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  • 1. Which technique is best when you have no idea where to start?
A) Narrowing
B) Freewriting
C) Brainstorming
  • 2. Which pattern of development divides a topic into categories or groups?
A) Cause and Effect
B) Chronological Order
C) Process
D) Classification
  • 3. Which signal word shows addition?
A) Unlike
B) In summary
C) Furthermore
  • 4. "Writing as a cyclical process means:"
A) You repeat stages as needed
B) You only write once and never edit
C) You must always start with editing
  • 5. "If one politician is corrupt, then all politicians are corrupt."
A) Ad Hominem
B) Ignorance
C) Bandwagon
D) Sweeping Generalization
  • 6. Which organizational pattern explains how events happen over time?
A) Chronological Order
B) Cause and Effect
C) Listing
D) Spatial Order
  • 7. "The following are the types of renewable energy..." signals-
A) Order of Importance
B) Comparison
C) Clarification
D) Listing/Enumeration
  • 8. If an author arranges ideas from least important to most important, this is
A) none of these
B) Cause and Effect
C) Order of Importance
D) Clarification
  • 9. Brainstorming differs from freewriting mainly because it:
A) Is done alone
B) Is done in groups and spoken aloud
C) Takes more time
D) Uses diagrams
  • 10. Which tag question is correct?
A) You are a professional teacher, aren't you?
B) You are a professional teacher, weren't you?
C) You are a professional teacher, isn't it?
  • 11. "Nobody can disprove my theory, so it must be correct."
A) Argument to Ignorance
B) Sweeping Generalization
C) Ad Hominem
  • 12. "His argument about healthy food is invalid because he's overweight."
A) Bandwagon
B) Argument to the Person
C) Sweeping Generalization
  • 13. "Because of pollution, many rivers are contaminated" shows
A) Cause and Effect
B) Comparison
C) Classification
  • 14. Which is NOT one of the four minor aspects of writing?
A) Style
B) Thesis
C) Content
D) Organization
  • 15. Which sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement?
A) One of the examinees have not been in the registry
B) One of the examinees are not registered
C) One of the examinees were not registered.
D) One of the examinees was not registered.
  • 16. A format where all parts of the letter begin at the left margin is called-
A) Semi-block format
B) Traditional format
C) Modified block format
D) Block format
  • 17. All women are bad drivers."
A) Sweeping Generalization
B) Ignorance
C) Bandwagon
  • 18. Which fallacy states that something is true just because everyone believes it?
A) Sweeping Generalization
B) Argument to the Person
C) Bandwagon
  • 19. "To sum up, health is our most important wealth."
A) Classification
B) Summary/Clarification
C) none of these
D) Spatial Order
  • 20. "One reason students fail is lack of study, which results in poor grades."
A) Classification
B) Chronological Order
C) Cause and Effect
D) Comparison
  • 21. "Collateral" belongs to which group?
A) Medical
B) Literary
C) Business
D) Musical
  • 22. "His ideas are worthless because he's not successful."
A) Argument to the Person
B) Ignorance
C) Sweeping Generalization
  • 23. "This diet must be the best because millions use it."
A) Bandwagon
B) Ignorance
C) Sweeping Generalization
  • 24. "We should follow this tradition because everyone always did it."
A) Sweeping Generalization
B) Bandwagon
C) Bandwagon
  • 25. Which fallacy attacks the speaker, not the argument?
A) Sweeping Generalization
B) Argument to the Person
C) Cause and Effect
  • 26. Which pattern is shown? "First, boil water. Second, add sugar. Finally, mix well."
A) Listing
B) Chronological Order
C) Process
  • 27. "Since no one proved aliens exist, they must be fake."
A) Argument to Ignorance
B) Sweeping Generalization
C) Bandwagon
  • 28. The portion that contains the main message, divided into opening, middle, and closing paragraphs, is called-
A) Body of the Letter
B) Inside Address
C) Heading
  • 29. Which of the following is an example of paronyms?
A) Affect and effect.
B) Fast and slow.
C) Book and notebook
D) Run and ran.
  • 30. Which sentence is correctly structured?
A) The farmer plowed, planted and harvested his corn in second time
B) The farmer plowed, has planted and has harvested his corn in second time.
C) The farmer planting, plowing, and harvested his corn in second time.
  • 31. The part that shows the recipient's name, position, and address is-
A) Inside Address
B) Salutation
C) Heading
  • 32. Which aspect is NOT part of the major or minor aspects mentioned?
A) Content
B) Style
C) Audience
D) Formatting
  • 33. "All teenagers are addicted to their phones."
A) Ignorance
B) Sweeping Generalization
C) Bandwagon
  • 34. Which part of the letter signals respect and courtesy in closing?
A) Complimentary Close
B) Salutation
C) Heading
  • 35. Which is NOT one of the four minor aspects of writing?
A) Content
B) Organization
C) Thesis
D) Style
  • 36. Which is NOT one of the three major aspects of writing?
A) Thesis
B) Audience
C) Grammar
  • 37. Which sentence has proper parallel structure?
A) She like swimming, running, and bike.
B) She likes swim, run, and biking.
C) She likes swimming, running, and biking.
  • 38. Which pattern is used: "Both cats and dogs need food, but unlike cats, dogs..."
A) Listing
B) Classification
C) Comparison and Contrast
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