This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Properties Of A Well Written Text – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Properties Of A Well Written Text Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We put the picnic basket on the table we walked over to the playground. Correct the sentence. A) We put the picnic basket, on the table, we walked over to the playground. B) We put the picnic basket on the table, and we walked over to the playground. C) We, put the picnic basket on the table we walked over to the playground. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We put the picnic basket on the table, and we walked over to the playground. 2. Which of the following property of a well-written text constitutes the logical order of presentation of ideas? A) Appropriate language use. B) Coherence and cohesion. C) Mechanics. D) Organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organization. 3. Writing requires careful choice of vocabulary so that such is appropriate for the text in which it was used. A) Organization. B) Coherence. C) Cohesion. D) Language Use. E) Mechanics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coherence. 4. Which property of a well-written text constitutes features that facilitate textual continuity? A) Organization. B) Language use. C) Mechanics. D) Coherence. E) Cohesion. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Cohesion. 5. Which property of a well-written text refers to the appropriate language to be used in writing/speaking? A) Organization. B) Coherence and Cohesion. C) Language Use. D) Writing Mechanics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Language Use. 6. What is the main issue in the paragraph that needs to be addressed for cohesion? A) Employee retention. B) Unfinished accounting tasks. C) Hiring temporary staff. D) Lack of transitional expressions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unfinished accounting tasks. 7. It describes the technical aspects of writing which serves as a road sign to writers. A) Directions. B) Procedures. C) Mechanics. D) Steps. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanics. 8. This is said to be the clearest indicators of a well-written text. This enables the writer to effectively communicate ideas without confusing the reader. A) Unity. B) Organization. C) Language use. D) Mechanics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Language use. 9. It conveys how a concept sounds, smells, tastes or feels like. A) Comparison and Contrast. B) Description. C) Narration. D) Persuasion. E) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Description. 10. What is the main issue in the paragraph that needs to be addressed for coherence? A) Lack of transitional expressions. B) Unfinished accounting tasks. C) Employee retention. D) Hiring temporary staff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lack of transitional expressions. 11. This refers to the "grammatical" aspects of writing and is focused on the degree to which sentences (or even different parts of a sentence) are connected so that the flow of ideas is easy to follow. A) Organization. B) Coherence. C) Cohesion. D) Writing Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cohesion. 12. Structure of the paragraph consists of the following: A) Beginning. B) Middle. C) End. D) All of the choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the choices. 13. Which of the following is not a mechanic of writing? A) Language Used. B) Grammar. C) Punctuation. D) Capitalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language Used. 14. Which of the following refers to the grammatical aspects of writing and is focused onthe degree to which sentences are connected to have easy flow of ideas? A) Cohesion. B) Coherence. C) Organization. D) Writing conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cohesion. 15. Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of "January" ? A) Jan. B) Janu. C) Jan. D) Ja. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jan. 16. This property focuses on the arrangement of ideas in a text so that such ideas follow a logical sequence or order. A) Organization. B) Coherence. C) Cohesion. D) Language Use. E) Mechanics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organization. 17. It requires chronological ordering. A) Comparison and Contrast. B) Description. C) Narration. D) Persuasion. E) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narration. 18. Which of the following is referred to as specialized language used by groups of like-minded individuals? A) Slang. B) Euphemism. C) Jargon. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jargon. 19. It makes the ideas in a discourse logical and consistent manner. It means the "structure" of an essay. A) Coherence and cohesion. B) Body. C) Organization. D) Mechanics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coherence and cohesion. 20. Which property involves using familiar and correct word choices? A) Coherence. B) Cohesion. C) Unity. D) Language use. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Language use. 21. Avoid using ..... including those associated with any racial, ethnic, group or gender. A) Slang. B) Jargons. C) Idioms. D) Bias language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bias language. 22. The use of transition words like however, for example, and therefore primarily improves ..... A) Organization and cohesion. B) Mechanics and language use. C) Mechanics and coherence. D) Language use and spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organization and cohesion. 23. Choose the sentence that uses punctuation incorrectly. A) While you are out, can you please pick me up a coffee?. B) Can you please pick me up a coffee, while you are out. C) Please, pick me up a coffee while you are out. D) Pick me up a coffee, please, while you are out. E) While you are out pick me up a coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While you are out, can you please pick me up a coffee?. 24. This is the connection of ideas to the central concept of the text A) Organization. B) Language use. C) Mechanics. D) Coherence. E) Cohesion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coherence. 25. What is the primary focus of language use in a well-written text? A) To ensure all ideas are relevant. B) To connect ideas at the sentence level. C) To communicate ideas clearly. D) To arrange ideas logically. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To communicate ideas clearly. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesProperties Of A Well Written Text Quiz 2Properties Of A Well Written Text Quiz 3Properties Of A Well Written Text Quiz 4Properties Of A Well Written Text Quiz 5Properties Of A Well Written Text Quiz 6Properties Of A Well Written Text Quiz 7Properties Of A Well Written Text Quiz 8Properties Of A Well Written Text Quiz 9Properties Of A Well Written Text Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books