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Question Answered step-by-step Q1. Which of the following are ways to fact-check when reading a… Q1. Which of the following are ways to fact-check when reading a source or when writing? Check all that apply. Use online fact-checking sites.Track down primary sources.Ask friends and family for their perspectives.Check multiple reputable sources.Search the Internet for simple facts such as birth and death dates.Q2. Facts are information that can be verified by which of the following? Reasoning carefully and logicallyObtaining unbiased observations and evidenceResearching the opinions of expertsFinding out how a majority of people in a society thinkQ3. Which of the following phrases best defines opinions? Ideas one has about a subject that are based only on factsStatistics on a subject that one has collected through researchKnowledge of dates, names, and places one has related to a subjectExpressions of one’s beliefs or viewpoints on a subjectQ4. Which of the following statements are facts? Check all that apply. Opponents of a $15 minimum wage mistakenly argue that it will lead to an increase in unemployment.On April 14, 1912, the Titanic sank during its maiden voyage from England to the United States.Peru’s historic site Machu Picchu rises 7,972 feet above sea level.The future of the organization over the next 5 years looks bleak unless management can take advantage of new opportunities presented to them.In February 2014, one of Mexico’s most powerful drug lords, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was arrested.    Q5. Which of the following statements are opinions? Check all that apply. Offshore drilling should be encouraged because the United States desperately needs energy independence.The Mars Curiosity rover has 17 cameras that can take pictures that are smaller than the width of a human hair.The national drinking age should not be lowered to 18 because people at 21 are more mature than they are at 18.Apple, the company that makes the iPhone and the iPod, employs more than 115,000 employees worldwide. Q6. Which of the following is likely the best strategy for dictionary use while reading a textbook or other material you are actively reading? Whenever you come across a word you don’t know, stop and look it up in the dictionary.If a word you don’t know is important to understanding a passage, stop and look it up in the dictionary.If a word you don’t know is important and you can’t figure out its meaning from the sentence or nearby sentences, stop and look it up in the dictionary.Q7. Read the following sentences. Which kinds of context clues could a reader use to understand the words herpetologist and reptiles and amphibians?Although Aya is an evolutionary biologist, she is first and foremost a herpetologist. She feels that reptiles such as snakes, lizards, and crocodiles and amphibians such as salamanders, frogs, and toads can be the source of answers to larger evolutionary questions. Check all that apply. Inference cluesDefinition cluesExample cluesAntonym cluesQ8. Read the following sentences. What does hyperinflation mean?Germany in the 1930s is the classic historical example of hyperinflation. A more recent example is provided by Venezuela in the period beginning around 2018. As a result of numerous factors, including government mismanagement and a drop in the price of oil, the country’s main export, the prices of goods soared out of control and the bolívar, the country’s currency, dropped sharply in value. In no time, consumers found that a pound of cheese was going for 3.5 million bolívars, a chicken for almost 15 million bolívars. A way in which the theories of economists are tested by actual situations in countries, which can confirm or disprove the theoriesThe way in which a government’s management of a country’s economy affects its citizens’ economic well-beingSudden huge changes in how much money people have to pay for the items that they buy and in the value of the moneyChanges in the price of a country’s main exports and consequences for international tradeQ9. Read the following sentences. Based on the sentences, what does code-switching mean?Code-switching is common among bilingual and multilingual speakers. For example, while talking in English to her younger brother, Nathalie, a bilingual English-Spanish speaker, says, “Come on. Mami and papi are going to be really mad! Tenemos que irnos; ya es tarde!” (meaning “We have to go; it’s late!”). The use of two languages in a single conversationDevelopment and use of a private “language” that outsiders can’t understandDifficulties in distinguishing between two languagesThe ability to speak two or more languages with a good degree of fluencyQ10. Read the following paragraph. Suppose a student does not know the meaning of four words in the paragraph: seminal, eponymous, chivalric, and idealistic. Which of these words would the student need to use a dictionary for because there are no context clues to its meaning?Don Quixote, written by Miguel de Cervantes at the start of the 1600s, can be considered the seminal novel of Western literature, the novel from which all later Western novels in some way sprang. The eponymous hero has read too many chivalric stories, in which knights perform noble deeds. He is idealistic—he doesn’t see the world as it really is. eponymousseminalidealisticchivalric Q11. What are three things to consider when you read writing assignment directions for the first time? Which sources to use, where to find them, and how to cite themThe deadline, what the late penalty is, and how far under word count the paper can be without losing too many pointsTone, strategy, and supportWord count, font size, and whether or not to include graphicsContext, audience, and purposeQ12. Which of the following information is important to know prior to beginning a writing assignment? Check all that apply. Page or word countAssignment deadlineSource and citation style requirementsTopics other classmates have chosenQ13. What are the best ways to clarify any confusion you may have about an assignment? Check all that apply. Think about similar assignments for other classes.Don’t clarify. Just do what you think is correct.Google the assignment directions.Read the class syllabus and assignment directions carefully.Ask your professor.Q14. When reading assignment directions, what close reading technique can you use to identify what the focus of your paper should be? Look for citation formatting requirements.Determine