Writing Resources--Basic Skills (1)

A Quiz about How to Write Conclusions

1、单选题:
Please read the conclusion
of the sample essay “Why We Need Mistakes,” and answer the following questions.

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①Since mistakes will eventually benefit us, we should
not be afraid of making mistakes. ②If we treat them properly and intelligently,
we will learn from them and make progress. ③John Powell, a well-known British musician, once
points out, “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.”   ​

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1.      In the concluding
paragraph of “Why We Need Mistakes,” which sentences reinforce the thesis and
supporting points of the essay? ​
选项:
A: The first sentence
B: The second sentence
C: The first and the second sentences
D: The last sentence
答案: 【 The first and the second sentences

2、单选题:
Which sentence in the concluding
paragraph contains the final thought of the essay?
选项:
A: The first sentence.   
B: The second sentence.  
C: The first and second sentences.  
D: The last sentence.  
答案: 【 The last sentence.  

3、单选题:
Does the
quotation from John Powell in the final sentence address the same issue and
then successfully wrap up the essay?
选项:
A: Yes.
B: No.
C: No. It's hard to tell.
D: No. It's just a way to wrap up.
答案: 【 Yes.

A Quiz about How to Write Introductions

1、单选题:
Does the thesis statement include subtopics for
the development of body paragraphs?
选项:
A: No, it doesn't.
B: Yes, such as "the guidance to truths," "resources of
inspiration," and even "precious gifts."
C: Yes, it does, but not clearly.
D: No. Those are not supporting ideas.
答案: 【 Yes, such as "the guidance to truths," "resources of
inspiration," and even "precious gifts."

2、单选题:
选项:
A: The first sentence.  
B: The first and second sentences.  
C: The first three sentences.  
D: The last sentence.
答案: 【 The first three sentences.  

3、单选题:
In which sentence is the
thesis statement presented?
选项:
A: In the first sentence.
B: In the second sentence.
C: In the third sentence.
D: In the last sentence.
答案: 【 In the last sentence.

A Quiz about How to Write Titles

1、单选题:
While writing a title, you should  __________.
选项:
A: all of the following
B: capitalize all the nouns, verbs,
adjectives, and adverbs
C: demonstrate the trend of essay
development
D: emphasize the
central idea of the essay   
答案: 【 all of the following

2、单选题:
Choose an appropriate title for the following introductory paragraph. For my birthday this month, my roommates have
offered to treat me with a dinner party at the restaurant of my choice. I think
they expect me to ask for at a classic and expensive restaurant. However, I’m
going to eat my birthday dinner at the KFC near the campus. When I compare the
two types of restaurants, the advantages of fastfood restaurants are clear.
选项:
A: "My Birthday Dinner Party"  
B: "A Comparison of Restaurants"
C: "Classic and Expensive Restaurants"
D: "Fastfood Restaurants"
答案: 【 "A Comparison of Restaurants"

3、单选题:
Choose an
appropriate title for the following introductory paragraph.

If you see rock-concert audiences only on
television or in newspaper photos, the people at these events may all seem to
be excited teenagers. However, if you attended a few rock shows, you would see
that several kinds of people make up the crowd. At any concert, you would find
the typical fan, the out-of-place person, and the troublemaker

(from J.
Langan, College Writing Skills with
Reading, 6th ed., p. 92).
选项:
A: "Rock
Concerts" 
B: "Rock Fans Presented by Media"
C: "Regular Rock-Concert Goers"  
D: "None of the
above"  
答案: 【 "Regular Rock-Concert Goers"  

A Quiz about the Keyhole Diagram

1、单选题:
We use the keyhole diagram  __________.
选项:
A: to show the internal relationship among the parts
B: to demonstrate the trend of essay
development
C: to help our organization of ideas while
drafting
D: to do all of the above
答案: 【  to do all of the above

2、单选题:

The keyhole  diagram presents the introductory paragraph with ______________.‎

选项:
A: a circle to stand for a circlar
movement
B: a funnel to show a movement to
the more specific
C: an upside-down funnel moving to
the more general
D: a smaller keyhole
答案: 【 a funnel to show a movement to
the more specific

3、单选题:
In the keyhole diagram, the body paragraphs ___________.
选项:
A: are generally arranged from the
strongest to the weakest
B: are generally arranged from the
weakest to the strongest
C: are commonly ended with topic sentences
D: are rarely connected to each other
答案: 【 are generally arranged from the
weakest to the strongest

4、单选题:
The keyhole diagram __________.
选项:
A: includes the introduction,
the body, and the concludion
B: serves as an outline for paragraph
development
C: limits the brainstorming activities
for ideas
D: does none of the
above
答案: 【 includes the introduction,
the body, and the concludion

5、单选题:
In the keyhole diagram, the
concluding paragraph is presented ___________.
选项:
A: with a circle to stand for a circlar
movement
B: with a funnel to show a movement to
the more specific
C: with an upside-down funnel moving to
the more general
D: with a smaller keyhole
答案: 【

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