Writing Process And Styles
16 Questions
| Total Attempts: 1118
A quiz about writing formally and informally.
Questions and Answers
- 1.After writing a first draft, the writer should brainstorm for ideas about their topic.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Revising and editing are the same processes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.When free writing, writers should be very careful about punctuation and grammar.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Informal writing allows the writer to use relaxed language or slang.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Clustering is a pre-writing technique where the writer creates a web of his/her ideas about the topic.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.When revising a draft, the writer fixes errors with punctuation and spelling.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The style of writing we use is determined by the type of words, and the punctuation we feel like using.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.In order to decide if you should write informally or formally, you have to consider who your audience is and how many paragraphs it will be.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Outlines help the writer organize their ideas into paragraphs.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.
![Novels are often written in an informal style, so the characters can seem real by using informal language in their dialogue with each other.
- ProProfs]( "Novels are often written in an informal style, so the characters can seem real by using informal language in their dialogue with each other.")
Novels are often written in an informal style, so the characters can seem real by using informal language in their dialogue with each other.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.A final typed draft is a published piece of writing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.The final stage in writing formally is publish.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.
![You need to write a letter to the manager of a local music store because the keyboard you purchased is not working properly. You should write an informal letter.
- ProProfs]( "You need to write a letter to the manager of a local music store because the keyboard you purchased is not working properly. You should write an informal letter.")
You need to write a letter to the manager of a local music store because the keyboard you purchased is not working properly. You should write an informal letter.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.You are writing a letter to a cousin to tell him about your plans to visit this summer. You can write informally.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.
![You have an assignment for history class to write a personal diary entry that expresses your feelings about a historical event. This assignment should be written formally.
- ProProfs]( "You have an assignment for history class to write a personal diary entry that expresses your feelings about a historical event. This assignment should be written formally.")
You have an assignment for history class to write a personal diary entry that expresses your feelings about a historical event. This assignment should be written formally.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.If you aren’t sure whether you should use formal or informal writing, you should always write formally.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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