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Description
Quiz by Sarah Holmes, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sarah Holmes
almost 8 years ago
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Question 1
Question
Annotate this text to show how subject-specific language has been included by choosing the most accurate explanation from the drop-down menus at each hotspot.
Answer
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Term used by tennis commentators on TV
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It always rains during Wimbledon
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Term used in sports commentaries
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confirms this is about tennis
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helps orientate us on the court
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shows he knows his tennis terms
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Assumes the reader understands scoring
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Assumes prior knowledge of tennis
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Assumes reader is an umpire
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Used to build the tension in context
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Used to confuse the reader
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Assumes reader knowledge
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Conveys the significance in tennis
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Conveys personal significance
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Conveys significance
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Language now that of tennis experts.
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Very technical puts reader off
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Shows he is panicking, can't form word
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double meaning adds depth
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shows how bad it was
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continues semantic field of tennis
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Helps create atmosphere
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Used onomatopoeically
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Describes typical tennis crowds.
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Assumes reader understands significance
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Shows how bad it was
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He has retreated into his world
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double meaning adds depth
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scolds in tennis terms
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can't let go of tennis
Question 2
Question
Sort the conventions into the 5 purposes of transactional writing by dragging the labels onto the hotspots in the correct columns.
Answer
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3rd person generic
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powerful opening statement
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includes fact & opinions
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anecdotal evidence
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sequential connectives
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second person pronouns
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emotive language
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rhetorical questions
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causal connectives
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three-part lists
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uses 2nd person pronouns
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imperative & modal verbs
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uses sequential connectives
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active sentences
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prepositional phrases
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Formal, standard English
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present tense
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uses third person pronouns
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mixes simple & compound sentences
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includes technical vocabulary
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written in 3rd person
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provides specific examples
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goes from general info to specifics
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includes imperative verbs
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may use bullet-points
Question 3
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The audience for the transactional writing tasks will always be clearly specified in the question.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 4
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Which of the following things do you need to consider when adapting your writing to suit the intended audience of a task?
Answer
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Their age
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Their gender
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Their ethnicity
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Their prior knowledge of the subject matter
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Why they are reading/listening to your text
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How they will be reading/listening to your text
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How long they will spend reading/listening
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Any questions they might have about your text
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How to make your text visually appealing to your readers
Question 5
Question
In what ways does the form of text that you are asked to create inform the choices you might make.
Choose all that apply.
Answer
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The basic structure of the text
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The formality of the tone and register
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The use of presentational devices such as headings and sub-headings
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Some vocabulary choices
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The subject-specific vocabulary
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The content
Question 6
Question
You need to be prepared to write a short story for the transactional writing tasks.
Answer
- True
- False
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