Deck 3: Writing Essays

Question 1

The Body of your essay should contain about:

A)20% of the words
B)40% of the words
C)70% of the words
D)90% of the words

Answer 1

70% of the words

Question 2

Which of the following operational words indicates the expectation that you will clarify by providing appropriate examples?

A)Justify
B)Illustrate
C)Review
D)Describe

Answer 2

Illustrate

Question 3

Where the operational word, justify, is used, the expectation is that you will write a detailed account of something: its functions and its uses.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Use of words such as "in contrast", "however", or "similarly" can be a very effective way to:

A)integrate more than one idea in a sentence
B)explain a single idea
C)link paragraphs so that they flow logically and seamlessly
D)None of these

Question 5

When deciding on an argument, you must always choose one side of a controversy and focus on the evidence in support of that position.

Question 6

If not provided by your instructor, the title should be:

A)a brief description of the main argument
B)a mystery - to keep your reader guessing
C)a summary of your essay - between 100-120 words
D)a summary of your essay - between 20-30 words

Question 7

The conclusion of the essay is designed to integrate the material and thus verify that all the complications to the argument have been addressed.

Question 8

The Abstract begins the main text, introduces the essay, begins on a new page under the title of the essay, and is usually less than 10% of the total number of words.

Question 9

The Abstract is a short version of the introduction of the essay.

Question 10

The title is a brief description of the main topic or argument.

Question 11

Which of the following should not be included in your Conclusion?

A)A re-interpretation of data previously mentioned
B)Challenges to your argument
C)A summary of the evidence to support your argument
D)A resolution to the complications presented

Question 12

The introduction of the essay contains about 70% of the words and includes procedures, data, theories, ideas, and criticisms.

Question 13

An essay can be divided into six sections: Title, Abstract, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, and References.Each of these sections begins with a Level-1 heading.

Question 14

Another term for a thesis statement is:

A)a hypothesis
B)a conclusion
C)an Abstract
D)an argument

Question 15

You should primarily use _______ tense when you describe studies or evidence.

A)present
B)future
C)past
D)any

Question 16

The problem with implying in the Introduction that the argument of the essay is an established fact is that:

A)it becomes more difficult to find references
B)there are no established facts in psychology
C)you will be limited in expressing opposing opinion
D)the rest of the essay becomes irrelevant to the reader

Question 17

The conclusion of the essay should bring in any new ideas or data you find that would help you to strengthen your argument.

Question 18

What is wrong with using an argument such as "Children can learn"?

A)This argument could not be empirically tested - it is not testable
B)Someone else could not reasonably oppose this argument - it is not arguable
C)It is not true
D)This argument has not been attributed to an author or authors - it is not attributed

Question 19

In the Body of an essay, you should organise your material on the basis of:

A)ideas
B)authors
C)date of publication
D)alphabetical order

Question 20

Your first task when given an essay topic should be to analyse the topic itself.

Question 21

The body of your essay should contain about __% of the words.

Question 22

The heading of the main text of the essay should be _______.It should begin on a new page and be a Level-1 heading.

Question 23

The _______ is presented as one unindented paragraph, using double-line spacing.

Question 24

The Abstract of an essay should provide, in fewer than _______ words, a complete, informative summary of your essay.

Question 25

The essay _______ should be a brief description of the main topic or argument and should not exceed 15 words.

Question 26

Verbs given in an essay topic - such as describe, evaluate, analyse - indicate which approach you should adopt.These are known as _______ words.

Question 27

Which terms should be defined in the Introduction of your essay?

Question 28

If you wish to use headings to distinguish between subsections within the body of an essay, you should use _______.

Question 29

You should use _______ tense when you refer to existing or enduring claims.

Question 30

The _______ of your essay is designed to integrate the material and thus verify that all the complications to your argument have been addressed.