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An audience could best be described as the readers, viewers, and listeners

A
whom the author wants to understand.
B
who need information from the author.
C
whom the author wants to reach.
D
who want to be entertained by the author.
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Which are benefits of group discussions? Choose three correct answers.

A
Learning involves less work.
B
Learning becomes more interesting.
C
Preparation is encouraged.
D
Less preparation is required.
E
Students engage in learning.
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The topic sentence states a

A
thesis statement.
B
paper’s conclusion.
C
paragraph’s main idea.
D
supporting idea.
5

Which should appear in each body paragraph of an academic paper?

A
a lead, a thesis statement, and a restatement of the thesis
B
a topic sentence, a restatement of the thesis, and a final thought
C
a thesis statement, supporting details, and a final thought
D
a topic sentence, supporting details, and a transition sentence
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Time-management techniques work most effectively when performed in which order?

A
prioritize tasks, reward system, study-time survey, project schedule
B
study-time survey, project schedule, prioritize tasks, reward system
C
project schedule, study-time survey, reward system, prioritize tasks
D
reward system, prioritize tasks, project schedule, study-time survey
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Which best describes the mapping process?

A
building ideas out from the main topic
B
finding an interesting approach to the topic
C
limiting ideas to one or two categories
D
including ideas related to a different topic
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Jill is giving a presentation about how Cesar Chavez led a movement to create a farm workers union in California. Which sentence from her speech describes cause and effect?

A
“We will explore how poor working conditions were addressed by the creation of a union.”
B
“We will study a timeline of events that led to the creation of a farm workers union.”
C
“We will examine how a strike led to the eventual formation of a farm workers union.”
D
“We will discuss similarities and differences between farm workers and other labor movements.”
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Which type of essay presents one side of an argument to convince readers to support it?

A
a narrative essay
B
a persuasive essay
C
an expository essay
D
a descriptive essay
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An electronic spreadsheet is a type of

A
archive.
B
database.
C
periodical.
D
document.
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Which is the best example of a strong topic sentence?

A
Social studies is a class students must take.
B
With six classes a day, middle school is challenging.
C
Why do students have to take six classes every day?
D
School can be very challenging for a student.
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What is part of the prewriting process? Choose three correct answers.

A
developing different topics
B
finding a topic
C
organizing ideas and information
D
creating a plan
E
writing an introduction
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Effective teams use strategies that help members work together

A
independently.
B
smoothly.
C
secretly.
D
loosely.
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Which professional would most likely use a diagram for their presentation? Choose three correct answers.

A
a science teacher who wants to show the basic structures of a cell
B
a statistician who wants to illustrate how a math problem was solved
C
a senator who wants to visualize the process a bill takes to become law
D
a river raft guide who wants to show the location of the best rapids
E
an economic development director who wants to show job growth over time
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Which of these are examples of data sources? Choose four correct answers.

A
electronic archives
B
online libraries
C
spreadsheets
D
databases
E
central processing units
F
folders
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This organizational aid is an example of a(n)

A
sequence chart.
B
web diagram.
C
Venn diagram.
D
outline.

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