Beach Park

7th Grade Language Usage

The Writing Process

Name

Question #1:

Choose the correct answer.

How many steps are there in the writing process?

  1. six
  2. four
  3. five
  4. seven

Question #2:

Choose the correct answer.

Which is the first step in the writing process?

  1. rough draft
  2. prewriting
  3. editing

Question #3:

Choose the correct answer.

Which of these is the final step in the writing process?

  1. rough draft
  2. proofreading
  3. publishing
  4. editing

Question #4:

Is this statement true or false?

You should not interview to gather information because the person you interview might be biased.

  1. true
  2. false

Question #5:

Choose the correct answer.

In the ______stage, organize your notes in a logical order such as an outline form.

  1. prewriting
  2. rough draft
  3. editing
  4. publishing

Question #6:

Choose the correct answer.

Which is the third step in the writing process?

  1. editing
  2. proofreading
  3. writing the rough draft
  4. publishing

Question #7:

Choose the correct answer.

What does the writer do in the third step of the writing process?

  1. All of these are correct.
  2. Make it clear to the reader what the writer wants to
  3. Put the work in a different order if necessary.
  4. Reread several times.

Question #8:

Write the correct answer.

The final copy of a paper should come directly from the ______.

Question #9:

Choose the correct answer.

The rough draft should be ______.

  1. written in pencil and double spaced
  2. written in pen and double spaced
  3. written in pen and single spaced
  4. written in blue or black ink and double spaced

Question #10:

Is this statement true or false?

After the writer has decided on a topic, he or she must decide who the audience will be.

  1. false
  2. true

Beach Park

7th Grade Language Usage

The Writing Process

Name

Question #11:

Choose the answer that will correct this sentence.

Every time one of the twins are sick, the other one gets sick.

  1. The sentence is correct.
  2. Change “every time” to “everytime.”
  3. Delete the comma.
  4. Change “are” to “is.”

Question #12:

Choose the answer that will correct this sentence.

We search for loose boards in the sidewalk everyday.

  1. The sentence is correct.
  2. Change “everyday” to “every day.”
  3. Change “sidewalk” to “side walk.”
  4. Change “loose” to “lose.”

Question #13:

Choose the correct answer.

In which step of the writing process should the writer correct spelling?

  1. writing the rough draft
  2. editing
  3. proofreading
  4. publishing

Question #14:

Is this statement true or false?

As long as you complete each of the five steps in the writing process, your work will be correct.

  1. false
  2. true

Question #15:

Choose the correct answer.

In writing, what is the meaning of "speak in your own voice"?

  1. Write the way you talk.
  2. Don't let someone else speak for you.
  3. None of these answers are correct.
  4. Don't try to use another person's words.

Question #16:

Other than interviewing, what is another method for gathering information?

  1. all of these
  2. researching using the internet
  3. brainstorming

Question #17:

The final copy of a writing piece should be ______.

  1. typed or written in blue or black ink
  2. typed or written in blue or black ink and double
  3. printed in blue or black ink
  4. written in pencil and double spaced

Question #18:

Choose the answer that will correct this sentence.

Please except my apology for being late.

  1. Change “except” to “accept.”
  2. Change “apology” to “apolagy.”
  3. The sentence is correct.
  4. Add a comma after “please.”

Question #19:

Choose the answer that will correct this sentence.

With help from you and I, we can save our natural resources.

  1. “You and I” should be “you and me.”
  2. Delete the comma.
  3. The sentence is correct.
  4. Change” our” to “are.”

Question #20:

Choose the answer that will correct this sentence.

That lighthouse has standing for over a hundred years.

  1. The verb should be “has been.”
  2. The sentence is correct.
  3. “Lighthouse” should be “light house.”
  4. “Hundred” should be “100.”

Beach Park

7th Grade Language Usage

The Writing Process

Name

Question #21:

Write the correct spelling of the capitalized word.

Scientists try to tie facts together to explain MYSTERYS of nature.

Question #22:

Proofread this sentence, then choose the answer that is revised correctly.

After a study of facts observations and experiments, scientist may develop a theory.

  1. After a study of fact, observation, and experiment, scientists may develop a theory.
  2. After a studys of facts, observations, and experiments, scientist may develop a theory.
  3. after a study of facts observations and experiments, scientist may develop a theory.
  4. After a study of facts, observations, and experiments, scientists may develop a theory.

Question #23:

Proofread this sentence, then choose the answer that is revised correctly.

Once a scientific theory have been developed, it must be tested over and over again.

  1. Once a scientifics theoryhas been developed, it must be tested over and over again.
  2. Once a scientific theory has been developed, it must be tested over and over again.
  3. Once a scientific theory had been developed, it must be tested over and over again.
  4. Once a scientific theory has been developed, it must be tests over and over again.

Question #24:

Proofread this sentence, then choose the answer that is revised correctly.

When a scientific theory has been tested and are excepted as true, scientist may call it a law.

  1. When a scientific theory has been tested and is expected as true, scientists may call it a law.
  2. When a scientific theory has been tested and is accepted as true, scientists may call it a law.
  3. When a scientifics theory has been tested and is accepted as true, scientist may call it a law.
  4. when a scientific theory have been tested and is have accepted as true, scientists may call it a law.

Beach Park

7th Grade Language Usage

The Writing Process

Answer Key

1. C -five

2. B -prewriting

3. C -publishing

4. B -false

5. A -prewriting

6. A -editing

7. A -All of these are correct.

8. "rough draft" OR "draft"

9. A -written in pencil and double spaced

10. B -true

11. D -Change “are” to “is.”

12. B -Change “everyday” to “every day.”

13. C -proofreading

14. A -false

15. A -Write the way you talk.

16. A -all of these

17. A -typed or written in blue or black ink

18. A -Change “except” to “accept.”

19. A –“You and I” should be “you and me.”

20. A –The verb should be “has been.”

21. mysteries

22. D -After a study of facts, observations, and experiments, scientists may develop a theory.

23. B -Once a scientific theory has been developed, it must be tested over and over again.

24. B -When a scientific theory has been tested and is accepted as true, scientists may call it a law.