GEN 216 Written Communications Exam | Q & A

GEN 216 Written Communications Exam | Q & A Which of the following is an adequate statement of purpose for a writing project? Write an informative paper to warn college athletes of the potential danger of the excessiv ...

GEN 216 Written Communications Exam | Q & A Which of the following is an adequate statement of purpose for a writing project? Write an informative paper to warn college athletes of the potential danger of the excessive use of standard pain medications. Which of the following is true of good writing? Good writing is organized so that it is easy to follow. A student is considering writing a paper about the minimum wage. It seems obvious to the student that if you raise the minimum wage, then workers will cost more, employers will therefore hire fewer employees, and people will lose their jobs. Based on the section on critical thinking, indicate which one of the following is true. The student should test this common assumption by examining the available evidence. Which of the following is true? It might be unethical for a writer who extols the pleasure of extreme kayaking to leave out entirely any discussion of the potential hazards. Which of the following is true about plagiarism and documenting your sources? Proper documentation can strengthen your work because it shows that you got your information from a credible source. Having a __________ helps you define your audience; select the details, language, and approach that best suit their needs; and avoid going off in directions that won't interest them. specific purpose The ultimate purpose for all writing is to __________. have an effect on the reader How is writing different from face-to-face conversation? When writing, the document is a permanent record of your thoughts that must stand on its own. When conversing, you can revise your thoughts based on immediate feedback from the audience; most often, conversations are not recorded. The __________ delivers the main message and exhibits a clear connection between ideas so that the reader can easily follow the writer's thoughts. Body Which of the following is true of the reading process? The title can help you orient to the focus of the material. Which of the following is true about reading in college? It is important to be conscious or aware of the biases or viewpoints that might be guiding what you are reading. Which of the following is true of a critique? A critique often provides a summary of the article that is being critiqued. How does reading for pleasure differ from reading for information? When reading for pleasure, a reader can read at their own pace; reading for information requires a methodical approach. Which of the following would be the least effective question to ask in order to guide your reading? How long is this reading? What should you do after you've finished skimming, but before you reread a text? Think about what you've learned and then, express it in your own words. What is the most effective way to monitor your comprehension of a text while reading? restating the ideas in your own words Why is your reading environment important to effective reading? If your environment is too noisy, you are too tired, or you have something on your mind, you can have trouble reading. Which of the following is true of the earliest stage of the writing process? You don't always have to start with a clear sense of your audience and purpose. Which of the following is true of identifying audience, purpose, and media for your writing? The media for your writing may influence how formal or informal it will need to be. Janice has a lot of information for her paper on airport security and is seeking a tentative organizing strategy. Which of the following is probably her best choice? the flexible note system Which of the following would be an appropriate thesis statement for a five-page paper? Despite the cost, a college education offers an increase in lifelong earnings for graduates that makes it a reasonable investment. If you have trouble writing an introduction, which of the following is the best approach? Skip the introduction and come back to it later. Which pre-writing strategy yields a set of sentences that you then look over for writing ideas, and that you form by writing for about five minutes on your general subject, putting down everything that comes into your head, without worrying about grammar, spelling, or punctuation? Freewriting Which of the following is a sufficiently narrowed topic for a five-page paper? the environmental effects of flushing unused medicine Which of the following terms best describes this organizational plan? I. Cell phones can be used to coordinate activities that would be otherwise difficult to coordinate given students' busy schedules. A. Cell phones can help students find out where a study session is being held. B. Often there is a complex schedule of classes, work, meals, and meetings to organize. C. Cell phones can let members of a team project keep the project on track. sentence outline Jasmine is starting her research project on the potential dangers of fracking. Which of the following would probably not be a good place for her to start her library search? periodical area When Jasmine gets to the library, she is a bit stumped about how to focus her topic and get more material because her initial search is not turning up the material she needs. What should she do? She should go to the library help desk. Carl is excited about the many hybrid cars on the market today (for example, the Hybrid Ford Explorer) that uses a large battery in conjunction with fuel. He searched the database ArticleFirst for "electric cars" in the term category and found very few articles, mostly about cars like the Tesla, an entirely electric car. What was the problem with Carl's search? The search term was too narrow. Tim is doing a paper for his humanities class on the representation of race in movies, especially action movies. The teacher stressed the need to use academic resources. Which of the following databases would be his best choice? JSTOR What should be your two main concerns when evaluating sources? the expertise of the author and the credibility of the publication Which of the following approaches to taking notes is appropriate? Use the strategy of summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting based on how you might use the material in your paper. Jim has always believed that climate change is exaggerated and really not a reasonable idea at all. How, he reasons, could people change something as big as the climate? He found many articles that support his view that climate change is not proven science. He also found articles that support the idea that climate change is occurring, but he figured he could ignore those articles, especially since his other sources debunk that position. He carefully noted his sources, which include some scientists and others on scientific committees in Congress, and was very careful about documenting his sources. What should he think about the ethics of his paper? It is unethical because he doesn't adequately acknowledge the evidence that is contrary to his conclusion. Which of the following statements about the visual design of a research paper is true? Bullets should be used to list information when there is no implied sequence. Which of the following is the appropriate APA format for a book with a single author? Vint, S. (2007). Bodies of tomorrow: Technology, subjectivity, science fiction. