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Writing Skills Pre-Test Questions

The document is a pre-test for an advanced writing skills course that contains 10 multiple choice questions about writing fundamentals. The questions cover topics like the four C's of good writing, using fewer vs less correctly, identifying polysyllabic words, defining simple sentences, explaining the purpose of a thesis statement, the born vs made debate about writers, the importance of proofreading, defining paragraph structure, choosing the right voice, and understanding a thesaurus's purpose. The pre-test evaluates a student's existing knowledge of basic writing principles before beginning an advanced course.

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Writing Skills Pre-Test Questions

The document is a pre-test for an advanced writing skills course that contains 10 multiple choice questions about writing fundamentals. The questions cover topics like the four C's of good writing, using fewer vs less correctly, identifying polysyllabic words, defining simple sentences, explaining the purpose of a thesis statement, the born vs made debate about writers, the importance of proofreading, defining paragraph structure, choosing the right voice, and understanding a thesaurus's purpose. The pre-test evaluates a student's existing knowledge of basic writing principles before beginning an advanced course.

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Advanced Writing Skills

Pre-Test
1. What are the four Cs of good writing?
a. Clear, concise, complete, correct
b. Correct, crisp, complete, confident
c. Careful, calm, clear, collected
2. If you are talking about a smaller number of a singular
noun, which word would you use?
a. Fewer
b. Less
3. True or False: The term polysyllabic refers to a word
with more than three syllables.
4. True or False: A simple sentence has one idea expressed
by one subject and one verb.
5. In good paragraphs, the thesis is stated in the first
sentence of the paragraph. This is an element of:
a. Coherence
b. Intelligence
c. Unity
6. True or False: Good writers are born, not made.
7. True or False: You should always proofread your work,
even if youre using a computer.
8. True or False: A paragraph must always have nine lines.
9. If you are delivering bad news, the best voice to use is:
a. Passive voice
b. Active voice
c. Angry voice

10.
True or False: A thesaurus is a good writing aid
because all synonyms are basically the same.

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