English Comp Final Exam

Question 1

A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Answer 1

Noun.

Question 2

A word that replaces a noun.

Answer 2

Pronoun.

Question 3

A word that expresses action or a state of being.

Answer 3

Verb.

Question 4

A word that describes a noun.

Answer 4

Adjective.

Question 5

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

Answer 5

Adverb.

Question 6

A word that shows the relationship between a noun and another word in the sentence.

Answer 6

Preposition.

Question 7

A word that connects words or groups of words.

Answer 7

Conjunction.

Question 8

A word or phrase that expresses emotion.

Answer 8

Interjection,

Question 9

The noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.

Answer 9

Direct Object.

Question 10

The noun or pronoun that indirectly receives the action.

Answer 10

Indirect Object.

Question 11

The sentence type that contains one independent clause.

Answer 11

Simple Sentence.

Question 12

The sentence type that contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon.

Answer 12

Compound Sentence.

Question 13

The sentence type that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Answer 13

Complex Sentence.

Question 14

The sentence type that contains two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

Answer 14

Compound-Complex Sentence.

Question 15

Which type of verb connects the subject with a word that describes it?

Answer 15

Linking verbs.

Question 16

Which type of verb expresses an action.

Answer 16

Action verbs.

Question 17

Which type of clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence.

Answer 17

Independent Clause.

Question 18

Which type of clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.

Answer 18

Dependent Clause.

Question 19

A direct comparison without using “like” or “as”.

Answer 19

Metaphor.

Question 20

A comparison using “like” or “as”.

Answer 20

Simile.

Question 21

Two contradictory words together.

Answer 21

Oxymoron.

Question 22

Exaggeration for effect.

Answer 22

Hyperbole.

Question 23

A word that imitates a sound.

Answer 23

Onomatopoeia.

Question 24

Repetition of the same beginning sound.

Answer 24

Alliteration.

Question 25

Who wrote "Desiree's Baby"?

Answer 25

Kate Chopin.

Question 26

Who are the main character(s) in "Desiree's Baby"?

Answer 26

Desiree Aubigny, Armand Aubigny, and Madame Valmonde.

Question 27

Who wrote "The Lottery"?

Answer 27

Shirley Jackson.

Question 28

Who are the main character(s) in "The Lottery"?

Answer 28

Tessie Hutchinson, Bill Hutchinson, Old Man Warner, and Mr. Summers.

Question 29

Who wrote "Lamb to the Slaughter"?

Answer 29

Roald Dahl.

Question 30

Who are the main character(s) in "Lamb to the Slaughter"?

Answer 30

Mary Maloney, Patrick Maloney, and Jack Noonan.

Question 31

Who wrote "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

Answer 31

Edgar Allen Poe.

Question 32

Who are the main character(s) in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

Answer 32

The narrator, the old man, and the police officers.

Question 33

Who wrote "Miss Brill"?

Answer 33

Katherine Mansfield.

Question 34

Who are the main character(s) in "Miss Brill"?

Answer 34

Miss Brill.

Question 35

Who wrote "The Story of an Hour"?

Answer 35

Kate Chopin.

Question 36

Who are the main characters in "The Story of an Hour"?

Answer 36

Louise Mallard, Brently Mallard, and Josephine.

Question 37

Who wrote "A & P"?

Answer 37

John Updike.

Question 38

Who are the main characters in "A & P"?

Answer 38

Sammy, Queenie, and Lengel.

Question 39

What does MLA stand for?

Answer 39

Modern Language Association.

Question 40

Where is the header located? What information does it contain?

Answer 40

The header is located in the upper right corner of the page. The four main elements in the heading are your name, instructor's name, course name, and date.

Question 41

What is the font type for MLA format? Font size?

Answer 41

The font type for MLA format is Times New Roman. The font size is 12-point.

Question 42

What is the spacing for MLA format?

Answer 42

The spacing for MLA format is double-spaced.

Question 43

What is the use of language to communicate intentionally, efficiently, and effectively?

Answer 43

Rhetoric.

Question 44

What is composed of the writer (or speaker), the audience, the opportunity, the message (purpose or genre), and the context in which you are communicating?

Answer 44

Rhetorical Situation.

Question 45

What does it mean when text is arranged in order of occurrence (from beginning to end)?

Answer 45

It is in ⭐CHRONOLOGICAL⭐ order. (Chronologically)

Question 46

What does it mean when after your initial reading, you reread the text by alternating between moving forward and looping back?

Answer 46

You are reading ⭐RECURSIVELY⭐.

Question 47

What is the issue compelling you to speak or write?

Answer 47

Rhetorical Opportunity.

Question 48

Who are the specific people whom the author considers capable of being influenced?

Answer 48

Rhetorical Audience.

Question 49

Which audience type demonstrates interest or expertise in the subject?

Answer 49

Specialized Audience.

Question 50

Which audience type consists of readers with differing levels of expertise and varying interest in the subject at hand?

Answer 50

Diverse Audience.

Question 51

Which audience type is composed of a primary rhetorical audience and a secondary audience who have access to and may read the text?

Answer 51

Multiple Audiences.

Question 52

Which classification of writing emphasizes the writer's feelings and reactions to people, objects, events, or ideas?

Answer 52

Expressive Writing.

Question 53

Which classification of writing focuses more on objects, events, or ideas than on the writer's feelings about them?

Answer 53

Expository Writing.

Question 54

Which classification of writing is intended to influence the reader's attitudes and actions?

Answer 54

Argumentative Writing.

Question 55

Because the writing process is __________, you may find yourself returning to a specific activity (generating ideas, researching, or editing, for instance) several times as you plan and draft a piece of writing.

Answer 55

Recursive.

Question 56

Which step of the writing process is the initial stage that may involve exploring your topic by talking with others working on the same assignment, keeping a journal, freewriting, asking questions, and conducting preliminary research?

Answer 56

Prewriting (Step one of the writing process).

Question 57

Which step of the writing process involves writing down your ideas quickly, writing as much as you can without worrying about being perfect or staying on topic?

Answer 57

Drafting (Step two of the writing process).

Question 58

Which step of the writing process offers you the opportunity to focus your purpose in terms of your audience, establish a clear thesis statement that conveys your main idea, and organize your ideas toward those ends?

Answer 58

Revising (Step three of the writing process).

Question 59

Which step of the writing process focuses on surface features: punctuation, spelling, word choice, grammar, sentence structure, and all the rest of the details of Standardized English?

Answer 59

Editing (Step four of the writing process).

Question 60

What is an explicit declaration (usually one sentence) of the main idea, which identifies your topic and your stance on that topic?

Answer 60

Thesis Statement.

Question 61

_______ describe a person, place, or thing.

Answer 61

Details.

Question 62

Which rhetorical method discusses a sequence of events, normally in chronological order, to develop a particular point or set a mood?

Answer 62

Narration (Narrative writing).

Question 63

Which rhetorical method by which describing a person, place, object, or sensation, you can make your writing come alive?

Answer 63

Description (Descriptive writing).

Question 64

Which rhetorical method might describe (descriptive writing) the items used in a process and then narrate (narrative writing) the steps of the process chronologically?

Answer 64

Process Analysis.

Question 65

Which rhetorical method raises the question "Why?" and must answer it to the satisfaction of the audience?

Answer 65

Cause and Effect (Cause-and-consequence analysis).