Question

1. Which citation format is correct if a student is quoting from an article entitled “Making Healthier Food Choices” that appears on a website and is written by author Lindsay Metcalf?

(Metcalf)
(Metcalf, website)
(“Making Healthier Food Choices”)
(Metcalf, “Making Healtheir Food Choices”)

2. Read the following paragraph.

Genetically modified foods unequally benefit rich countries, including the United States. The USDA reports that the US gained the vast majority of the total world benefit from new herbicide-tolerant soybeans in 1997. In addition, the US company that created the soybeans charged farmers a technology fee. These high adoption costs will continue to limit the benefits of genetically modified crops to rich countries that do not need the higher yields, rather than extending them to poorer nations that do.

Which change would best modify this written paragraph into a strong argumentative speech?
inserting more academic writing and formal language
dividing the final sentence into two shorter sentences
deleting strong verbs and replacing them with passive ones
lengthening the first sentence with descriptive language

3. Which statement best describes an appropriate image for a presentation slide?

The image provides evidence for an argument but does not emphasize any key points.
The image engages the audience and provides visual representations of logical evidence.
The image should be overly emotive, especially when used with a highly logical argument.
The image should not be too engaging to the audience, because this may distract them.

4. Read this sentence from an argumentative essay that supports restricting high-sugar foods.

One of the reasons to restrict high sugar foods is that consuming too much sugar over time can lead to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Where would be the most appropriate place in the essay for this sentence?

thesis
counterclaim
body paragraph
concluding sentence

5. Read the sentence from an argumentative essay about homelessness.

There should be services to give homeless people a break from the stuff they have to deal with in their everyday lives.

Which is the best revision of the underlined portion of the sentence?
to give homeless people a vacation from their suffering.
to give homeless people relief from their everyday hardships.
to give homeless people a break from what they have to deal with every day.
to give homeless people relief from the stuff they have to deal with every day.

Answer 1

1. (Metcalf) — MLA/standard in-text citation uses the author's last name.

2. dividing the final sentence into two shorter sentences — shorter sentences improve clarity and spoken delivery in a speech.

3. The image engages the audience and provides visual representations of logical evidence. — good slides support argument and engage viewers.

4. body paragraph — this is a supporting reason, so it belongs in the body.

5. to give homeless people relief from their everyday hardships. — clear, formal, and concise.