Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Identifying Characteristics of Personal Writing
Select the letter of
the item that is NOT true.
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Keeping a
learning log can help you to a. | evaluate your skills in a subject area. | b. | process information and
remember crucial facts. | c. | focus on your job-related experience. | | |
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To get
started when you write about yourself, you may a. | use freewriting or clustering to help you choose a
topic. | b. | proofread and edit carefully. | c. | focus on details of
action, setting, and mood. | | |
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In keeping
your personal journal, a. | remember that it need not be shared with
anyone. | b. | don’t worry about neatness or form. | c. | never carry your
journal with you. | | |
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Writing a
résumé or a college application essay requires you to a. | evaluate your
accomplishments carefully. | b. | present an honest, positive picture of
yourself. | c. | include everything that ever happened to
you. | | |
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In your
learning log you may wish to a. | revise and polish your first draft. | b. | set personal challenges
and evaluate the results. | c. | use lists and charts to organize
information. | | |
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A personal
journal is an ideal place in which to a. | evaluate and relate experiences from different times in your
life. | b. | write about your feelings privately. | c. | present a carefully
controlled image of yourself. | | |
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A good use
for a reader-response journal is to a. | outline your plans for a science fair
project. | b. | keep track of your questions as you read a
poem. | c. | record your reactions to a new science-fiction
story. | | |
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College
Applications and Résumés
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After you
gather all the possible information for your résumé, you a. | present all your
experience in chronological order. | b. | select and emphasize the facts that are most appropriate for your
objective. | | |
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To prepare
either a résumé or a college application essay, you should a. | be sure to revise,
edit, and proofread carefully. | b. | not focus on your audience. | | |
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Regardless
of the type of job for which you apply or the amount of your actual work experience, a
résumé always a. | clearly displays your communications skills. | b. | presents its
information in complete sentences. | | |
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Before you
mail a college application essay, you should a. | write a cover letter to go with it. | b. | set it aside for two
days and then reread it. | | |
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Matching
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Identifying Purpose for Personal Writing
Select the letter of
the form of writing most appropriate for each purpose listed below. a. | learning
log | b. | diary or
journal | c. | reader-response journal | d. | résumé | e. | college application essay | | |
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to note your
impressions of characters as you read a novel
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to summarize
your work experience and education concisely
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to recall a
favorite childhood experience
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to present a
carefully composed, unique self-portrait to be read by strangers
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to assess
your understanding of a chemistry experiment
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to examine
your feelings about a quarrel with a friend
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to assess
your skills in cross-country running or piano playing
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to jot down
ideas for your own creative writing
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Responding to Literature
Select the
letter of the type of writing or setting in which you can carry out the activity noted in the
numbered sentence. a. | parody or spoof | c. | reader-response journal | b. | adaptation | d. | reading
group | | | | |
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Record your
reactions and opinions as you read.
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21.
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Retell a
story from a different point of view or with a different ending.
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Be able to
support each of your opinions with specific examples.
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Create a
humorous imitation of an original.
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Pay careful
attention to all speakers’ ideas.
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25.
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Turn a short
story into a script for a video.
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