It works best when you write in full sentences, but phrases are also effective. The key is to keep writing without regard for grammar, spelling, or wor¬thiness of ideas. Your speed will help keep you from being able to edit or throw out any ideas. | ---------------------------------------------- POSTTEST ---------------------------------------------------- Part 1 1. If your essay is well written there s no need to completely fulfill the assignment. a. true b. false 2. In general you should write for which audience a. your classmates b. your teacher admissions officer or exam reader c. yourself d. a general reader 3. Which of the following introductory tasks does this introduction fail to do In this essay I would like to consider why the Great Depression occurred. Some people contend that it was caused by the stock market crash of 1929. Many economists point to the Smoot Hawley Tariff Act as the real reason. However there is strong evidence to suggest that neither of these factors caused the Great Depression. a. Provide context. b. State the thesis. c. Grab the reader s attention. d. Set the tone for the essay. 4. In the following paragraph which is the topic sentence Too much sun can produce many negative consequences. First it can dry your skin which in turn reduces its elasticity and speeds the aging process. Second too much sun can burn unprotected skin and cause permanent discoloration and damage to the dermis. Most importantly long-term exposure of unprotected skin can result in skin cancer. a. the first sentence b. the second sentence c. the third sentence d. the fourth sentence 5. Which two organizational strategies does the paragraph in question 4 use a. order of importance and comparison contrast b. cause effect and chronology c. classification and chronology d. order of importance and cause effect 6. Three supporting ideas should be sufficient for any essay assignment. a. true b. false 167 --------------------------------------------- POSTTEST -------------------------------------------------- 7. A single-sentence paragraph is appropriate if a. you don t have any support for the assertion in that sentence. b. you have too many long paragraphs throughout the essay. c. it s a particularly well-written
