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Reading Critically
Review Quiz

The following questions are based on the concepts presented in Chapter 31 of Strategies for College Writing, Second Edition.

1 .       What does reading critically mean? 



2 .       The writer's purpose is always the same as the writer's main idea. 

 
 


3 .       To amuse, to reconstruct past experiences, to communicate, and to inform are all examples of which of the following? 



4 .       When an author does not include a thesis statement, how does the writer communicate the main idea? 



5 .       Which of the following is one way to determine the validity of a newspaper article? 



6 .       Which is stronger evidence: personal experience or a large statistical study carried out by a reputable research agency? 



7 .       Which of the following is an indicator of a credible source? 



8 .       When you read critically, does your own position about the text you are reading matter? 



9 .       When you encounter a text that has an implied rather than a stated thesis, what helps you infer (or formulate an inference about) the thesis? 



10 .       When reading critically, you do not need to distinguish between fact and opinion in the text. 

 
 


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