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Language Concepts and Pedagogy Questions and Answers

11.

What is the 'Freewriting exercise' popularised by Peter Elbow in 1973 also termed as?

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DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: B

Freewriting, which Peter Elbow popularised in his book "Writing Without Teachers" (1973), is also called automatic writing. The writer writes continuously for a set time without stopping to correct, edit or judge what is put down, so that ideas flow freely.

Essay writing is a finished form with a planned structure, which is the opposite of freewriting. Scribbling means careless marks and does not describe the method. Invented writing refers to the spelling that young children make up before they learn the standard form, so it belongs to early literacy and not to Elbow's exercise.

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Which of the following can be considered as an INCORRECT style option while writing formally?

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DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: C

Using complicated language to give simple instructions is the incorrect style option. Formal writing should be clear, accurate and direct, so a simple instruction should be given in simple words, and needless complexity defeats the purpose of the instruction.

A clear and accurate style is the aim of formal writing. Consistency in spelling, tense, tone and layout is also good practice. Quotation marks are the proper way to show direct speech. These three are correct choices, so the one that goes against the rule of clarity is the answer.

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When a group of students brainstorm, write down ideas, develop an outline and draft a good write-up, what does this exercise denote?

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: B

Brainstorming, writing down ideas, developing an outline and drafting a write-up is an exercise of discursive writing, in which the writer discusses ideas and reasons from point to point.

Descriptive writing paints a scene, personal writing is for the writer's own use, and narratives tell a story, so they do not fit this process of planning and developing ideas.

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In which phase of writing does the writer imitate the given texts?

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DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: B

In controlled writing, the writer imitates the given texts, changing only items such as tense, number or person. The keyed answer is guided writing, the stage in which the learner follows a model or a set of cues but has some freedom in producing the text.

Free writing has no model at all, and advanced writing is a general level, not a phase. Controlled writing is the strictest form of imitation, so the key may be debated, and I followed it.

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What is a historical account, or a biography, written from personal knowledge called?

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DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: D

A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge is a memoir. A memoir recalls the writer's own experience of events and people, and focuses on a period or a theme.

A personal narrative is a story of the writer's experience, a first person narrative is a point of view, and personal development is an unrelated phrase. The memoir is the keyed term.

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Which genre conveys information grounded in real life or facts?

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DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: C

Non-fiction is the genre that conveys information grounded in real life or facts. It covers history, biography, essays, reports and similar writing, in which the content is meant to be true.

Fiction is invented by the writer and is not bound to fact. An autobiography is only one kind of non-fiction, so it is too narrow an answer for the whole genre. Prose is a form of language, as against verse, and both fiction and non-fiction can be written in prose, so it does not mark out writing about real facts.

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17.

What do we call writing that is expressive and original?

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DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: C

Writing that is expressive and original is called creative writing. It includes stories, poems, plays and similar work that comes from the writer's imagination and personal voice and is meant to express ideas and feelings, and not simply to inform.

Fiction writing is only one kind of creative writing, so it is narrower than the question requires. Prose writing refers to the form of language and covers technical and factual writing as well. Generative writing is not a standard term for this kind of writing.

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What is a careful word by word and line by line review of a written draft called?

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DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: D

A careful word by word and line by line review of a written draft, to find and correct errors of spelling, grammar and punctuation, is called proof-reading. It is the final check before a piece of writing is submitted or published.

Drafting is writing the first version. Revising means changing the content, order and structure of the draft. Outlining is the planning of the main points and comes before the draft. None of these is a close, line-by-line check for small errors.

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19.

What do we call any written account of a series of related events and experiences?

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: A

A written account of a series of related events and experiences is called a narrative. A narrative can be factual or invented, and it tells what happened in a connected order.

Prose is a form of language, as against verse, and does not mean an account of events. Non-fiction is a category of writing based on fact, so it is narrower in one way and does not need to tell a series of events. Fiction is invented writing and does not describe every account of events. The general word for an account of related events is narrative.

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When a writer, through his writing, tries to convince his readers and persuade them with logic and moral appeal, what is such writing termed as?

Exam Year(s)

DSSSB PGT - 2023,

Answer: D

Writing that tries to convince readers and persuade them with logic and a moral appeal is persuasive writing. The writer builds an argument, gives reasons and evidence, and appeals to the reader's sense of right and wrong in order to bring the reader round to a point of view.

Descriptive writing paints a picture of a person, place or thing. Discursive writing discusses a subject from several points of view and does not necessarily try to win the reader over. Personal writing practice is writing about oneself and one's own experience. Only persuasive writing aims to convince.

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