Vocabulary
Definition: To care for and encourage the growth or development of.
What is Nurture?
Read the sentence.
In an informative text, the writer uses a(n) _[blank 1]_ tone for the purpose of _[blank 2]_.
This option most accurately completes the sentence.
Select all that apply.
-neutral; presenting facts
-objective; examining complex ideas
-casual; persuading an audience
-serious; solving a problem
What are Neutral and Objective tones (options 1 and 2)
This is the main type of font used in academic essays, the only type accepted in college.
What is Times New Roman?
This is the most important reason why a writer should avoid relying heavily on one source in an informational text.
-All sources should be equally and fairly represented in a writer’s informational work.
-Synthesized information used from a variety of sources decreases reader interest.
-Using more than one source increases the potential for plagiarism.
-The writer should synthesize information from various sources in order to convey original ideas.
What is the writer should synthesize information from various sources in order to convey original ideas (option 4)
Read the sentence.
While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice, it can benefit teens in three ways; lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aiding in concentration.
This option revises the sentence correctly.
-While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice; it can benefit teens in three ways: lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aid in concentration.
-While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice, it can benefit teens in three ways lessening the stress of daily life, help develop empathy, and aiding in concentration.
-While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice, it can benefit teens in three ways: lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aiding in concentration.
-While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice—it can benefit teens in three ways—lessen the stress of daily life, help develop empathy, and aid in concentration.
What is While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice, it can benefit teens in three ways: lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aiding in concentration. (option 3)
Definition: Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
What is Vigilant?
Imagine that you are a writer whose task is to write an article for an audience of amateur chefs about how to make quick snacks for a party.
This information would be most important to include in the text.
-simple, easy-to-follow directions
-gluten-free, vegan, and sugar-free options
-a list of exotic gourmet ingredients
-instructions for elaborate decorating of pastries
What are Simple, easy-to-follow directions (option 1)
This is the type of spacing used throughout your essay.
What is Double Spacing?
Note: No extra spacing between paragraphs.
Information from this kind of source is first-hand, and usually reliable.
What is a Primary Source?
Read the sentence.
To say that self-esteem can be either high or low is not accurate, the more accurate way to look at self-esteem is to see it as healthy or unhealthy.
This option corrects the error in the sentence.
-To say that self-esteem can be either high or low is not accurate—the more accurate way to look at self-esteem is to see it as healthy, or unhealthy.
-To say that self-esteem can be either high or low is not accurate: the more accurate way to look at self-esteem is to see it as healthy or unhealthy.
-To say that self-esteem can be either high or low is not accurate; the more accurate way to look at self-esteem is to see it as healthy or unhealthy.
-To say that self-esteem can be either high or low is not accurate. The more accurate way to look at self-esteem, is to see it as healthy or unhealthy.
What is to say that self-esteem can be either high or low is not accurate; the more accurate way to look at self-esteem is to see it as healthy or unhealthy. (option 3)
Definition: Very enthusiastically or Passionately
What is Fervently?
Zack, a high-school senior working 20 hours per week and earning minimum wage, decides to write a letter to the mayor of his hometown after local legislation to raise the minimum wage has been voted down.
This evidence would provide the most relevant support for Zack’s claim that raising the minimum wage would help the town’s economy.
Select all that apply.
-a quotation from a local government official who supported the legislation to raise the minimum wage and the monetary reasons for his support
-facts about which cities in the state have already raised the minimum wage and the resulting impact on the economies of those cities
-testimony from the town’s small-and large-business owners that they will commit to not raising the prices of goods and services even though their profit margins might decrease
-statistics showing the relationship between the increase in the amount of money earned by local workers and the increase in their projected spending over time
What are facts about which cities in the state have already raised the minimum wage and the resulting impact on the economies of those cities AND statistics showing the relationship between the increase in the amount of money earned by local workers and the increase in their projected spending over time (options 2 and 4)
These are the only things that should be in your header.
What are your last name and the page number?
Out of these three websites:
-https://climate.nasa.gov/
-https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2014/nov/25/climate-change-is-an-obvious-myth-how-much-more-evidence-do-you-need
-https://weather.com/
This is the option that is best to use when researching climate change.
In This option is the information presented correctly.
-Jenny had to wash the car, buying groceries, and going to the bank before returning home.
-Jenny had to wash the car. And buy groceries, and go to the bank before returning home.
-Jenny had to wash the car, she bought groceries, and went to the bank before returning home.
-Jenny had to wash the car, buy groceries, and go to the bank before returning home.
What is Jenny had to wash the car, buy groceries, and go to the bank before returning home (option 4)
Definition: To make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
What is Exacerbate?
Jasmine is writing a letter to the editor in support of her town’s plans to build a new public theater in the park.
Which statement would make the most effective call to action in Jasmine’s letter?
-If everyone shows enthusiastic support for the new theater, it will be built that much sooner.
-If you would like to see the arts thrive, please make a donation to the public theater fund.
-Theatergoers from all over the state will attend the new facility, benefiting the tourism trade.
-Schools could use the state-of-the-art theater for plays and for music and dance recitals.
What is If you would like to see the arts thrive, please make a donation to the public theater fund (option 2)
These are the four things that should go under your header and above your title, in this order.
What are Class name, Your name, Teacher's name, and Date Written?
Rate these website suffixes from most to least reliable by default.
.net
.gov
.com
What is .gov, .com, .net
Read the sentence.
When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things, yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.
This is the best way to revise the sentence.
-When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things; yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.
-When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things. ... yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.
-When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things. Yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.
-When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things: yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.
What is When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things: yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience (option 4)
Definition: (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.
What is Pervasive?
Read the excerpt from a letter to the editor.
The issue of the water quality in Echo Lake is of grave concern to our community. Test results show dangerous levels of algae, which is caused by pollution from common household chemicals. However, the families living on Echo Lake’s shoreline are not the ones to blame.
This sentence could be added to the end of this letter to maintain a consistent tone
-Come on, let’s all get together and pitch in to save Echo Lake!
-A whole bunch of families in the watershed area should also be blamed for this huge problem.
-Now my children will never experience the joys of swimming in Echo Lake.
-We must all assume responsibility for returning Echo Lake to its former pristine state.
What is We must all assume responsibility for returning Echo Lake to its former pristine state (option 4)
This is the type of indent that your Works Cited page should be formatted in.
What is a hanging indent?
Read the sentence.
Students understand audience by analyzing knowledge level, values, and biases, these are all related to writing an argument essay.
This option corrects the error in the sentence.
-To understand audience means students analyze knowledge level, values, and biases, these are all related to writing an argument essay.
-Students understand audience by analyzing knowledge level, values, and biases; these are all related to writing an argument essay.
-To understand audience means students analyze knowledge level, values, and biases; which are all related to writing an argument essay.
-Students understand audience by analyzing knowledge level, values, and biases these are all related to writing an argument essay.
What is Students understand audience by analyzing knowledge level, values, and biases; these are all related to writing an argument essay (option 2)