This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Writing Standards – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Writing Standards Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What you know + what you read=A reasonable guess A) Summary. B) Evidence. C) Central Idea. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inference. 2. In the sentence, "The teacher gave homework to the students from the textbook."Which word should the phrase "from the textbook" modify?A teacherB gaveC homeworkD students A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 3. Includes introduction and conclusion A) Ideas. B) Organization. C) Sentence Fluency. D) Voice. E) Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organization. 4. Which revision best improves vague or incomplete analysis? A) Add another quotation. B) Explain how the evidence proves the universal idea. C) Insert a rhetorical strategy without commentary. D) Restate the thesis differently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explain how the evidence proves the universal idea. 5. Identify the sentence that correctly uses commas. A) My best friends, are Sam, Alex, and Chris. B) My best friends are, Sam, Alex, and Chris. C) My best friends are Sam, Alex, and Chris. D) My best friends are Sam Alex and Chris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My best friends are Sam, Alex, and Chris. 6. The place where the conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up A) Falling action. B) Exposition. C) Resolution. D) Crisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resolution. 7. This trait requires strategic choices in the words used, vivid adjectives, and interesting words. A) Voice. B) Word choice. C) Sentence fluency. D) Ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Word choice. 8. This trait contains a logical sequence of ideas, effective use of transitions, and a concluding paragraph. A) Ideas. B) Organization. C) Voice. D) Sentence fluency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organization. 9. Catches the readers interest and pulls the reader along A) Ideas. B) Organization. C) Word Choice. D) Sentence Fluency. E) Voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideas. 10. Children and dogs and houses bloomlike crowded flowers, This is an example of: A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 11. Is editing one of the writing traits? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 12. Comparison that speaks of one thing as if it were another thing A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 13. Mark each statement as active (A) or passive (P) voice. Time was set aside for planning the FTX. A) Passive. B) Active. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passive. 14. What does the answer in Part A reveal about Eric's character?A Eric has never been to summer camp before.B Eric is kind and welcoming to his peers.C Eric is excited to try new things at camp.D Eric does not like to be told what to do. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 15. This trait requires consistently correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. A) Organization. B) Voice. C) Word choice. D) Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conventions. 16. Pick a term that best defines the word ambiguous. A) Certain. B) Cryptic. C) Borderline. D) Questionable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Questionable. 17. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement? A) The list of items are on the desk. B) The list of items is on the desk. C) There is many reasons for her success. D) There are a lot of problems with this plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The list of items is on the desk. 18. Exact, accurate, carefully chosen A) Precise. B) Relevant. C) Clear. D) Formal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precise. 19. Smooth, expressive, and create a sense of rhythm A) Ideas. B) Organization. C) Voice. D) Sentence Fluency. E) Conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence Fluency. 20. Domain 1 is all about purpose, focus, & organization. Which phrase is considered getting a perfect 4 in this category? A) Strongly maintained controlling idea. B) Maintained controlling idea. C) Focused controlling idea. D) Confusing or ambiguous ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strongly maintained controlling idea. 21. Pick a term that best defines the word appropriate. A) Relevant. B) Adopt. C) Allocate. D) Ratify. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relevant. 22. Read these sentences that Tabitha wrote to express her opinion about the desert in spring. The desert in spring contains many beautiful sights ..... there are many species of wildflowers blooming such as dune sunflowers and sand verbena. Which words BEST connect Tabitha's opinion with her supporting information? Select all that apply. A) Consequently,. B) Additionally,. C) For certain,. D) For instance,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For instance,. 23. Which sentence structure signals a cause and effect relationship between ideas?A We love our dogs, but they do shed large amounts of fur.B Because I am allergic to dairy, I cannot have any pizza.C My mom went to the store after she dropped us off.D I will go swimming at the lake with my friends this weekend. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 24. Mark each statement as active (A) or passive (P) voice. Cadets were placed in teams. A) Passive. B) Active. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passive. 25. Organization makes the writing easy to follow. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 26. Who tells the story A) Point of view. B) Metaphor. C) Setting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point of view. 27. In this sentence, how is jet began to correctly written? The small child was frightened as airplane engines started up and huge jet began to roll down the runway. A) Jet beginning to. B) Jet begins to. C) Jet had began to. D) As it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As it is. 28. In this sentence, how is warbler will be part correctly written? The warbler will be part of the largest family of birds in North America. A) Warbler was part. B) Warbler has been part. C) Warbler is part. D) As it it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warbler is part. 29. What is the trait that involves fixing mistakes in your paper? A) Organization. B) Ideas. C) Conventions. D) Sentence fluency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conventions. 30. Identify the trait being described in red below.Effective writing has a clear message and purpose. The writing has enough detail. A) Organization. B) Conventions. C) Word choice. D) Ideas and content. 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