- Which step in the writing process is the “thinking” step?
a) planning
b) proofreading
c) prewriting
d) revising
- Which step in the writing process involves correcting grammar, spelling, and punctuation?
a) planning
b) drafting
c) proofreading
d) revising
- Which step in the writing process involves making major changes in content and organization?
a) planning
b) drafting
c) proofreading
d) revising
- Which step in the writing process involves writing a topic sentence?
a) planning
b) drafting
c) proofreading
d) revising
- The steps in the writing process go in the following order:
a) prewriting, drafting, revising, planning, proofreading
b) prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, proofreading
c) planning, prewriting, drafting, proofreading, revising
d) planning, prewriting, revising, drafting, proofreading
- A writing group can help a writer with
a) grammar and punctuation.
b) development of ideas.
c) focusing on the requirements of the assignment.
d) all of the above.
- A writing group should be consulted
a) before prewriting.
b) immediately after prewriting.
c) when the writer has completed a rough draft.
d) when the final paper is complete.
- “Revising” literally means
a) repeating.
b) writing again.
c) writing correctly.
d) seeing again.
- “Right-brained” thinkers
a) can’t use the writing process.
b) focus on details.
c) are poor writers.
d) see the “big picture.”
- Right-brained writers should
a) follow the writing process exactly in order.
b) write during their most creative times of day.
c) write in a silent atmosphere.
d) write by hand rather than on a computer.
Chapter 2, Test 1 Preparing to Write
- What causes writer’s block?
- How does prewriting protect a writer against writer’s block?
- What is the main goal of prewriting?
- What is brainstorming?
- What is freewriting?
- What is “invisible writing”?
- What is clustering?
- Which technique is designed to use both the right and left sides of the brain?
- What is outlining?
- What is the benefit of keeping a journal?
