AnswersOO-Creative Writing-Cohrs-Q4Unit 2: Finding Your Creative Light

Unit 2: Finding Your Creative Light Answers

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What method of finding writing inspiration can help if you have too many ideas?

A
prewriting
B
free association
C
responding to a prompt
D
brainstorming
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To write a passage using all four basic sentence structures, what types of sentences would you need to include?

A
simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex
B
simple, combined, complex, and simple-complex
C
simple, combined, compound, and compound-complex
D
simple, compact, compound, and compact-complex
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If there is no correct way for a writer to express their style, how can the effectiveness of a style be measured?

A
by the number of publishers that reject a manuscript before it is accepted
B
by how many people the writer’s work reaches and speaks to
C
by assessing whether the writer has attained their desired outcome
D
by the number of awards a writer receives for their work
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Tyrone works as a writer for a magazine. Tyrone’s boss, Donna, has asked him to rewrite his descriptive story about Disneyland in a way that will make it more expository. What is the MOST likely reason for Donna’s request?

A
Only stories about fictional locations can be descriptive.
B
Donna has a different purpose in mind for the piece.
C
Tyrone did not include enough detail in his original story.
D
Tyrone included too much detail in his original story.
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Your writing teacher, Mr. Hakim, often emphasizes how important it is to understand the underlying structure of your sentences. He says that doing so helps writers achieve what should always be their goal regarding sentence structure. What goal is Mr. Hakim MOST likely referring to?

A
Limit yourself to just one or two sentence structures.
B
Vary your sentence structure as much as possible.
C
Ensure your sentence structure is as uniform as possible.
D
Confine or diversify your sentence structure purposefully.
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According to J.K. Rowling, this factor, more than their abilities, defines who someone is.

A
their persistence
B
their learned skills
C
their choices
D
their education
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Adnan is a creative writing teacher who believes that his job is much like the job of an art teacher or music teacher but very different from that of a math teacher. What is the MOST likely reasoning for Adnan’s belief?

A
Art, music, and writing terms and methods can be taught, but the topics can never be fully explained.
B
Most students enroll in art, music, or writing classes out of passion, whereas math class is compulsory.
C
Art, music, and writing require creativity and outside-the-box thinking, whereas math does not.
D
The requirements that one must meet to become an art, music, or writing teacher are less strict.

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