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    Scientific Writing CC500


    Spring 2011
    Final Exam
    Professor Redfern

    Part 1: Short Answer

    1. Briefly list the five stages of the introduction (10)

    a.______________________________________________________________________

    b.______________________________________________________________________

    c.______________________________________________________________________

    d.______________________________________________________________________

    e.______________________________________________________________________

    2. What are two functions of the literature review? (4)

    a.______________________________________________________________________

    b.______________________________________________________________________

    3. The past tense is usually used for the Methods and Materials Section. In this section, when

    would you use the present tense? (2)

    ___________________________________________________________________________

    5. Why do most writers use the passive voice in the Method Section? (4)

    ___________________________________________________________________________

    6. We studied a 6 step writing process in this class. What were the key points for the following
    steps? (6)

    a. Step 4 ______________________________________________________________
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    ____________________________________________________________________

    b. Step 5 ______________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________

    c. Step 6 ______________________________________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________

    7. What is one key point to remember if you want to avoid making a poor table? (2)

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    Part II: Editing and Grammar

    1. Imagine you are peer editing the following sentences. How would you check them? You
    should write your corrections on the sentence. (10)

    a. However heterogeneous graphical systems employ a variety of methodologies for data

    manipulations, for example, data formats, storage rules, compress techniques.

    b. So a person familiar with IT devices would these smart phones and can make…

    c. Especially, enjoying the pool is harder than others.

    d. Because the experiment took over twenty years and many of the participants died.

    e. Especially, this result was surprising.

    2. Read this passage on hearing aids and fill in the blanks with either a,an,the, or O. (26)
    As ________ average population of ________ United States has increased, so too has
    ________ number of ________ hearing impaired individuals. Approximately ________
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    20 million hearing aids are now in use, and this number is expected to rise. Although
    there have been ________ considerable advances in ________ hearing aid technology,
    they still have ________ number of ________ drawbacks, one of ________ most notable
    ones being problems in dealing with ________important environmental sounds. For
    example, ________ people who are deaf in both ears are unable to determine ________
    direction of ________ sound with ________ conventional hearing aid. This limitation
    could result in ________ accident or injury, if ________ wearer cannot decide ________
    direction of ________ siren or ________ other warning sound. ________ Another
    problem concerns ________ people suffering from ________ high-frequency hearing
    loss. This type of ________ hearing loss removes many consonants and other useful
    environmental noises, such as ________ ringing of ________ telephone.

    Part III: Readability and Language Conventions

    1. Identify the problems of readability in the following passage. You do not have to correct
    it---just explain what the problem may be. (4)

    a. Fluency, which is the ability to express a certain amount of information within a certain
    amount of time and which is commonly contrasted with accuracy which refers to
    grammar and pronunciation, is very important in communication.
    ______________________________________________________________
    b. Because process writing is commonly used when teaching a writing class of any nature
    including both academic and non-academic writing styles, if a teacher is preparing to
    teach a writing class and is looking for a good book or materials, then he or she should be
    conversant in process writing techniques.
    _______________________________________________________________

    3. Fix the following sentences so they agree with the language conventions that we studied.
    You should write your corrections on the sentence. (8)

    a. Several researchers studied the relationship between fluency and accuracy among
    students learning Spanish in an intensive language environment.
    b. Smith (2011) reports that the use of cell phones may be the cause.

    c. In the next step, the herbicides are applied before the planting at various dosages.
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    d. The results were presented in Table 1.

    Part IV: Writing (24 points)

    Write Results for the chart below. Use the three elements that we studied in the class. Use more
    than one sentence for Element Three. Follow the language conventions.

    Figure 1

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________________________

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    ______________________________________________________________________________

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