1. An outline organizes the information gathered through research into a skeleton version of the body of a report. The outline s
hould show how the writer intends to support a) the validity of his sources.
b) the reliability, validity, and integrity of the writer.
c) the central ideas, concepts, and themes of the paper.
d) the central ideas, concepts and themes of one source to be used in the paper.
2. Main topics are shown through
a) letters.
b) lower-case roman numerals.
c) numbers.
d) upper-case roman numerals.
3. After main topics are established, (1 point)
a) supporting details are provided
b) subtopics are created
c) paragraphs are written
d) the outline is complete.
True or False
4. Outlines should always provide information in chronological order.
True
False
5. Your outline must be followed during drafting; you should never adjust your outline after it is completed.
True
False
<span>1. The correct answer is C. An outline organizes the information gathered through research into a skeleton version of the body of a report. The outline should show how the writer intends to support the central ideas, concepts, and themes of the paper.
2. The correct answer is D. Main topics are shown through upper-case roman numerals.
3. The correct answer is B. After main topics are established, subtopics are created.
4. The correct answer is False. Outlines should always provide information in chronological order -- IF that is the best order for the paper. Sometimes, other forms of organization (such as spatial, or cause and effect) are better.
5. The correct answer is False. Your outline must be followed during drafting, but sometimes it is necessary to adjust it during the writing process. </span>
The correct answer should be <span>C. </span><span>We painted two-thirds of the room this morning. Two-thirds is an example of compound words joined together with the use of hyphen. The other two options do not put hyphen to denote compound words.</span>