key words by asking who, what, why, where, when, and how about the assignment.Note specific style tips, such as how to avoid wordiness or slang.Pinpoint source number and type expectations.Q15. Read the directions for a writing assignment for a U.S. government class. Which of the points could a student figure out by analyzing these directions? Check all that apply.Suppose that you have been asked to legal position paper to use in arguments before the state supreme court. Your paper will argue that a law regulating guns is permitted under the 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to possess a firearm. Base your argument on Heller and other Supreme Court decisions discussed this semester. Try to make your argument as compelling as possible to the judges on the state supreme court. Your final draft is due on April 20; papers submitted late will not be accepted. Check all that apply. What is the due date for the assignment?What should the focus of this writing assignment be?Does material need to be submitted before the final draft?What kind of evidence should be included?What should the style be (formal or informal)?How should the assignment be formatted? Q16. When composing an essay, considering the rhetorical situation means considering which of the following factors that might impact your writing? Time period, source accuracy, and expert testimonyFont type, word count, and citation style requirementsPurpose, audience, and contextThe number of sources to use, how often to use them, and how to use themQ17. Which of the following are true statements about the role of purpose in a writing assignment? Check all that apply. To focus your goals for a piece of writing, you need to know your purpose.The purpose of some writing is simply to entertain.Writers generally decide on the purpose of a piece of writing while they are writing it.A piece of writing can combine two purposes as long as it has one main purpose.Q18. When writing an essay, your tone demonstrates which of the following? Check all that apply. Your attitude toward the subject about which you are writingYour credibility and authority as the writerThe number of times you use circular reasoning to back up your claimsThe number of research sources you usedQ19. Prior to writing your essay, what should you consider about the members of your audience? Their ages and occupationsThe region of the country they are fromTheir background, knowledge, and attitudes toward your subjectIf and when they went to collegeQ20. In relation to writing, which of the following factors does “context” refer to? Check all that apply. The medium of a piece of writingThe time and place in which something is writtenThe conversation the writing continues or to which it respondsThe life events the author has experienced Q.21. Which of the following thesis statements have a specific topic and state the writer’s point of view or opinion about the topic? Check all that apply. It is important to the health of American teenagers that the minimum legal drinking age be maintained at 21 since alcohol can interfere with the development of a young adult’s brain, potentially impacting emotional maturity, behavioral choices, and judgment.There are pros and cons to maintaining the current minimum legal drinking age in the United States.Keeping the United States minimum legal drinking age at 21 is critical to continuing the reduction of alcohol-related traffic fatalities.The minimum legal drinking age of 21 is higher than the minimum legal drinking age in most of Europe and the rest of the world.The minimum legal drinking age in the United States should remain 21 because lowering it would allow more young people to enter bars and nightclubs, environments which may encourage risky activity.Q22. Which of the following thesis statements have a specific topic and state the writer’s point of view or opinion about the topic? Check all that apply. Although nuclear power plants provide a clean energy source, they are too great a risk to public safety.Nuclear power must replace nonrenewable energy sources that leave high carbon footprints.The Chernobyl incident in 1986 is an example of the negative aspects related to nuclear power plants.Nuclear power plants should continue to be built in the United States because they provide a highly concentrated and easily transportable source of clean energy.There are 444 operational nuclear reactors in the world, and 31 U.S. states rely on nuclear reactors for electricity.Q23. Which of the following thesis statements have a specific topic and state the writer’s point of view or opinion about the topic? Check all that apply. NASA hasn’t attempted a crewed mission to the moon since 1972.NASA’s program must continue in order to prevent the United States from falling behind Chinese and Russian space exploration.NASA’s Constellation Program worked toward another U.S. crewed mission to the moon by 2020, but the project was canceled by President Obama due to escalating costs.NASA’s funding cuts will have many beneficial outcomes, including reduction of the federal deficit.Funding for NASA should be cut because its projects are over budget and behind schedule.Q24. Which of the following thesis statements have a specific topic and state the writer’s point of view or opinion about the topic? Check all that apply. Sugar consumption in elementary school cafeterias should be regulated in order to help prevent childhood obesity.Although sugar has been deemed a nutritional “bad guy,” it has many health benefits in its natural form.High sugar consumption affects not only how your body looks on the outside but also how well it functions on the inside.The average American consumes a lot of sugar—between 150 and 170 pounds of refined sugar a year.The question of whether natural sugar is better for a person’s health than refined sugar has yet to be answered.Q25. Which of the following thesis statements have a specific topic and state the writer’s point of view or opinion about the topic? Check all that apply. Many people feel sluggish and irritable if they do not have enough caffeine.Caffeine amounts in foods and beverages should have federal limits.Public schools must ban beverages high in caffeine as they are addictive and detrimental to health.Colas used to be advertised as medicine to stimulate nerves and to restore health.Overdose of caffeine poses as great a threat to public safety as overdose of alcohol. Arts & Humanities Writing ENG MISC Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)