Answers are bolded
1. You come across a citation in a paper and would like to learn more about the original source. Where should you look first?
Hint?
Abstract
Index
Online database
Bibliography
EXPLANATION
A bibliography is also known as a works cited page. It gives the reader more information about cited sources, including full information about a specific text and its publication year.
2. Use the passage below to answer the following question.
The body has several body systems that function as a unit. Most people understand that systems work together, but some do not understand the full complexity. The immune system and the skeletal system work together. The skeletal system contains different types of bones. One type, long bone, is often made of compact bone tissue. Inside this special type of hard bone, there’s a type of spongy tissue called bone marrow. Inside the bone marrow, immune cells called lymphocytes are made.
Lymphocytes are white blood cells. Broadly speaking, there are two types: B-Cells and T-Cells. B-Cells are more basic, and they help guard the body. They can specialize into either plasma cells or memory cells. B-Cells mature in the bone marrow (that’s what the B stands for). The thymus gland is part of the endocrine system, which shows the complexity of the body systems’ interactions.
The immune system and skeletal system function together to make lymphocytes, but they also interact with many other body systems. The body is an amazing system that more people should appreciate.
3. Which of the following is a method to improve this passage?
Adding diagrams and illustrations
Citing sources
Providing a brief, descriptive title
Adding a summary
4. Dog : dog /dawg/ {noun} a domesticated cadid, bred in many varieties
The example above demonstrates which type of meaning?
Personification
Connotative
Denotative
Ironic
5. "She was as cool as a cucumber."
What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
Exaggeration
Simile
Metaphor
6. A student is writing a report on Susan B. Anthony. The student would like to include a primary source.
Which of the following would be appropriate?
A photograph of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in their older age.
Susan B. Anthony's writing in her diary discussing her father's abolitionist influence her views on social equality.
A recording of Susan B. Anthony discussing how the Seneca Falls Convention influenced her actions on social organization.
Susan B. Anthony's writings complied in a comprehensive anthology.
7. In which argument would the primary evidence address the opponent's character?
Bandwagon
Slippery slope
Generalization
Ad Hominem
EXPLANATION
Correct! An ad hominem fallacy is an attack on an opponent's character rather than logically refuting opposing claims.
What is the purpose of this passage?
To inform the staff of their great job
To describe the state of the office kitchen
To persuade staff to wash their mugs
EXPLANATION
Great job! This memo is corporate speak for "clean up after yourselves!"
To explain what a team environment looks like
9. Which statements contain an opinion of the author?
Every morning, I get up, stumble into the kitchen and hand-grind coffee beans. Often, I'm so tired that I end up flinging beans across the kitchen. At work in the afternoon, I wish for a second cup. Nevertheless, nothing feels more satisfying in the morning than drinking a delicious cup of coffee. Obviously, coffee is a great wake-up call. In fact, everyone should consider drinking a cup each morning--simply for the enjoyment, not just the health benefits. Research shows that people who drink coffee have lower rates of certain cancers.
Obviously, coffee is a great wake-up call.
In fact, everyone should consider drinking a cup each morning--simply for the enjoyment, not just the health benefits.
Every morning, I get up, stumble into the kitchen and hand-grind coffee beans.
Research shows that people who drink coffee have lower rates of certain cancers.
10. Follow the steps below to create a new word.
1. Start with the word SMILE
2. Move S to the end
3. Move the E to the second letter.
4. Replace the I with an A
What is the new word?
MILES
MEALS
SMALL
MITES
Which text features are often outside the main text?
Footnote
Italic text
Sidebar
Bold text
12. "She stormed out of the room."
What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
Exaggeration
Simile
Personification
13. What is the author's purpose in the passage?
The deck was a beautiful addition to the house. The dark stain absorbed the sunlight, so that deck warmed quickly in the morning. Leafy vines framed the back wall, which gave the deck a sense of nature in the city environment. Redolent flowers around the perimeter created an inviting smell.
Entertain
Persuade
Describe
Inform
14. Which of the following sources often contains bias?
Classified
Brochure
Online blog
Newspaper editorial
15. What is the purpose of the italics used in the passage?
A good way for dancers to do multi-set exercises is to rest about 30 seconds between repetitions. Dancers can also do various types of exercises that work the same muscle group, which adds variety and improves strength.
To show emphasis
To show slang
To indicate a foreign phrase
To cite an outside work
16. Which of the following are tertiary sources?
Almanac
Artifact
Encyclopedia
Census
17. Which statements contain an opinion of the author?
Every morning, I get up, stumble into the kitchen and hand-grind coffee beans. Often, I'm so tired that I end up flinging beans across the kitchen. At work in the afternoon, I wish for a second cup. Nevertheless, nothing feels more satisfying in the morning than drinking a delicious cup of coffee. Obviously, coffee is a great wake-up call. In fact, everyone should consider drinking a cup each morning--simply for the enjoyment, not just the health benefits. Research shows that people who drink coffee have lower rates of certain cancers.
CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
Obviously, coffee is a great wake up call.
Research shows that people who drink coffee have lower rates of certain cancers.
Every morning, I get up, stumble into the kitchen and hand grind coffee beans
In fact, everyone should consider drinking a cup each morning—simply for the enjoyment, not just the health benefits.
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