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Chapter 2-A Prewriting Name_______________
Prewriting, Freewriting, and Brainstorming: Read carefully, and choose the best answer.
1. The first stage of writing an essay is . . .
a. outlining
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b. prewriting
2. To generate a specific topic and supporting ideas for an essay, you might. . .
a. talk with others
b. look through newspapers and magazines
c. watch a film or a movie
d. Any of the preceding might produce an idea for a topic
3. How many types of prewriting have been produced for writers to find topics?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
4. When you are freewriting, how important is it to avoid making any mistakes?
a. not important
b. somewhat important
c. very important
5. When you get stuck in prewriting, you should. . .
a. stop and think hard about what you should be writing
b. keep writing, even if you have to write silly things
c. take a deep breath and relax for a few seconds
6. When you use brainstorming as a prewriting activity, the process to follow is. . .
a. to examine your topic deliberately for an uninterrupted period of time
b. to jot down (or record) only the ideas that are directly connected to your topic
c. Both of the foregoing are correct.
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d. None of the foregoing are correct.
Chapter 2-B Prewriting Name_______________
Clustering and Branching prewriting techniques: Read the questions thoughtfully, then
choose either true or false.
1. Clustering requires that you list all your ideas in a column on your paper.
True False
2. Clustering includes a visual component: lines between topic and related ideas.
True False
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3. The way you connect your ideas related to your topic is not important.
True False
4. Each idea must be connected to the idea that inspired it or that fits closely with it.
True False
5. In clustering, your topic is listed at the top of the page.
True False
6. In clustering, your topic must be written in the middle of the page and circled.
True False
7. You should circle your ideas that relate directly to the topic; then connect each to
the center circle with a line.
True False
8. You may develop more ideas that relate to the ideas that you have already
connected to your topic.
True False
9. Branching also contains a visual element.
True False
10.Branching begins with your topic written on the left side of the paper, about
halfway down the page.
True False
11.As you think of ideas related closely to your topic, you should write them in a
second column a couple of inches to the right of the centered topic and join them
to the topic with lines.
True False
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12. It is likely that you will think of ideas that relate closely to items in your second
column, and write them in a third column, connected with lines to the ideas in the
second column that inspired them.
True False
Chapter 2-C Prewriting Name________________
In your own writing, answer the following questions as clearly as you can.
1. What is the purpose of prewriting? ____________________________________
________________________________________________________________
2. When your prewriting is completed, how do you indicate which ideas in the
exercise appear to be most useful for writing your essay? __________________
________________________________________________________________
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3. When you have selected those ideas that seem to be most promising, what is the
next step? _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
4. Explain how you think prewriting will help you to write a more interesting and
effective essay.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 3-A Composing Name_____________
1. How many sections must an essay contain?
a. one
b. three
c. five
2. The purpose of an introduction is to. . .
a. provide a clear direction for readers by showing them what to expect
b. introduce yourself, the writer
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5. C 10. A 15. A 20. B 25. C
Chapter 1 – A
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A
6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. C
Chapter 1 – B
1. False 2.True 3.False 4. False 5. True 6. False
7. True 8. True 9. True 10. False 11. True 12. False
13. False
Chapter 1 – C
1. He learned that he was responsible and shouldn’t trust others to do his work.
2. He learned how to unload and arrange the pallets in storage.
3. He was embarrassed because the whole thing was unavoidable.
4. His pay was docked.
5. He trusted someone else to do his work and almost lost his job.
6. When you help teammates, you help yourself.
7. It mattered so the other workers could find what they needed quickly.
8. He was too often late to work.
9. He trusted someone else to do his work.
10. He wanted to impress readers to do their own work and help their workmates.
Chapter 2 – A
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C
Chapter 2 – B
1. False 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. False 6. True
7. True 8. True 9. True 10. True 11. True 12. True
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Chapter 2 – C
1.The purpose is to generate material for an essay after prewriting.
2. Highlight or circle related ideas.
3. Write a draft of an essay.
4. It makes me remember things I can use, and I gain new ideas for my writing
