Quiz for Chapter Eight
Student Self-Grading Multiple Choice
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1. The main difference between argumentative and expository essays is that argumentative writing seeks to ________.
a) convince
b) guide through a set of instructions
c) explain only
d) None of the above
Answer: a (133)
2. An essay that explains the stages of a process is called a ________ essay.
a) definition
b) process analysis
c) compare-and-contrast
d) stage analysis
Answer: b (136)
3. Often, the first stage of an argument requires ________.
a) research
b) personal reflection
c) opinion
d) definition
Answer: d (141)
4. In organizing a compare-and-contrast essay, a writer may apply ________.
a) the block method
b) the point-by-point method
c) process analysis
d) A and c only
e) A and b only
Answer: e (144)
5. When planning a process analysis essay, the writer should consider ________.
a) audience knowledge
b) the appropriate level of detail
c) how to address the reader
d) All of the above
Answer: d (137)
Short Answer Questions
6. Writing which seeks to explain or inform is ________________.
Answer: expository (page 133)
7. Process analysis essays often seek to stimulate reader ________________.
Answer: interest (page 136)
8. Definitions are often a salient part of ________________ essays.
Answer: expository (page 133)
9. In writing an expository essay, a writer may apply the ________________- section approach.
Answer: five (pages 133–134)
10. ________________ is crucial to writing a compare and contrast essay.
Answer: Organization (pages 134–135)
11. In their multiple forms, expository essays can show steps in a _____________, classify or _____________ a subject, or use _____________ to help a reader understand a subject.
Answer: process, divide, definition (page 133)
12. An essay which describes stages in a process is called a process analysis essay. This type of essay may be used to stimulate _____________ or to familiarize readers with a _____________.
Answer: interest, process (page 136)
13. _____________ often provides a starting point for an argument and successful application of this tool helps establish a writer’s _____________.
Answer: definition, credibility (page 141)
14. Comparison and _____________ can often be used as an organizational method in _____________ and _____________ essays.
Answer: contrast, argumentative, expository (page 143)
15. An effective compare and contrast essay must be clearly laid out. A writer may use either _____________ or_____________ methods to ensure this requirement is met.
Answer: block, point-by-point (page 144)