Writing Skills Previous Year Brief Solution

 Writing Skills Previous Year Brief Solution

Honours 1st Year

Department of English

Subject: English Writing Skills

National University

Previous Year Brief Solution

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Previous Year Brief Question With Answer- 2014

a) What is a paragraph?
Answer: A paragraph is a collection of related sentences covering one topic.

b) What do you mean by linkers?
Answer: Linkers are words that relate one idea with another.

c) What is a memo?
Answer: Memo means memorandum which is a short message or record used in internal communication in business.

d) What is a topic sentence in a paragraph?
Answer: Topic sentence is the first sentence of a paragraph which summarizes the main idea.

e) What is Cohesion?
Answer: Cohesion is the grammatical and lexical linking of the elements of a text.

f) What does CV stand for?
Answer: The word CV stands for curriculum vitae.

g) What are the linkers commonly used in a contrast paragraph?
Answer: Common linkers for contrast paragraph are: but, whatever, despite, although, whereas, while, unlike.

h) What do you mean by an expository essay?
Answer: Expository essay is a sort of writing which explain something to make it clear for the readers.

i) What is plagiarism?
Answer: Plagiarism means taking someone's works or ideas and using them as your own.

j) What is a D.O. letter?
Answer: DO letter or Demi Official letter is one kind of letter used by government officers.

k) What is a Press Release?
Answer: Press Release is an official statement given to the members of the news media to provide information.

l) What is Survey Report?
Answer: Survey Report is a formal piece of writing which is based on research.

Previous Year Brief Question With Answer- 2015

a) What is a report?
Answer: Process paragraph is one kind of paragraph that explains something in step-by-step detail.

b) What is a process paragraph?

Answer: It is a document that presents information in an organized format for a specific audience and purpose.

c) Write down the names of stages of writing process.
Answer: The stages of a writing process are:
1. Prewriting.
2. Drafting.
3. Revising.
4. Editing and Proofreading.
5. Publishing.

d) What is a letter of complaint?
Answer: A letter of complaint or a complaint letter is a letter in which someone reports an error about a product or service.

e) Write down the names of four types of essays.
Answer: Four common types of essays are:
1. Descriptive.
2. Narrative.
3. Expository.
4. Argumentative.

f) Define minutes.
Answer: The definition of minutes is 'minutes are the official written record of the meetings of an organization or group."

g) What is Bibliography?
Answer: A bibliography is a list of every work you used while writing your paper, typically printed as an appendix.

h) What is Terminator in a writing composition?
Answer: Terminator in a writing composition is 'the last sentence of a paragraph which concludes the ideas developed in the paragraph.'

i) What is skimming?
Answer: Skimming is a technique of reading where one looks for only main ideas in a text without detailed reading.

j) What do you mean by Narrative Essay?
Answer: A narrative essay tells a story about a personal experience.

k) What linkers are used in writing an example -Paragraph?
Answer: Common linkers used in an example paragraph are: For example, such as, to illustrate, for instance etc.

1) What do you know about Thesis statement?
Answer: A thesis statement is a sentence which expresses the main idea of a research paper or an essay.

Previous Year Brief Question With Answer- 2016

a) Define cohesion in writing.

Answer: Cohesion is the grammatical and lexical linking of the elements of a text.

b) What is a memo?
Answer: Memo means memorandum which is a short message or record used in internal communication in business.

c) What is a business letter?
Answer: A business letter is a formal document often sent from one company to another or from al company to its customers, employees etc.

d) Define a formal essay.
Answer: A formal essay is a non-fiction essay which states a thesis and then gives evidence to prove it.

e) What is brain-storming?
Answer: In short, Brainstorming is the process of free thinking and generating ideas.

f) What are the functions of a topic sentence?
Answer: The functions of a topic sentence are:-

1. Highlights the main idea of a paragraph.
2. Unifies the content of a paragraph.
3. Tells the reader what the paragraph will be about.

g) What is an appendix?
Answer: Appendix is a page which is included at the end of your paper to provide additional information for your reader.

h) What is embargo date?
Answer: Embargo date means that information cannot be published or shared before a certain specified date.

i) What are the three main parts of a note?
Answer: There are three stages of note making: 1. Before. 2. During. 3. After.

j) What is the heading of a press release?
Answer: The heading of a press release is a title which holds people's attention and clearly tells what the release is about.

k) What is an expository paragraph?
Answer: An expository essay is one type of essay which explain, illustrate or clarify something in a way that it becomes clear for readers.

