Refer to the given paragraph below, entitled

“Picturing Don Quixote”: Seventeenth-century

images emphasized the title character’s
pompous folly as well as the often rough-and-
tumble action of many episodes. What type of
description is used in the paragraph?
= Subjective description

-The term that refers to the consequences or

events caused by the climax.
= Falling action

-What type of figure of speech is used in the

following sentence? The lady in the water
screamed like a banshee
= Simile

-Read the following narrative essay: In

blistering Nebraska, it was America’s
Independence Day. As usual on every
Independence Day since I was five years old,
George and Terry, my two best friends, and I,
went on a manly picnic. THE writer presented
what point of view?
= First person

-Read the following excerpt from the short

story, Dead Stars by Paz Marquez Benitez:
Alfredo remembered that period with a
wonder not unmixed with shame. That was
less than four years ago. He could not
understand those months of a great hunger
that was not of the body nor yet of the mind, a
craving that had seized on him one quiet
night when the moon was abroad and under
the dappled shadow of the trees in the plaza,
man wooed maid. What narrative device was
used in the paragraph?
= Flashback

-Read the following example of a definition

paragraph: The term protein quality refers to
the ratio of essential amino acids (eaa) in a
protein in comparison with the ratio required
by the body. A high quality protein contains
eaa in a ratio that matches human
requirements. A protein which is lacking or
low in one or more eaa is termed a low quality
protein. What is the strategy used in the
development of the paragraph?
= Denotation

-Refer to the given paragraph below on The

Great Wall of China: The Great Wall, or
Chang Cheng in Chinese, is massive. It
begins in the east at the Yellow Sea, travels
near China’s capital, Beijing, and continues
west through numerous provinces. For
thousands of miles, it winds like a snake
through China’s varied terrain. What type of
description is used in the paragraph?
= Objective description
-Read the following example of a definition
paragraph: Soren Kierkegaard, another
famous existentialist, comprehends absurd as
a synonym to paradox. He defines it as a
matter of faith and the only phenomena that
allows a person to believe in self. According
to his philosophy, a human being is a
synthesis of opposites: eternal and
temporary, finite and infinite, freedom and
obligation. Due to the synthesis of these
opposites in an individual’s consciousness,
one constantly resides in fear and despair
(Liam 194). What is the strategy used in the
development of the paragraph?
= Extensive definition

-Given the following sentence from the story,

Dead Stars: A round orange moon, "huge as
a winnowing basket," rose lazily into a clear
sky, whitening the iron roofs and dimming the
lanterns at the windows. What is the figure of
speech used for the round orange moon?
= Simile

-The latin word from which the word

"narration" comes
= narrare

True or False: It's best to think of different

topics and discover various points of focus so
you can keep your options open before
writing.
The correct answer is: False

True or False: In brainstorming, you must find

the related ideas to the topic you have in
mind and link it to subtopics.
The correct answer is: False

Learning to write is a
The correct answer is: sequential
A pre-writing strategy which is the process of
pouring out all your thoughts nonstop in an
exact order, language and form as you think
them.
The correct answer is: Freewriting

Complete the following sentence: "Writing

without _________
form and content
Correct is like a human body without
skeleton; writing without ___________ is like
a skeleton with no flesh."

The correct answer is: form and content

In writing a text, these two elements must be

present: content and
The correct answer is: form

Which of the following statements is true?

The correct answer is: You must come up
with all the possible ideas from the pre-writing
stage.

A stage in writing where you look for any

mechanical errors.
The correct answer is: Revising

True or False: The final draft does not require

editing or revising.
The correct answer is: False

Pre-writing requires an
The correct answer is: open