English 103 - Composition/Critical Thinking » Summer 2021 » Quiz A World of Ideas

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Question #1
Critical reading involves:
A.   prereading and annotating
B.   prereading, annotating, and asking questions
C.   prereading
D.   annotating
E.   asking questions
Question #2
Annotating involves reading with a pen/pencil and writing in the margins, "talking back" to the text.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
According to the WI intro pages, the most reliable way to start writing is to:
A.   ask a question
B.   research first
Question #4
The thesis statement is:
A.   a sentence that introduces the conclusion of the essay
B.   the topic sentence of each body paragraph of the essay
C.   the main assertion or idea of the essay
Question #5
Rhetoric is defined as:
A.   an essay
B.   general term used to discuss effective writing
C.   a speech
D.   a general term used to discuss an author's biography
Question #6
The methods of development used in the WI readings this semester will include:
A.   Definition
B.   Cause and Effect
C.   cause and effect, definition, example, and comparison
D.   Example
E.   Comparison and definition
Question #7
The 3 different forms of argument defined in the reading include:
A.   Classical, Roget, and Talmond
B.   Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates
C.   Classical, Rogerian, and Toulmin
D.   Classical, Rogerian, and Talmond

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