Question 1

Instructions: Identify each of the following statements as true or false. The author s last name is usually the first piece of information in a Works Cited entry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Instructions: Select the answer that correctly adds the suffix to each word below. activity + s/es

Accepted Answer

A)  activitys 
B)  activities

Question 3

Instructions: Select the letter of the word in the sentence that is a look-alike/sound-alike error. Weather or not it rains, we re going to the performance at the outdoor theater.

Accepted Answer

A)  Weather 
B)  not 
C)  we re

Question 4

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the underlined part that contains an error. In fact, some Zunis are famous for their distinctive carving, their fetishes sell all over the world as works of art.

Accepted Answer

A)  fact, some 
B)  are 
C)  carving, their

Question 5

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select Correct if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or Incorrect if the entry is not correctly formatted. Holland, Kimberly. 2012. Stop a Cold in Its Tracks

Accepted Answer

A)  Correct 
B)  Incorrect

Question 6

Instructions: Read each of the following essay conclusions. Choose the letter of the method the writer used to end the composition. The essay below concludes with a For all of these reasons, this state should abolish the use of the death penalty. So far, DNA testing and other modern technologies have not yet proven that a person who was executed was actually innocent. But in our imperfect world, with our imperfect court systems, isn t it just a matter of time before that happens?

Accepted Answer

A)  call to action. 
B)  final point. 
C)  question.

Question 7

Instructions: Read the paragraph below and answer the question(s) that follow. (1) We rarely get tired when we are doing something interesting and exciting. (2) For example, I recently took a vacation in the Canadian Rockies up around Lake Louise. (3) I spent several days trout fishing along Coral Creek, fighting my way through brush higher than my head, stumbling over logs, struggling through fallen timber yet after eight hours of this, I was not exhausted. (4) Why? (5) Because I was excited, exhilarated. (6) I had a sense of high achievement: six cutthroat trout. Dale Carnegie, Banishing Boredom on the Job Select the number of the topic sentence in the paragraph above.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sentence 1 
B)  Sentence 2 
C)  Sentence 3

Question 8

Instructions: In each of the following plans, one detail has nothing to do with the topic sentence; it is merely a bit of irrelevant information. Select the letter of the irrelevant detail. The old house had obviously been abandoned long ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  yard choked with tall grass and weeds 
B)  oak tree with a tire swing 
C)  rusted iron gate 
D)  peeling white paint 
E)  several broken windows
F) spider webs on the front porch

Question 9

Instructions: In each set below, choose the sentence that uses the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction and that is punctuated correctly. Then select the letter of the correct answer. Which sentence uses the correct coordinating or subordinating conjunction and is correctly punctuated?

Accepted Answer

A)  She parked her car in a crosswalk, because she was late for a board meeting. 
B)  Because she was late for a board meeting she parked her car in a crosswalk. 
C)  She parked her car in a crosswalk because she was late for a board meeting.

Question 10

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer for each blank. ____ provide writers exact words inside quotation marks.

Accepted Answer

A)  Paraphrases 
B)  Direct quotations 
C)  Indirect quotations

Question 11

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select correct if the sentence is punctuated correctly, fragment if it is a fragment, run-on if it is a run-on, and comma splice if it is a comma splice. All his life, however, McLurkin has enjoyed building things.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 12

Instructions: In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Choose the correct helping verb and past participle form. Select the letter of the correct answer. Detective Brandi Jenkins recovered the iPhones that the thieves ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  has stolen 
B)  had stolen 
C)  have stolen

Question 13

Instructions: Select the letter of the answer that correctly identifies the subject and complete verb in each sentence. Miguel can tell the difference between a male and a female parrot.

Accepted Answer

A)  Miguel, tell 
B)  parrot, can tell 
C)  Miguel, can tell

Question 14

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each item, select the letter of the word that is a look-alike/sound-alike error. In the mid-1960s, Chavez s National Farm Workers Association launched a boycott against grape growers that gained national public attention and support. The National Farm Workers Association ultimately became a part of the AFL-CIO, one of the most important union organizations in the country. Chavez s efforts in the 1970s were often thwarted by union disputes. Nonetheless, in 1975, the California legislature past the California Labor Relations Act, due largely to Chavez s efforts.

Accepted Answer

A)  by 
B)  past 
C)  due

Question 15

Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct word or phrase for each blank. The popular Chamber of Horrors displays the most notorious criminals of all time. Recently two new Tussaud Museums have opened. In New York, tourists now can mingle with the likes of Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Pattinson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Carmelo Anthony. In Las Vegas, ____ can pose with Lady Gaga, George Clooney, Simon Cowell, and nearly 100 others.

Accepted Answer

A)  they 
B)  we

Question 16

Instructions: Following is a topic sentence followed by supporting details. Select the letter of the answer that arranges this group of details according to space order. Describe an ostrich. ____ on each foot, two clawed toes of unequal length ____ long neck lightly covered with down ____ muscular legs that can deliver tremendously strong kicks ____ sharp eyes, which spot enemies a long way off ____ toenails so sharp they can disembowel prey

Accepted Answer

A)  5, 3, 2, 1, 4 
B)  1, 4, 2, 5, 3 
C)  4, 2, 3, 1, 5

Question 17

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct noun to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. The candy store s ____ were filled with all kinds of licorice, caramels, and hard candies.

Accepted Answer

A)  shelve 
B)  shelfs 
C)  shelves

Question 18

Instructions: Read the paragraph below and answer the question(s) that follow. (1) The city of Bangalore, India, is a jarring mixture of new and old. (2) Bangalore has become a world center of the computer software industry, and companies like IBM, Dell, and Hewlett Packard have built dozens of gleaming new buildings. (3) In contrast, the rutted dirt roads are choked with oxcarts, and three-wheeled taxis belch black fumes. (4) Over breakfast each morning at the Taj Residency Hotel, Indian programmers chat with American engineers about the latest piece of computer code. (5) Yet sandal-clad women carry baskets of tools on their heads at a nearby construction site, and workers drag a huge pipe into place using only ropes. (6) Each night, teams of programmers send their work by satellite uplink to teams on the other side of the earth. (7) However, they must rely on diesel generators because power outages lasting two or three hours occur almost every day. What two things are being compared and/or contrasted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bangalore and India 
B)  Bangalore s old and new aspects 
C)  Indian and American engineers

Question 19

Instructions: For each pair of sentences below, select the letter of the option that provides the best sentence variety. Which answer choice provides the best sentence variety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Visitors can also stand in the famous Studio A, the recording studio in which Motown greats like Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye, and Smokey Robinson once stood and recorded their hits. 
B)  Visitors can also stand in the famous Studio A. This is the recording studio in which Motown greats like Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye, and Smokey Robinson once stood. They recorded their hits there.

Question 20

Instructions: Select the letter of the word in the sentence that is a look-alike/sound-alike error. They are suppose to sit in the last row because they re late.

Accepted Answer

A)  suppose 
B)  sit 
C)  they re

Exam 1: Writing Effective Paragraphs