TRU English 1101 Final Exam Questions and Answers
Question : Academic summary
CORRECT ANSWER : identify & express most necessary
ideas from the work
Question : Active Reading
CORRECT ANSWER : reading with a purpose,
understanding while reading, strategies include taking notes in the margins
Question : Reading for Context
CORRECT ANSWER : Consider what it is and where it
came from ask questions about what, who, when, why.reliability and authority (understand how much author knows about topic and what the uderlyning purpose of work it)
Question : Reading for Content
CORRECT ANSWER : topic, main idea, map key points
Question : Reverse Outline
CORRECT ANSWER : work backwards to produce what the
author might have used as an outline, filter informationa nd get clear idea of what the author wanted to say
Question : language of attribution
CORRECT ANSWER : words you use to show that the
author has presented these ideas and to avoid plagarism.Certain words can indicate authority, use words carefully.
Question : Summary
CORRECT ANSWER : Intro, body paragraphs and
conclusion. Body paragraphs should have content and function of these contents.
Question : Plagiarism
CORRECT ANSWER : if you use someone elses ideas, their
actual words, or any data/images they produce, you must give person credit for their work and where it comes from
Question : Critical Comparison
CORRECT ANSWER : compare two different writers and
what they have to say about a topic or problem
Question : Defining a topic for critical comparison
CORRECT ANSWER : look at the shared issues and
connections
Question : Tools for Critical Response (questions)
CORRECT ANSWER : what is the sargument, evidence,
assumptions, and consequence/implications
Question : Identify components of comparison
CORRECT ANSWER : what is being compared? basis of
comparison (why & goal), and how will wthey be compared (categories of comparison)
Question : Selecting a Structure of Comparison
CORRECT ANSWER : organize by item or by category
Question : annotated bibliography
CORRECT ANSWER : lsit of citations relevant to particular
research topic and followed by short summary/statement about relevance
Question : Identifying key search terms and stratgies
CORRECT ANSWER : through a key word matrix --> use
keywords and synonyms, related terms
Question : Understanding types of research material
CORRECT ANSWER : frequenc, types of sources,
authors,type of info, when to use in academic writing
Question : Format bibliography
CORRECT ANSWER : summary, relevance/authority,
position, usefulness
Question : Tradition of Inquiry
CORRECT ANSWER : situate own work into voices of
others in the community