Reading and Writing Process
What is the Purpose of a summary?
To help conserve the text to emphasize the main points
What are the components of the introduction paragraph?
Attention-Getter, background of topic, thesis
Which of these is the correct spelling?
A) Independant
B) Endipindent
C) Indipendant
D) Independent
D) Independent
What size font is used in MLA format?
a) 16
b) 19
c) 13
d) 12
d) 12
What is a suitable reading environment for homework?
Cool, Quiet, and well lit
What is the guideline for your paper?
Thesis
The (Weather, Whether) is nice outside. Which of the following is the correct choice of (Weather, Whether)?
Weather
What size does the page header go on?
The Right Side
Which step comes first in the writing process?
Pre-Write
What are the two components of the thesis?
Topic and your opinion
When Inita interviewed the twins, (there, their, they're) favorite dessert was cake. Which of the following is the correct choice of (there, their, they're)?
their
What spacing is used in MLA format?
Double
What are the five components of the writing process?
Pre-write, Draft, Revise, Edit, Publish
Where can the transition sentence be found?
Last sentence in a body paragraph
When is it the right time to add a semicolon?
Use a semicolon between two independent clauses that are connected by two or more ideas in a sentence, those ideas are then given equal position or rank.
What order is the header written in?
Name
Professor's name
Class
Date
What are the differences between revising and editing?
Revision is where the author reviews, alters, and amends their message. Editing is where the writer corrects their grammar and spelling.
True or False: The topic sentence is always the first sentence of a paragraph.
False
A dangling modifier is when there is an adjective that does not have a subject. Which of these sentences uses modifiers correctly?
A) Hungry, the pizza was devoured.
B) The pizza was devoured Hungrily.
C) Hungry, we devoured the pizza.
C) Hungry, we devoured the pizza.
Given the author, publisher, date of article, title, and URL, cite the source in MLA format.
Author (Last name, first name). "title." publisher, date, url