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Grammar Exam

1. Read this sentence carefully: When a student is educated, they can go far in the world. It is

a. a sentence with a comma splice.

b. a correct sentence.

c. a sentence with a subject-verb agreement error.

d. a sentence with a semicolon error.

e. none of the above

2. When including a title of a newspaper in your research report, you  should

a. italicize or underline the title.

b. enclose the title in quotation marks.

c. introduce the title with a semicolon.

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

3. If you want to use the plural form of an abbreviation, you should

a. write it in the following way: She has over a thousand CDs.

b. write it in the following way: She has over a thousand CD's.

c. use -s (not -'s).

d. a and c.

e. none of the above

4. Read this sentence carefully: Using this drug, side effects are experienced. It is

a. a sentence that needs more words.

b. a correct sentence.

c. a sentence with a misplaced modifier.

d. a sentence with a verb tense error.

e. none of the above

5. Read this sentence carefully: The lion cubs were fighting, however, the

elephants were snoozing. It is

a. a sentence written with the wrong gerund.

b. a sentence written without an independent clause.

c. a sentence with a comma splice error.

d. a correct sentence.

e. none of the above

6. Read this sentence carefully: After the student registered for the class but before purchasing the books online at amazon.com, instead realizing that a lower-level course might be easier although it wouldn't earn that student any college redit on her transcript because it is not the required composition course for the law enforcement major. It is

a. a run-on sentence.

b. a sentence fragment.

c. a correct sentence.

d. a sentence lacking a subject.

e. none of the above

7. Apostrophes are used

a. to combine words.

b. to show possession.

c. to show letters that have been omitted.

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

8. Read this sentence carefully: Many people loose their jobs in a recession. It is

a. an imperative command.

b. a sentence with a subjunctive mood error.

c. a sentence with a subject-verb agreement error.

d. a correct sentence.

e. none of the above

9. Which sentence is written in parallel form?

a. In her new position, she will order supplies, and she also needs to make the coffee in the morning but not to answer the phones.

b. In her new position, she orders supplies, makes coffee, but doesn't answer phones.

c. When ordering supplies in her new position, you will also find her making coffee, but she won't be answering the phones at the same time.

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

10. Read this sentence carefully: Stop walk. It is

a. a run-on sentence.

b. a sentence fragment.

c. a correct sentence.

d. a sentence lacking a subject.

e. none of the above

MLA Exam

1. When writing an MLA parenthetical citation, you should always include

a. the year of the research.

b. the name of the book or article.

c. the author's last name, if available.

d. p. for page number.

e. all of the above

2. The listing of works at the end of an MLA-formatted report is called

a. Bibliography.

b. Works Consulted.

c. References.

d. any of the above

e. none of the above

3. When paginating an MLA-formatted report, the page number appears in

a. the header.

b. the footer.

c. the center at the bottom of the page.

d. the left side of the bottom of the page.

e. none of the above

4. When listing the works at the end of the MLA-formatted report, it is important to

a. number them.

b. alphabetize them.

c. include them in the order listed in the report.

d. none of the above

e. all of the above

5. When quoting more than four lines of a source, you should

a. double-space and indent without enclosing the lines in quotation marks.

b. single-space and indent and enclose the lines in quotation marks.

c. single-space without indenting but enclosing the lines in quotation marks.

d. double-space, indent, and use a semicolon to introduce the quote.

e. none of the above

6. If you cite on the Works Cited page two sources by the same author,

a. you must include only the author's last name in the citation for the second source.

b. you must include only the author's first name in the citation for the second source.

c. you must include both the author's first and last name in the citation for the second source.

d. MLA doesn't have a rule to cover this situation, so the writer can choose to write whatever seems most logical to let the reader know who wrote the second source.

e. none of the above

7. The correct format for writing a date in an MLA entry for a lecture, speech, or letter is

a. April 16, 2003.

b. 4-16-03.

c. 16 Apr. 2003.

d. 4-16-2003

e. none of the above

8. When you paraphrase and summarize, you must

a. enclose the paraphrase and summary in quotation marks and include an in-text citation and a citation on the Works Cited page.

b. enclose the paraphrase and summary in quotation marks but don't include an in-text citation or a citation on the Works Cited page.

c. enclose the paraphrase and summary in quotation marks and include an in-text citation but not a citation on the Works Cited page.

d. don't enclose the paraphrase and summary in quotation marks but do include an in-text citation and a citation on the Works Cited page.

e. none of the above

9. Use qtd. in whenever

a. you use the work of another author.

b. you use a source that appears online but not in a print form.

c. you use an indirect source, meaning you are quoting work that originally appeared in another source..

d. you have to use the term et al.

e. none of the above

10. Read this citation carefully: Scholastic. Advertisement. Ebony Feb. 2003: n. pag. It is

a. incorrect because the date is written in the wrong format for an in-text citation for an advertisement.

b. incorrect because advertisements cannot be cited in formal research.

c. correct if the page on which this advertisement appeared was not numbered.

d. incorrect because it should say no page instead of n. pag.

e. none of the above

Writing Principles Exam

1. According to Rottenberg, with which type of claim are the words should, ought, or must most closely associated?

a. claims of fact

b. claims of value

c. claims of support

d. claims of performance

e. none of the above

2. According to Rottenberg, a slogan can be an example of

a. silent warrants that express hidden values.

b. idealistic genres that promote equality and world peace.

c. ritual sacrifices characteristic of the Salem trials.

d. denotative definitions of database terminologies.

e. none of the above

3. When experts disagree, Rottenberg advises you to

a. continue researching until you have enough evidence to settle the disagreement.

b. conclude that the argument must remain unsettled.

c. cite three sources on each side to present an unbiased perspective.

d. cite more sources for your personal choice and less for the opposing viewpoint that you do not choose to support.

e. none of the above

4. Consider the following statement: People should not have voted for Bill

Clinton as president because he had an affair with an intern. Which logical

fallacy most closely describes the error in reasoning characteristic of this

statement?

a. circular reasoning

b. ad populum

c. ad hominem

d. card stacking

e. all of the above

5. With respect to the purpose of inductive and deductive reasoning,

a. both induction and deduction attempt to arrive at the truth.

b. neither induction or deduction attempts to arrive at the truth.

c. induction guarantees sound relationships between statements, whereas deduction attempts to arrive at the truth.

d. deduction guarantees sound relationships between statements, whereas induction attempts to arrive at the truth.

e. none of the above

6. "Presenting the Stock Issues" involves

a. a need.

b. a plan.

c. advantages.

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

7. Rottenberg advises that students should

a. never use the second-person pronoun you.

b. use the second-person pronoun you judiciously.

c. always use the second-person pronoun you.

d. none of the above

8. According to Rottenberg, the substantive warrant

a. relates most closely to whether the author's credentials are substantial.

b. relates most closely to whether the motivational values are substantial.

c. relates most closely to whether the motivational values are consistent with those of the reader or listener.

d. relates most closely to the quality of the support for the argument.

e. none of the above

9. The claim of fact most closely involves

a. the question of existence.

b. the question of value judgments or aesthetics.

c. the question of policy revision.

d. none of the above

10. According to Rottenberg, definitions are used

a. to define ambiguous terms.

b. as a developmental strategy to develop an extended essay.

c. as a method of illustrating different genres related to deductive reasoning.

d. a and b

e. b and c