ALLIED ENG160 MODULE 2 CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Question Points

1. All of the following are strategies for revising sentences, except:

a. using parallelism.

b. using specific words.

c. using active verbs.

d. using passive verbs.

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2. The following question refers to APA Style: The purpose of the __________ is to identify the location where the author(s) was/were when the research was gathered and conducted.

a. introduction

b. abstract

c. institutional affiliation

d. author note

3. The following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following is the most common and preferred form of the author's name or byline?

a. Professor Ellen S. Poe, PhD

b. Dr. Ellen S. Poe

c. Ellen S. Poe, MD

d. Ellen S. Poe

4. In the following sentence, identify whether the italicized word is a gerund, participle, or infinitive. Running across town in the middle of the night is not safe.

a. gerund

b. participle

c. infinitive

5. Identify the proper verb in parentheses that agrees with its subject in the following sentence. The rising cost of necessities like food and shelter (force, forces) many elderly people to live in poverty.

a. force

b. forces

6. Of the following, which is not a common method for writing a concluding paragraph?

a. End with a summary and final thought

b. Include a thought-provoking question or short series of questions

c. Supply background information for the reader

d. End with a prediction or recommendation

7. In the following sentence, identify whether the italicized word is a gerund, participle, or infinitive. Running in a world-renown marathon is a great experience.

a. gerund

b. infinitive

c. participle

8. In the following sentence, identify whether the italicized word is a gerund, participle, or infinitive. At one point the child liked to play with the video game system.

a. gerund

b. participle

c. infinitive

9. In the following sentence, identify whether the italicized word is a gerund, participle, or infinitive. The diving board was broken.

a. gerund

b. participle

c. infinitive

10. __________ signal the direction of a writer’s thoughts and are thought of as road signs that guide travelers or readers.

a. Time order

b. Verbs

c. Transitions

d. Nouns

11. A(n) __________ is usually a very brief summary of what the paper is about.

a. title

b. abstract

c. introduction

d. conclusion

12. Which of the following is not a function of an introductory paragraph?

a. It attracts the reader’s interest and encourages him or her to continue reading the essay.

b. It supplies any background information that the reader may need to understand the essay.

c. It consists of detailed examples that support the main idea of the essay.

d. It presents a thesis statement.

13. To achieve __________ is to have all the details in your paper relate to your thesis and to your three supporting topic sentences.

a. unity

b. sentence skills

c. support

d. coherence

14. __________ order means that details are listed as they occur in time.

a. Chronological

b. Supporting

c. Transitioning

d. Connecting

15. In the following sentence, identify whether the italicized word is a gerund, participle, or infinitive. As the weather changed, the family prepared the swimming pool for the heat wave.

a. gerund

b. participle

c. infinitive

16. The following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following sections includes a summary of all the collected data and analysis that was performed?

a. Introduction

b. Results

c. Discussion

d. Method

17. The following question refers to APA Style: The purpose of a(n) __________ is to summarize the main idea of the paper.

a. title

b. institutional affiliation

c. author note

d. abstract

18. Which of the following is not an example of an illustration signal?

a. However

b. For example

c. For instance

d. Specifically

19. Identify the proper verb in parentheses that agrees with its subject in the following sentence. Some members of the parents' association (want, wants) to ban certain books from the school library.

a. want

b. wants

20. The following question refers to APA Style: Which of the following is a concise, comprehensive summary of the contents of the article that allows the reader to gain a brief synopsis of what the paper is about?

a. Abstract

b. Introduction

c. Title

d. Author note