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Flag question: Question 13
Question 131 pts
Which topic would be appropriate for an informative report?
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people spend too much time online

universal health care basics

fast food taxes are needed

experimenting on animals is wrong

Flag question: Question 14
Question 141 pts
What style should you use when writing an informative report?
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opinionated

unclear

biased

objective

Flag question: Question 15
Question 151 pts
Suppose you're asked to write an informative report about a topic you know very well. What is the first step you should take?
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organize any data you've found related to the topic

identify the audience and what they will need or want to know

write down all the facts you know about the topic

write the first draft of the report

Flag question: Question 16
Question 161 pts
Which of the following reference materials would offer you the best definition of the verb prod?
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a dictionary

an encyclopedia

a thesaurus

an atlas

Flag question: Question 17
Question 171 pts
What does the etymology of a word tell you?
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different spellings of the current word

the original word and what it meant

how to pronounce the word

the different forms of the word

Flag question: Question 18
Question 181 pts
Elizabeth’s presentation started with information about frogs, then continued with information about fishing for salmon, and finished up with a description of her trip to Las Vegas. Which of the following best describes the pattern she used to organize her presentation?
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patterned

chronological

logical

illogical

Flag question: Question 19
Question 191 pts
Which of the following presentations would best be organized using a spatial pattern?
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“The Douglas Fir and Other Evergreen Trees”

“Video Games and Super Mario”

“The History of the Computer”

“Great Places to Visit in Florida”

Flag question: Question 20
Question 201 pts
Alex said “I hope you’re hungry, because my mom was cooking all day and she’s Italian so she makes these big meals with spaghetti and meatballs and lots of other stuff, and she hates it when people don’t eat a lot.” Jane restated Alex’s sentence more concisely and with greater clarity. Which of the following is Jane most likely to say?
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Your mom likes guests to enjoy the Italian food she cooks.

Being Italian means that you get mad when other people don’t like to eat.

You want me to be hungry.

Your mom always cooks spaghetti.

Flag question: Question 21
Question 211 pts
Which words should be removed from this sentence to make it clearer and more concise? “The gray and white striped cat ran away when I came in the door, and now it is hiding under my parents’ big bed with the green and blue plaid blanket and the fancy pillows.”
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You should remove nouns such as “cat” and “bed”

The sentence is fine the way it is.

You should remove adjectives such as “gray and white,” “green and blue,” and “big”

You should remove verbs such as “ran” and “hiding”

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Question 13: universal health care basics
Question 14: objective
Question 15: identify the audience and what they will need or want to know
Question 16: a dictionary
Question 17: the original word and what it meant
Question 18: illogical
Question 19: “Great Places to Visit in Florida”
Question 20: Your mom likes guests to enjoy the Italian food she cooks.
Question 21: You should remove adjectives such as “gray and white,” “green and blue,” and “big”