Penn foster 986042 writing skills part 3 study guide

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PENN FOSTER 986042 WRITING SKILLS PART 3 STUDY GUIDE

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Penn Foster Exam Answers TUTORIAL: Includes final exam guide with answers for final exam. Individual Assignment: Writing Skills Part 3 986042 Penn Foster Answers 986042RR


986042 Writing Skills Part 3 1. Parallel construction means that you A. repeat the first paragraph of your essay as the last paragraph. B. begin each paragraph of your essay in the same way. C. give both sides of the argument in your essay. D. use the same grammatical construction in all similar headings throughout an outline. 2. Where would you look to find an article on recent fashion trends? A. Card catalog B. Readers’ Guide C. Encyclopedia D. Who’s Who 3. The ISBN number of a book gives you A. a government Internet code. B. the Library of Congress address. C. the Dewey decimal code. D. an international reference number. 4. Because the subject of a composition is like a crystal with many facets, you should A. be very critical of your sources. B. offer a positive idea for every negative one. C. offer your reader ideas from several sides. D. pick one point of view and stay with it. 5. You’ve settled on an idea for an essay to write. What should you do next? A. Conduct interviews, do some research, ask questions, and make a plan. B. Plunge right in and start writing. Then create your outline from what you’ve written. C. Ask the reference librarian to help you make a plan and prepare your outline. D. Look up your topic in the Readers’ Guide and use an article you find as a basis for your plan and outline. 6. Where should you look to find quick information on the causes of the American Civil War? A. Concise Dictionary of American Biography B. Readers’ Guide C. Dictionary D. Encyclopedia 7. To make sure your reader remembers the point of your essay, which of the following is most important? A. The introduction


B. The ending C. Choosing an interesting subject D. The order in which you present your ideas 8. Once you acquire these two basic skills, you’ll be able to transform a vague idea in your mind into a coherent piece of writing. A. Describing people and writing conversation B. Doing interviews and browsing through books C. Using the Internet and the on-line catalog D. Doing research and organizing your ideas 9. The best way to ensure parallel construction in your essay is to use similar A. sentence structure throughout. B. details in each paragraph. C. topic headings in your outline. D. paragraph lengths. 10. Reference librarians are specially trained to help you A. sign out videotapes. B. get a library card. C. research a topic. D. create an outline. 11. What do we call an idea that will make the reader take notice and want to read on? A. Card B. Summary C. Point of view D. Hook 12. At the library, the quickest way to locate varied, reliable information for your research paper is to A. ask the reference librarian. B. check the Readers’ Guide. C. check the encyclopedias. D. search the card catalog for related titles. 13. The most important difference between an outline and finished writing is the A. details. B. order of events. C. source of ideas. D. grammatical structure.


14. The on-line catalog is a computerized index of A. books in a library. B. library telephone numbers. C. library patrons. D. reference librarians. 15. You need to write an essay about hot air ballooning. You know you’ve seen a good book on this topic, but you can’t remember the name of the book or the name of the author. How could you most easily find this book in the library? A. Locate the author card for the book in the card catalog. B. Locate the title card for the book in the card catalog. C. Look under “balloons” in the Readers’ Guide. D. Locate the subject card for the book in the card catalog. 16. A CD-ROM is a compact disk that A. allows you to borrow books from any library. B. contains stored information that can be read on a computer. C. regulates the Library of Congress. D. generates random essay topics. 17. A disadvantage of using a sentence outline instead of a topic outline is that a sentence outline is often A. time-consuming. B. rigid. C. factually grounded. D. underdeveloped. 18. When assembling a writing plan for an essay, which of the following should come first? A. Material that catches the reader’s interest B. The first section of the body of your essay. C. The general idea of your essay D. A brief summary of your conclusion 19. The World Almanac is a book of A. synonyms. B. articles published in magazines. C. facts and statistics. D. living notable Americans.


20. University libraries are _______ to the public. A. inaccessible B. hostile C. closed D. open


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