphors, idioms, and hyperbole are examples of what?

Answer 29

Figurative language

Question 30

What is the word for a regular pattern of rhyming in a poem, which is determined by the last word in each line?

Answer 30

Rhyme scheme

Question 31

What sound technique is used in poetry?

Answer 31

Rhyme

Question 32

What is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as?

Answer 32

Simile

Question 33

What is a comparison of two unlike things?

Answer 33

Metaphor

Question 34

What is an expression where the definition of the individual words does not add up to the meaning of the expression?

Answer 34

Idiom

Question 35

What category(focus, content, style) has specific details to explain the topic sentence?

Answer 35

Content

Question 36

What category(focus, content, conventions) has few or no errors in mechanics, usage, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure?

Answer 36

Conventions

Question 37

What category(focus, organization, conventions) has detail sentences that are directly related to the topic sentence?

Answer 37

Focus

Question 38

What category(content, style, organization) refers to details that are in logical order, and there is a smooth flow from one idea to the next idea through transition words?

Answer 38

Organization

Question 39

What category(focus, content, style) uses a variety of vocabulary words and sentence structure and contractions and abbreviations are written out?

Answer 39

Style