Graded Quiz Unit 6 English Composition (University of the People)

10/12/2021

Graded Quiz Unit 6

Q1. Which of the following is a topic sentence:

Select one:

a. The ball is round.

b. Oscar Wilde is an Irish writer.

c. The world travels around the sun.

d. The ratification of the 21st Amendment caused internal strife among the elite of the United States.

The correct answer is: The ratification of the 21st Amendment caused internal strife among the elite of
the United States.

Q2. True or False: "The cat was pet by me" is a passive voice construct.

Select one:

True

False

The correct answer is 'True'.

Q3. Why should you give in-text citations and references?

Select one:

a. Because if you don’t you can be expelled from the university.

b. Because it is wrong to steal from people and not giving credit is stealing.

c. Because if the person you use as a source has incorrect information, you will not need to take credit
for someone else’s bad science.

d. Because if someone else wants to learn more about the subject, they can find out where you got the
information from and read for themselves.

e. All of the above

The correct answer is: All of the above

Q4. True or False: You need to include the year and page number for a properly cited APA quotation.

Select one:

True

False

The correct answer is 'True'.

Q5. Which of the following is correct if you wanted to quote from a book called “Night Crawler” by
Angus Young. The book came out in 2001.

Select one:

a. “She’s a night crawler.” (Young, 2001).

b. “She’s a night crawler” (Young, 2001).

c. As Young (2001) stated, “She’s a night crawler.”

d. None of the above

The correct answer is: None of the above

Q6. Which of the following is incorrect?

Select one:

a. Jim’s gun was stolen.

b. Its a sunny day.

c. Jim took a ball from it’s mouth.

d. B and C

The correct answer is: B and C

Q7. What word is the modifier in the following sentence: I only ate the pizza.

Select one:

a. I

b. only

c. pizza

d. the
The correct answer is: only

Q8. Which of the following uses parallel construction?

Select one:

a. Jim likes to hunt, bike, and throwing darts.

b. Mimie has to study, drive her sister to the store, and enjoy herself in the garden.

c. Joe will go running, biking, and hunting.

d. Jane will throw a ball, then she will mow the lawn.

The correct answer is: Joe will go running, biking, and hunting.

Q9. A book by Courtney Colbert written in 2013 and published by Janers Publishing in New York is called
Out of the Fire. What is the proper APA

Reference for this book?

Select one:

a. Colbert, C. (2013). Out of the Fire: Janers Publishing.

b. Colbert, C, (2013), Out of the Fire. New York: Janers Publishing.

c. Cindy Colbert (2013). Out of the Fire. New York: Janers Publishing.

d. Courtney Colbert, (2013). Out of the Fire. Janers Publishing: New York.

The correct answer is: Colbert, C. (2013). Out of the Fire: Janers Publishing.

Q10. A 5 paragraph paper has all of the following except:

Select one:

a. an introduction

b. a conclusion

c. 3 body paragraphs

d. a thesis

e. A 5 paragraph essay has all of the above.

The correct answer is: A 5 paragraph essay has all of the above.