Quiz 03 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

The systematic ways of developing paragraphs discussed in Part Three are known as:
a) Rhetorical patterns.
b) Rhetorical modes.
c) Rhetorical questions.
d) Parallel structures.

Question 2:

When you analyze, you are primarily concerned with:
a) Breaking something down.
b) Examining something closely.
c) Employing one or more specific methods of development.
d) All of the above.

Question 3:

Why might a writer use definition as a method of essay development?
a) As a way to let the reader know what will be discussed in the essay.
b) As a way to make an abstract concept more easily understood.
c) As a way to help the writer understand the topic better before beginning a draft.
d) All of the above.

Question 4:

Developing a time line in an essay:
a) Calls on the process method of development.
b) Calls on the chronological method of development.
c) Calls on the classification/division method of development.
d) Makes the writer appear credible.

Question 5:

Why might the narration method of essay development be used?
a) To trace a subject's development over time.
b) To define an abstract concept.
c) To lend drama and directness to an argument.
d) None of the above.

Question 6:

Which of the following is true of the process essay?
a) It is usually based on fact.
b) It relates the step-by-step stages of a process.
c) Both of the above.
d) None of the above.

Question 7:

Which of the following is generally true of successful personal essays?
a) They are concerned exclusively with the writer and his or her thoughts.
b) They use personal experience in order to express a strong opinion about something.
c) They make personal experience seem relevant to the reader.
d) All of the above.

Question 8:

Which of the following is true of classification/division essays?
a) They are focused on the writer.
b) They use cause and effect.
c) They employ the spatial method.
d) None of the above.

Question 9:

Which of the following is true of the cause/effect method?
a) You can use it to organize an entire essay.
b) You can use it in one or more paragraphs to develop a main point.
c) It could focus on one effect, which would be accounted for by one or more causes.
d) All of the above.

Question 10:

Asking a question in your topic sentence and answering it in the paragraph is characteristic of what method of development?
a) Problem-solution.
b) Cost-benefit.
c) Question-answer.
d) Narration.

Question 11:

Which of the following is true of analogy as a method of development?
a) It is essentially the same as the compare and contrast method.
b) It considers the pros and cons of a subject.
c) It involves a comparison between one object and a second object that is otherwise unlike the first.
d) It should be avoided in all but literary essays.

Question 12:

Which essay development method systematically draws similarities and differences between two things?
a) Analogy.
b) Compare and contrast.
c) Question-answer.
d) Problem-solution.

Question 13:

The following is seldom used to develop an entire essay:
a) Example/illustration.
b) Cause-effect.
c) Cost-benefit.
d) All are equally useful in developing an entire essay.

Question 14:

What are the two ways to structure compare and contrast essays?
a) The block method and the spiral method.
b) The point-by-point method and the spiral method.
c) The simple method and the complex method.
d) The block method and the point-by-point method.

Question 15:

Claims of fact:
a) Are usually empirical claims.
b) Rely on observation and measurement for support.
c) Are used in most expository essays.
d) All of the above.

Question 16:

Claims of value:
a) Are ethical claims.
b) Make a call for some kind of action.
c) Are supported through references to a literary text.
d) Are used in most expository essays.

Question 17:

The proposed change to a law that gives people more control over something in their lives might be presented as what kind of a claim?
a) A claim of fact.
b) A claim of policy.
c) A claim of interpretation.
d) None of the above.

Question 18:

Argumentative essays tend to use the following claim:
a) Claim of value.
b) Claim of policy.
c) Either of the above.
d) None of the above.

Question 19:

Claims of interpretation:
a) Tend to produce essays that are too subjective and are therefore discouraged.
b) Rely extensively on secondary sources.
c) Are seldom used in English or history essays.
d) Attempt to convince a reader that an interpretation is valid.

Question 20:

Empirical studies frequently make use of:
a) Primary sources.
b) Personal experience.
c) Experimentation.
d) All of the above.

Question 21:

Effective support for a claim arises:
a) Primarily through the evidence produced by the writer.
b) Through both evidence and the credibility of the writer.
c) More through the writer's credibility than through his or her evidence.
d) Primarily through the appropriate use of disciplinary conventions.

Question 22:

How do you reveal your evidence in support of a claim?
a) Through your main points.
b) Through your subordinate points.
c) Both of the above.
d) None of the above.

Question 23:

The credibility of a writer depends heavily on:
a) The knowledge that he or she demonstrates about a subject.
b) His or her reliability.
c) Both of the above factors.
d) The number of sources cited in the essay.

Question 24:

If writers wish to appear reliable they should:
a) Ensure that their paragraphs are unified and coherent.
b) Effectively use the conventions of their discipline.
c) Write clearly.
d) All of the above.

Question 25:

Demonstrating fairness in an essay:
a) Can be shown through an objective, impartial voice.
b) May weaken an argument, reducing a writer's credibility.
c) Is relevant only to argumentative essays.
d) Is relevant only to expository essays.

Question 26:

The holistic model of an essay shown on page 94:
a) Stresses the importance of essay structure.
b) Stresses the importance of approaching the essay as a series of chronological stages.
c) Shows that in the case of essays the parts are greater than the whole.
d) Stresses the interdependence of the parts of the essay.

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