Final

Question 1

List 12 different types of information which can be found in the dictionary.

Answer 1

Part of speech
Word origin
Synonyms 
Antonyms 
Word families
Abbreviations 
Pictures of a noun
Pronunciation 
Syllable breaks
Spellings 
Is the word capitalized?
Multiple meanings/definitions

Question 2

What is the difference between a major detail and minor detail?

Answer 2

Major details support the main idea, the minor details support the major details

Question 3

Focused freewriting

Answer 3

You have a topic before you start writing

Question 4

Unfocused freewriting

Answer 4

No topic before you start writing

Question 5

Brainstorming

Answer 5

Creating a freely jotted-down list of ideas about a topic

Question 6

Clustering

Answer 6

Creating a visual picture that shows the relationship between the ideas you come up with

Question 7

Journaling

Answer 7

A record of experiences, ideas, or reflections

Question 8

Inference

Answer 8

Educated guess

Question 9

Paraphrase

Answer 9

Restate an authors complicated ideas fully but in your own language, using different wording and different sentence patterns.

Question 10

Imply

Answer 10

To hint at something

Question 11

Thesaurus

Answer 11

A book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts.

Question 12

Infer

Answer 12

To make an educated guess

Question 13

Context

Answer 13

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea and in terms of which if can be fully understood

Question 14

Index

Answer 14

An alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. with references to the places where they occur

Question 15

Taxonomy

Answer 15

System of organized categories

Question 16

Acronyms

Answer 16

An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word

Question 17

Glossary

Answer 17

An alphabetical list of terms or words found in or relating to a specific text or dialect with explanations

Question 18

Etymology

Answer 18

The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history

Question 19

What are the steps in the process of writing?

Answer 19

Pre writing
Writing a draft
Revising draft(s)
Polishing final draft

Question 20

What does it mean to say that the process of writing is “recursive”?

Answer 20

The steps of the writing process do not have to be in a certain order. You can go back and forth between the steps.

Question 21

What makes an inference an educated guess instead of a wild guess?

Answer 21

Because you use facts to get an educated guess

Question 22

What are the six levels of blooms taxonomy of thought?

Answer 22

Knowing, comprehending, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating.

Question 23

List 8 logical fallacies

Answer 23

Bandwagon argument 
Ad hominem argument 
Circular reasoning 
Non sequitur
Oversimplification 
Post Hoc Ergo Hoc
Argument from dubious authority 
Either/or argument

Question 24

Bandwagon Argument

Answer 24

Suggestions that everyone is joining the group and the readers who don’t may miss out on happiness, success, or a reward.

Question 25

Ad Hominem Argument

Answer 25

Attacking an individual’s opinion by attaching his or her character, thus deflecting attention from the merit of a proposal

Question 26

Circular Reasoning

Answer 26

Supporting a statement with itself; a form of begging the question

Question 27

Non Sequitur

Answer 27

Stating a claim that doesn’t follow from your first premise or statement

Question 28

Oversimplification

Answer 28

Offering easy solutions for a complicated problem

Question 29

Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

Answer 29

Assuming a cause and affect relationship where none exists, even though one event proceeded another.

Question 30

Argument from Dubious Authority

Answer 30

Using an unidentified authority to shore up a weak argument for an authority whose expertise lies outside the issue.

Question 31

Either/Or Argument

Answer 31

Oversimplifying by assuming that an issue has only two sides, a statement must be true or false, a question demands a yes or no answer, or a problem has only two possible solutions.

Question 32

Seven different “Context Clues to Word Meanings”

Answer 32

• Definition clues
• Elaborating detail clues
• Example clues
• Comparison clues
• Contrast clues
• Punctuation clues
• Word analysis clues