Previous Year Brief Question With Answer- 2017

(a) What do you mean by drafting ?
Answer: Drafting is the stage of the writing process when a writer organizes information and ideas into sentences and paragraphs.

b) Why are "discourse markers" needed in writing?
Answer: Discourse makers are needed in writing because they show turns, join ideas together, show attitude, and generally control communication.

(c) What does the phrase "jotting down ideas" mean?
Answer: 'Jotting down ideas' means to write something quickly on a piece of paper so that you remember it.

d) What is a definition paragraph?
Answer: A definition paragraph is a sort of paragraph which is used to define a term or phrase.

e) What is an informal report?
Answer: An informal report is a document shared within an organization, such as: Memos, emails, and papers.

f) What is a subjective essay?
Answer: Subjective essay is a type of essay which represents the author's vision of a particular issue.

g) Name a title on which an argumentative essay can be written.

Answer: The title of an argumentative essay 'Should religion be taught in schools?

h) What are the stages of writing process?
Answer: The stages of a writing process are:-
a. Prewriting.
b. Drafting.
c. Revising.
d. Editing and Proofreading.
e. Publishing.


i) For whom are news reports written?
Answer: News reports are written to the readers of newspaper informing them what's happening in the world.

j) What is the American word for CV?
Answer: The American word for CV is called a resumé, which is French means 'a summary'.

k) What are the parts of a survey report?
Answer: The parts of a survey report are: title, introduction, instructions, items, demographic items, closing statement.

l) What is the function of a "context modulator"?
Answer: Function of context modulator: The function of a context modulator is to provide a transition between two sets of ideas.

Previous Year Brief Question With Answer- 2018

(a) What is the topic sentence of a paragraph?
Answer: Topic sentence is the first sentence of a paragraph which summarizes the main idea.

(b) What purpose does the first paragraph of an essay serve?
Answer: The first paragraph of a paragraph introduces the main idea of an essay.

(c) What is skimming?
Answer: It is skimming which is a strategic, selective reading method in which you focus on the main ideas of a text.

(d) Define cohesion in writing.
Answer: Cohesion refers to how the structure and content of a text is linked together to create meaning.

(e) What is a 'file'?
Answer: Shortly, a file is a collection of data stored in one unit, identified by a filename.

f) What is academic CV?
Answer: An academic CV contains your educational background, professional appointments, research and teaching experience, publications, grants, awards, fellowships, and other key achievements.

(g) What is a cover letter?
Answer: Cover letter is a single page letter written to the person or organization offering the job you're applying for.

(h) Give the definition of a press release.
Answer: In short, press release is an official statement delivered to members of the news media for the purpose of providing information.

(i) What is the aim of a notice?
Answer: The aim or purpose of a notice is to display information to a specific group of people.

j) What linkers are used in contrast paragraph?
Answer: Linkers are used in contrast paragraph are: though, in spite of, however, but, while etc.

(k) What is the developer of a paragraph?
Answer: Basically the DEVELOPER PARAGRAPH is a cluster of sentences that center around one key idea

l) What is a newspaper report?
Answer: A newspaper report is a news story found in newspapers that provide information to the people about what's happening in the world.

Previous Year Brief Question With Answer- 2019

(a) What is the thesis sentence?
Answer: A thesis sentence is a sentence which expresses the main idea of a research paper or an essay.

(b) What is a paragraph?
Answer: Paragraph is a series of related sentences developing a central idea.

(c) What do you mean by linkers?
Answer: Linkers are words which relate one idea or sentence of the text with another idea or sentense.

(d) What are the elements of a news report?
Answer: The four elements of a news report are: - facts, context, impact, and emotion.

(e) What do you mean by Enclosure?
Answer: Enclosure is a list of additional documents you've included in your application.

f) What is the letterhead?
Answer: The letterhead is the heading at the top of a sheet of letter paper. It is consists of a name and an address, and a logo or corporate design, and sometimes a background pattern.

(g) What is a memo?
Answer: Memo means memorandum which is a short message or record used in internal communication in business.

(h) What is the objective of a note?
Answer: Note is used to help someone to remember something.

(i) What is the way of writing a terminator in a paragraph?
Answer: The terminator is the last sentence in a good paragraph that logically concludes the ideas developed through the paragraph. It should be logical conclude the paragraph welly.

(j) What is a cause and effect paragraph?
Answer: Cause and effect paragraph is a paragraph in which a writer analyzes the reasons and/or the consequences of an action, event, or decision.

(k) What are the three main stages in writing?
Answer: the three main stages in writing are 1. Pre writing. 2. Writing. 3. Post-writing.

I) What is a D.O. Letter?
Answer: D.O. letter means 'demi official' letter that communicates official correspondence along with personal news.