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Narration can help your readers understand an event because a narrative essay _______.
provides a general summary of the event
emphasizes important details about the event
incorporates only dialogue to describe the event
includes trivial details leading up to, and occurring after, the event
An essay exploring the question, "What would be the results of changing the legal driving age to 18?" would be a/an _______.
comparison/contrast essay
cause essay
effects essay
argument essay
A successful narrative essay de-emphasizes or omits _______.
the thesis statement
unimportant details
conflict
dialogue
A successful narrative focuses on _______.
conversations
a positive lesson
time and place
conflict
Which of the following sentences does the best job of showing rather than telling?
I slid down the steps very fast and very hard.
I felt my foot slide on the icy step; then I was tumbling down, smacking the edge of each step painfully with a knee, an elbow, or my head.
Falling down the steps was one of the scariest, most painful events that I had ever experienced.
If I had been more careful on the ice, I wouldn't have fallen, but I did.
Which of the following is an example of process writing?
an advertisement for milk
the instruction manual for a TV
an essay arguing for tax cuts
an article about a talk show host
Narrative techniques in writing _______.
help you concisely tell a reader a story that makes a point
help you show your reader what you see, hear, smell, touch, or taste
include sense impressions, spatial order and a dominant impression
provide specific illustrations and instances
Examples in writing _______.
help you concisely tell a reader a story that makes a point
provide specific illustrations and instances
help you show your reader what you see, hear, smell, touch or taste
include sense impressions, spatial order and a dominant impression
In a point-by-point pattern, each point of comparison or contrast _______.
is considered separately
is presented as a cause and effect
contains information presented in one block
is argued against other points
Which of the following statements is not true of a summary?
A summary condenses the main points of an article.
A summary is quicker and easier to write than a longer original article.
A summary should not include evaluation and criticism.
A summary should clearly present the article's main points to the reader.