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CM107 College Composition I

Unit 4 Quiz

Question 1 Imagine that you need to take the ideas you outlined for an essay on reducing illiteracy rates and develop them into a draft. One of your main points in your outline, point II — Investing more money in school reading programs can reduce illiteracy rates — needs to become at least a full paragraph. What information might you need to include to develop this idea into paragraph form?

Choose ALL that may apply.

Question options:

a research study demonstrating that illiteracy rates will drop as a result of spending more money on reading specialists who work with at-risk students

a description of the reading process itself

a comparison of student reading skills before and after working with a reading specialist

an analysis of how one on one instruction on reading can help at-risk students to develop their reading skills

 

Question 2 Read the following email from an accountant to a customer detailing a strategy for cutting costs and determine which sentence would be most appropriate for the blank / underlined section.

EMAIL

TO: Johnny Smith, Vice President of Finances, Highland Shoes

FROM: Maggie York, York Accounting Inc.

DATE: June 3, 2013

SUBJECT: Cost Cutting Measure

Johnny, in our meeting last week, you expressed a concern with your company’s financial situation. I have since reviewed your 1st and 2nd quarter financial reports and think one budget item needs to be reconsidered.

It appears that your company is spending 25% more on advertising than your local competitors. Your company currently relies exclusively on print ads in the local newspaper and on flyers. Print ads are extremely expensive as you know, and may not be cost effective. They may not reach a large enough audience.

I would like to schedule a meeting with you at your convenience to review your options. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________You may reach a larger audience and spend less by advertising on Facebook and similar social media sites.

Please let me know when you would like to meet to discuss this option.

Regards,

Maggie York

Question options:

a) You really need to rethink the advertising company you hired.

b) A less costly plan may include reducing local print ads and targeting your audience through electronic advertising venues.

c) Don’t worry, this is a situation we can turn around, lol!

 

Question 3 Read the following email from Beth to her Aunt Ann asking her if she would like to meet for lunch and determine the most appropriate sentence for the blank / underlined section.

To: Aunt Ann

From: Beth

Subject: Lunch on Saturday?

Hi Aunt Ann,

It was so great to talk to you last week. It sounds like things have been really busy for you at school. I imagine first graders are full of energy! I am sure the vacation you and Uncle Jim have planned next month will be a welcome chance to relax and visit with some friends at the beach!

I was wondering if you would like to meet for lunch on Saturday. We could try that sandwich shop on Main Street. I would love to pick your brain about teaching. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Please let me know if this works for you and what time you would like to meet!

Love,

Beth

Question options:

a) I have been seriously considering this rewarding and challenging career field for my future occupation and feel a discussion of practical issues would best inform my decision.

b) I need advice.

c) I am thinking about changing my major to education and would really like to get your input and firsthand knowledge.

 

Question 4

Read the following paragraph from an academic essay on effective workplace communication and determine which sentence would be most appropriate for the highlighted section.

In a constantly changing world of technology and demographics, businesses of all types are looking to hire employees with a diverse range of skills. Specific soft skills coupled with technical expertise and experience are needed for the 21st Century workplace. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________.  Employers include good interpersonal skills as one of the top 10 soft skills new employees should have when applying for a new job, or existing employees should have when applying for a promotion within the company (Hodge and Lear, 2011). These interpersonal skill sets for the changing workplace consist of attributes, such as possessing and utilizing good communication skills across the organization.

Question options:

a) One of these specific workplace skills is interpersonal skills.

b) And after all, finding a job after college is what everyone wants.

c) In the following essay, you will see how soft skills, technical expertise, and experience can be developed.

 

Question 5 Review the audience and purpose listed below and select the most appropriate structure.

Matt has owned his own accounting firm for the past 30 years and will be retiring at the end of the year. He needs to notify his clients that his junior partner will be taking over the business.

Which of the following should be used as the appropriate structure to deliver this content?

Question options:

a) Email

b) Business Letter

c) Memo

 

Question 6 Mary Ashton has drafted her paper on reducing illiteracy rates but finds that her paper is only about half the required assignment length and that ideas are still disorganized. What can she do at this point?

Question options:

continue to the editing process

revisit her outline to see if this will help her to ensure that she has followed original organization plan or even reorganize her ideas more effectively

identify ideas that are not fully developed and brainstorm the topic more to generate ideas that can be used to clarify, explain and explore issues more fully

consider using a clustering technique to make sure the ideas are clearly related to each other and to the main point she is making

 

Question 7 Revision and Editing should occur simultaneously.

TRUE OR FALSE:

Question options:

                True

                False

 

Question 8

You have revised the content of an essay you are writing for class and you are now ready to edit. What strategies can help you to remove grammar and punctuation errors?

Question options:

using SpellCheck/GrammarCheck only

reading your essay out loud

memorizing grammar rules

reading your essay starting with the last sentence and moving up to the next sentence and then the next and so on