Lab Activity 8: The Whole Writing Process

Lab Activities
Lab Activity 8: The Whole Writing Process

Objective: To use the steps of the writing process.

Step 3: Answer the following questions.

1. Which of the following is the first step in the writing process?

Drafting

Revising

Prewriting

Editing and proofreading

2. Which of the following is the second step in the writing process?

Prewriting

Revising

Drafting

Editing and proofreading

3. Which of the following is the last step in the writing process?

Prewriting

Drafting

Revising

Editing and proofreading

4. Which of the following is one prewriting strategy?

Freewriting

Drafting

Editing and proofreading

Cleaning my desk

5. How can I check my draft for concise writing?

I can look for details that don't support my topic sentence and take them out.

I can make the paragraph as long as I can.

I can make sure that my punctuation is correct.

I can add more specific details.

6. How can I check my draft for credible writing?

I can make sure that I have no grammar errors.

I can make sure that I have enough specific details to explain my point.

I can count how many sentences I have written.

I can use the spell check on the computer.

7. How is outlining useful as a prewriting strategy?

Outlining looks neater than listing.

Outlining lets you see gaps in support.

Outlining is not useful.

Outlining is complicated.

8. Which of the following is not a prewriting technique?

Freewriting

Listing

Questioning

Eating a snack

9. Which of the following is not part of revising?

Checking the draft for concise writing

Checking the draft for clear and logical order

Checking the draft for credible writing

Checking the draft for spelling errors

10. Which of the following is not a purpose of prewriting?

To come up with ideas to write about

To think of specific details to include

To think about what order to put the details in

To write a perfect paper on the first try