Exploring the Five Steps of the Writing Process

What is the main purpose of the writing process?

• To write without any planning

• To write as quickly as possible

• To produce the best pieces of writing

• To avoid making any mistakes

Which of the following is NOT a part of the pre-writing stage?

• Editing

• Brainstorming

• Free writing

• Outlining

What should you identify during the pre-writing stage?

• Your final draft

• Your topic, audience, and purpose

• Your grammar mistakes

• Your word count

What is the main focus during the drafting stage?

• Publishing the work

• Perfecting grammar

• Getting ideas down on the page

• Counting words

During drafting, what should you do with your pre-writing ideas?

• Publish them immediately

• Count them

• Turn them into sentences

• Ignore them

What is the main goal of the revising stage?

• To make big changes to improve the draft

• To publish the draft

• To ignore feedback

• To add more words

Which of the following is a task during the editing stage?

• Rewriting the entire draft

• Checking for grammar mistakes

• Adding new paragraphs

• Changing the main topic

What is the difference between revising and editing?

• Revising is done after publishing, editing is done before

• Revising is for big changes, editing is for small changes

• There is no difference

• Revising is for small changes, editing is for big changes

What should a final copy look like during the publishing stage?

• Clean, neat, and printed

• Messy and handwritten

• Full of errors

• Unstapled and torn

What is the final step in the writing process?

• Publishing

• Editing

• Revising

• Drafting