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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is a good way to edit a long story?
2. What should writers focus on when writing travel pieces?
3. Writers should always look for ________________.
4. Why is it important for writers to practice?
5. What happens when writers do not stick to proper grammar rules?
Short Essay Questions
1. What tense do business writer stend to use that hurts their writing?
2. How does Zinsser react when editors want to change too much of his work?
3. What is a strategy to making sure the above choices fit?
4. Why is humor the most powerful tool for a nonfiction writer?
5. Why do writers need to develop their own voice? How does writing compare to other art forms?
6. Why is there an attitude that certain people are only meant to learn certain subjects and skills like writing or science?
7. Why is bad to fall into cliches when travel writing?
8. Why is corporate speak the norm in business writing?
9. Why are Americans scared to write about themselves?
10. Should sports writers add their opinions in sports articles?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Change the rhythm of the following two sentences to a more accurate rhythm based on the words:
They walked slowly. The cars zoomed past them in an endless glow of white and red lights as they elongated their glides.
Answer: The first sentence should be elongated to give a slow pace to the sentence. The second sentence should be short and crisp. The words can be exchanged between sentences.
Essay Topic 2
Choosing the right words is a tedious process. How often did you find yourself nitpicking over the right words? Did the exercises in the class help you come to the realization about finding the correct words? What was on aspect of word searching that you found to be fun, or uninteresting?
Essay Topic 3
Rewrite the following sentence into three good leads: The cat jumped onto the fence.
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