compossiion inglesas

his self-test, like the first examination itself, covers the material in the first three units of the course. Try this self-test as a way to review and prepare for the examination. When you feel that you are ready for the exam, you go back to the Course Calendar and click the link to start the test. Your USER NAME is always your entire college-assigned email address, and your PASSWORD is the four digit PIN that I sent to you at the beginning of the course.
USER NAME = your entire college-assigned email address

PASSWORD = the four digit PIN that I sent to your college-assigned email account
As you can see from the self-test below, the exams are a combination of different types of questions: true/false, multiple choice, (and perhaps also) short answer. The questions are based on the HyperTextBook readings assigned for each unit and often the questions ask you to apply what you have learned in the book to fresh examples. The Course Calendar with give you a list of the readings for each Unit. The exam is not timed.
There are twenty questions in this self-test. Keep track of your answers on a piece of scrap paper; you'll find more information at the end of the test. To check your answers, simply hold your mouse over the link of your choice, and the answer will appear. Magic! (Those of us using older, non-javascript capable browsers will actually have to click on the link.)

Section 1: True or False?

1. Good writers don't try to write an essay from beginning to end, but rather they write what seems readiest to be written, even if they're not sure whether or how it will fit in.
   1. True
   2. False
2. A sure sign of a weak writer is that fact that he needs to go back to the brainstorming and research/reading stage of the writing process to develop more information for the essay after he has written a first draft.
   1. True
   2. False
3. A common writing strategy used in planning an essay is to ask yourself questions. Different kinds of questions lead to different kinds of essays.
   1. True
   2. False
4. A good thesis is one that it is relatively "low" in "the orders of knowledge."
   1. True
   2. False
5. Every paper requires a thesis statement.
   1. True
   2. False
6. An interesting question makes a good thesis statement.
   1. True
   2. False
7. Cubing, tagmemics, and the common topics are all common invention strategies.
   1. True
   2. False
8. Compare and contrast essays can be structured one of two different ways.
   1. True
   2. False
9. A descriptive essay can be objective or subjective, giving the author a range of approaches.
   1. True
   2. False
10. An inductive argument provides conclusive proof of its conclusions; if the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true. An inductive argument is either valid or invalid.
    1. True
    2. False

Section 2: Multiple Choice

11. Narratives are usually
    1. written in the first person
    2. reliant on concrete, sensory detail
    3. both a and b
    4. neither a nor b
12. Rational appeal includes
    1. deductive reasoning
    2. inductive reasoning
    3. both a and b
    4. neither a nor b
13. Emotional appeal is a form of persuasion based on
    1. greed, lust, altruism, and/or love
    2. a writer's credibility
    3. both a and b
    4. neither a nor b
14. Ethical appeal is defined as the author's
    1. credibility
    2. trustworthiness
    3. both a and b
    4. neither a nor b
15. A writer's credibility is a product of
    1. her/his tone
    2. her/his knowledge of the subject
    3. both a and b
    4. neither a nor b
16. Good writers primarily rely on
    1. rational appeal
    2. emotional appeal
    3. ethical appeal
    4. all of the above
17. The primary appeal of the ad below is

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    1. rational appeal
    2. emotional appeal
    3. ethical appeal
    4. none of the above
18. The primary appeal of the ad below is
    
    1. rational appeal
    2. emotional appeal
    3. ethical appeal
    4. none of the above
19. The primary appeal of the ad below is
    
    1. rational appeal
    2. emotional appeal
    3. ethical appeal
    4. none of the above
20. Below are three stills from a Coca-Cola television commercial, "I Want to Teach the World to Sing." The primary appeal in this Coca-Cola television ad from the 1970s is
    1. rational appeal
    2. emotional appeal
    3. ethical appeal
    4. none of the above