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1) Paragraph 1.
Which of the following statements describes the introduction accurately?A. The introduction is effective and concise, and shifts
from specific to general.B. The introduction is effective and concise, and shifts from general to specific.
2) Paragraph 2. The writer presents the following rather long sentence: "Not only can giving an insulting and offensive comment on your classmate's picture create a virtual reality where victims feel being judged, but also hundreds of the other friends on the internet can see the comment, negatively forming a vicious circle where victims are constantly being victimized by the bullies, while there are more and more people who can witness the bullying."
Which of the following is a more effective way of rewriting the sentence to improve readability and style?
A. Not only can giving an insulting and offensive comment on a classmate's picture create a virtual reality where victims feel judged, but hundreds of other friends on the internet can also see the comment, negatively forming a vicious circle where victims are constantly being victimized by the bullies. More and more people can witness the bullying.B. Not only can giving an insulting and offensive comment on a classmate's picture create a virtual reality where victims feel judged, but hundreds of other friends on the internet can also see the comment. This public pressure can form a vicious
circle where victims are constantly being victimized by the bullies, with an increasing number of people witnessing the bullying.
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3) Paragraph 2. The paragraph ends with the following concluding sentence: "Consequently, since the perpetrator is anonymous in cyberbullying. parents and teachers will find it harder to notice the victim's problems."
Which of the following statements is an accurate description of the sentence?
A. The concluding sentence works well because it rounds off the paragraph by building on the topic sentence; it also forms a thematic link to the next paragraph by ending with the word
problems.
B. The concluding sentence is weakened by the lack of an explicit opinion presenting the writer's stance on the topic.
4) Paragraph 5. In the paragraph, the writer states the following: "In fact, it is evident that the majority of bullies are people who were often being neglected by their families, leading them to express their anger and emotions on others in order to get attention and notice.
Which of the following would make the statement stronger?
A. Providing a specific example and evidence for what is being described as evident B. Introducing the idea of judging actions (mentioned in the following sentence) to add coherence
5) Citations and References.
Which of the following statements is an accurate description of the in-text citations and the reference list in the essay?
A. The sources selected are all reliable peer-reviewed articles and books. The in-text citations are formatted accurately and correspond correctly with the reference list entries.
B. There are serious errors in the APA formatting, and not all reference list entries match the corresponding in-text citations.
