1. The use of contractions is a big no in academic writing, yet, choose the correct example a. Isn't
b. is'nt
c. I'ont
d. isnt
2. It is a skill that enables one to receive and interpret messages accurately.
a. Talking
b. drawing
c. listening
d. interpreting
3. If you are bullied, your non-violent reaction should be.
a. Throw him a stone
b. punch him
c. report him to your teacher
d. call him names
4. This is one common violent reaction to a bully.
a. Smile
b. whistle
c. punch
5. This kind of conflict challenges the characters' moral sense of right and wrong.
a Man vs nature
b. man vs society
c. man vs man
d. man vs self
6. This kind of conflict affects the mental and emotional health of the character.
a. Man vs self
b. man vs nature
c. man vs man
d. man vs society​

1. a. Isn't

2. c. listening.

3. c. report him to your teacher.

4. c. punch.

5. b. man vs society.

6. a. Man vs self.

Explanation:

1. Contractions are the use of the contracted form of writing words. The word "isn't" is a contracted form of "is not".

2. Listening is a skill that enables a person to receive a message and then interpret it accurately.

3. Being bullied would make it easy for the victim to reciprocate. But a non-violent reaction is to report to the teacher and let the teacher handle the situation.

4. A common violent reaction to being bullied is to punch the bully. This act is an act of violence in itself.

5. A conflict of interest between one's moral sense of right and wrong is a man vs society conflict. This is because the moral duty of right/wrong is made based on society's perception of that issue.

6. A conflict that affects the mental and emotional health of a person is a man vs. self because it is a war/dilemma within himself and no outside/ extrinsic element.

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).