English 3 Unit 7 Test

Question 1

A logical fallacy that has no new useful information for explanation (such as X is true because of Y; Y is true because of X) is called?

Answer 1

circular reasoning

Question 2

The term for a person who supports an idea, a cause, or another person is _______.

Answer 2

A partisan

Question 3

A parenthetical citation is _______.

Answer 3

citing a source in a text with an author’s name and a page number

Question 4

The term of an affix that changes the grammatical use of a word is a(n) ________.

Answer 4

derivational morpheme

Question 5

Graphic organizers help a writer _________.

Answer 5

show thinking patterns and express paragraph organization

Question 6

Body paragraphs should consist of _______.

Answer 6

main ideas and supporting details

Question 7

The term for describing the individualized pattern of writing style for an author is __________.

Answer 7

voice

Question 8

When -al is added to the end of a word, the word _______.

Answer 8

means “of,” “relating to,” or “characterized by”

Question 9

Choose whether the answer is opinion, theory, or evidence.

A long dress is formal attire.

Answer 9

opinion

Question 10

Automobile fumes may cause global warming.

Answer 10

theory

Question 11

A deliberate diverting away from the question to avoid answering is a logical fallacy called a(n) ________.

Answer 11

Red Herring

Question 12

When –ism is added to the end of a word, it makes a(n) ________.

Answer 12

noun about a movement, belief, or attitude

Question 13

A formal research paper must ______.

Answer 13

use third-person point of view

Question 14

For a research paper, a thesis should synthesize information from various sources to become ________.

Answer 14

a unique idea

Question 15

Which answer is NOT one of the three purposes of an introduction?

Answer 15

to introduce yourself to your audience

Question 16

Which question is relevant to ask when evaluating data?

Answer 16

How could this data be incorrect or purposefully manipulated?

Question 17

The term for an explanation of an idea or theory is _______.

Answer 17

exposition

Question 18

There are sea gulls at the pond on Josey Lane, and we took some pictures of them.

Answer 18

evidence

Question 19

The author uses sarcasm: “Wow, that’s a great idea, to just sit in the rain all day waiting for someone who may never come!”

Answer 19

evidence

Question 20

A logical fallacy that proposes something caused an event just because it occurred before that event is called ________.

Answer 20

post hoc

Question 21

The most important step in writing a research paper is _______.

Answer 21

planning

Question 22

The term for a piece of data expressed in numbers and percentages is a(n) _______.

Answer 22

Statistic

Question 23

When -er or -or is added to the end of a verb, the word _________.

Answer 23

Refers to a person who does that action

Question 24

Which major task is important to do before starting a rough draft to insure that the paper’s ideas are organized?

Answer 24

make an outline

Question 25

Similar or the same words in a paragraph that keep ideas organized and on the same topic are called _______.

Answer 25

key words

Question 26

Plagiarism is defined as ________.

Answer 26

an act of fraud using another’s idea or words as one’s own

Question 27

Expert evidence consists of _______.

Answer 27

information from people known by their peers as credible

Question 28

Changes in the usual grammar structures to emphasize ideas, to add focus, and to change the rhythm in writing are called ________.

Answer 28

schemes

Question 29

Reasons of the opposite position that should be refuted in the research paper are ________.

Answer 29

counterarguments

Question 30

When researching, a student should ________.

Answer 30

take notes from different sources