Deck 21: Describing a Place Description

Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the questions you should focus on when revising your first draft?

A) Does the paragraph contain any errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation?
B) Does the paragraph contain enough examples, details, and explanations?
C) Does the paragraph contain an effective topic sentence and concluding sentence?
D) Does the paragraph focus on a topic that is clear and limited?

Answer 1

Does the paragraph contain any errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation?

Question 2

If you want to make your topic sentence more specific, you can give it a __________, a short list of the points you will cover in the paragraph.

A) predictive declaration
B) forecasting statement
C) topic sentence
D) direct quotation

Answer 2

forecasting statement

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the questions you should focus on when revising a second draft?

A) Have I used specific language and sensory details to create vivid images?
B) Have I avoided unnecessary repetition and purposeless words?
C) Have I varied my sentence lengths, types, and beginnings?
D) Have I avoided committing any major or minor errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation?

Answer 3

Have I avoided committing any major or minor errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation?

Question 4

The process of __________ should focus on locating and correcting errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics; the process of __________ should focus on identifying smaller errors, such as typos and omitted words.

A) proofreading; editing
B) drafting; formatting
C) editing; proofreading
D) prewriting; writing

Question 5

Revising is the easiest stage of the writing process.

Question 6

The first draft of your paper is usually the best one; that is why very little revision is necessary.

Question 7

It is completely normal for first drafts to be messy, overwritten, or incomplete.

Question 8

A strong topic sentence should name a topic and then make a limiting statement about that topic.

Question 9

In a descriptive paragraph, your topic sentence should tell the dominant impression; in a narrative paragraph, your topic sentence could hint at the climax or the meaning of the story.

Question 10

Descriptions are usually best organized chronologically, while narratives are arranged spatially.

Question 11

When organizing an informational or persuasive paragraph, you should put your details in order of importance.

Question 12

Most writing benefits from specific, detailed examples, action words, and comparisons.

Question 13

Detailing an example is important, but it is even more important to help your readers understand why you gave it.

Question 14

Examples greatly enhance the content of your paragraph; therefore, you should include as many of them as you can, even if they don't directly support your main topic.

Question 15

Narratives primarily use transitions of time, but descriptions can employ both transitions of place and transitions of time.

Question 16

For paragraphs, a concluding sentence is not necessary.

Question 17

Proofreading and editing are exactly the same thing.

Question 18

It is a good idea to engage in collaborative editing because every writer can benefit from having others look closely at his or her work.

Question 19

Revising a paragraph is a multi-step process; at each stage of revision, you address different concerns.

Question 20

Re-visioning means you have to look at your paper with a highly focused critical eye.