MDC-H Quiz #1 Review

Which of the following is a common myth about academic writing?

• "Paint the Numbers"

• Never use "I"

• Perfect first drafts

• All of the above

What is the first step of the writing process?

• Drafting

• Planning

• Editing

• Revising

When you're analyzing, you're mainly asking yourself:

• What

• When

• Why & How

• You don't ask yourself anything

Critical reading involves simply agreeing or disagreeing with the author's POV.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a strategy for building effective paragraphs?

• Using a topic sentence

• Only including transitions at paragraph-level

• Starting paragraphs with fun facts and then focusing on unrelated point

• Focusing on several main points in 1 paragraph

An effective thesis statement should state a position that needs to be supported with further evidence.

• True

• False

Academic writing typically avoids structure and prefers a more casual tone.

• True

• False

When you are drafting a thesis statement for an argument, you should:

• Only pose questions with easy yes/no answers

• Test and revise your thesis

• Ignore the various positions on the debate you're writing about

• Avoid taking notes

When we are writing academically, we are typically trying to fulfill these four main purposes: summarizing, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating.

• True

• False

In the editing stage, you are fixing problems in grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.

• True

• False