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Which of the following is the correct APA format for an article in a journal? Slovic, P. (1987). Perception of risk. Science, 236, 280-285. Which of the following is the correct APA format for statistical information from an online Canadian statistical website? Statistics Canada. (2010). Homicide rates by province and territory. Retrieved from http://www40.statcan.ca/lo1/cst01/legal12a-eng.htm. In APA format, which is the correct in-text citation for general information from Steven Pinker's The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, New York: Penguin Books, 2012? Our historical period has shown a decrease in violence due to the influence of a variety of civilizing forces (Pinker, 2012). In writing a paper on science fiction that requires use of APA style, you need to include a quote from Ted Sturgeon that you got from Daniel C. Dennett's Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking, New York: Norton, 2013, p. 36. Which of the following correctly uses APA style to quote and cite your source? Science fiction writer Ted Sturgeon is reported as saying at the 1953 Philadelphia Science Fiction Convention that "Ninety percent of science fiction is crud. But then ninety percent of everything is crud, and it's the ten percent that isn't crud that is important, and the ten percent of science fiction that isn't crud is as good or better than anything being written anywhere" (as cited in Dennett, 2013, p. 36). Which of the following is a correct APA-style citation for an article accessed through a database? Krajewski, K. (2012). "Prosecution and prosecutors in Poland: In quest of independence." Crime and Justice, 41(1). 75-116. doi: 10.1086/666520 Which of the following provides the correct citation for an online newspaper article with no author? "Apocalyptic films loom large, but heroes and hilarity may rescue us." (2013, July 23). Boston.com. Retrieved from http://www.boston.com Which of the following is the correct APA-citation format for a translation? Derrida, J. (1978). Writing and difference. (A. Bass, Trans.). Chicago: Chicago University Press. (Original work published 1967) Gerard is doing a research paper on the effect that student loan debt is having on students while they are in school. Which of the following should be his approach to using primary research in his paper? Primary research would be useful because it would allow him to address more specific questions not in the general news coverage. Anthony is writing a paper on college tuition. He was fortunate enough to get to interview his college's president. In the interview, the president indicated that he was concerned by the current level of tuition and the rate of increase, but he went on to explain the factors that contributed to that increase, including the decrease in state funding, the increased cost of technologies, and faculty salaries. In reporting on the interview, Anthony wrote that President Grimwood had agreed that student tuition was unacceptably high because of excessive faculty salaries. Which of the following is true of the ethics of his use of the interview information? It is unethical because the interviewee would not accept the statements attributed to him. Which of the following would be an appropriate interview question to a college counselor about the stress experienced by college students? In your experience, what seem to be the factors that produce stress in the lives of college students? Henry is preparing to use interview material in his report on the stresses of college life. Which statement is true? He should include material from the interview in the sections of the report where it fits best. Which of the following questions would be appropriate for a survey on stress experienced by college students? I have trouble getting adequate sleep most nights: Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Agree, Strongly Agree Which of the following topics might be supported by direct observations? the extent to which the use of cell phones impacts socialization on college campuses Which of the following is the best research question for a survey that you plan to administer in your dorm? If you had the chance to vote again, would you vote for the current president? Which of the following is the best question to ask in an interview? How did you get involved in the battle against childhood obesity? Which of the following is a flawed question for a questionnaire? Do you think that the rise in the gas tax will hurt consumers and politicians? [] yes[ ] no, On average, how many gallons of gas do you buy a week? [] 0-10 [] 10-20 [] 20-30 [] 30+ Which dominant impression best identifies the following short description? "All the fruit was covered with an unidentifiable green fuzz. The meat seemed to stink like a dead animal that had rotted in the sun. The vegetables in the vegetable drawer had gradually turned into a sticky liquid." Disgust Which of the following statements is true of description? Writers should select the details that help establish the mood or impression that they want. Mark reads a very detailed description of an ideal vacation escape. What might be a reasonable response for Mark to have of this description? He should consider what details might have been left out or exaggerated. Which of the statements is true of the following description? "To me as a child, my Uncle Jim seemed a giant with hands as big as shovels and whose head would brush the ceiling." The description is ethical because the reader receives adequate clues of deliberate exaggeration. Which of the following statements is true of prewriting strategy for writing a description? One possible effective strategy is to develop branching details for what you are seeking to describe. What is the backbone of descriptive writing? sensory details You are reading a detailed process essay about the Canadian plan to store low- and mid-level nuclear waste well below ground level near Lake Huron. The essay was written by a university geologist. Which of the following would be a reasonable critical response to the essay?