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Writing and Publishing on a Computer

English · Writing Composition · ages 11-14
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  1. What is a link in a published piece of writing for?

    • To make the page look nicer
    • To take the reader straight to the source
    • To count how many people read it

  2. What does it mean to type fluently?

    • Typing without stopping to search for each key
    • Typing so fast you never make mistakes
    • Typing using only two fingers

  3. In a shared document, only the original writer can leave comments.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Zayn writes 'Sharks can smell blood from far away' in his report. What should he add?

    • A link or citation showing where he found that fact
    • A drawing of a shark
    • A longer sentence about sharks

  5. Maya keeps looking down at the keyboard to find each letter while writing her story. What is most likely to happen?

    • Her story will be more accurate
    • Her computer will type faster
    • Her typing will interrupt her thinking

  6. A partner suggests changing a sentence in your shared document. What should you do first?

    • Delete the whole document
    • Decide whether to accept or reject the suggested edit
    • Ignore it since it wasn't your idea

  7. Two students are editing the same shared document. One resolves a comment before the other reads it. What happens to the comment?

    • It's marked handled and moves out of the main view
    • It disappears completely and can never be seen again
    • It automatically undoes the suggested edit

  8. A student pastes a fact from a website into her essay but adds no link or citation. What's the problem?

    • The essay will be too short
    • The computer will not save the file
    • Readers can't check where the fact came from
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  1. To take the reader straight to the source · A link lets a reader jump right to where a fact or idea came from.
  2. Typing without stopping to search for each key · Fluent typing means your hands know where the keys are, so they keep up with your ideas.
  3. False · Anyone with access to a shared document can add comments and suggested edits.
  4. A link or citation showing where he found that fact · A link or citation lets readers check the fact for themselves.
  5. Her typing will interrupt her thinking · Searching for each key breaks her focus, so her fingers can't keep pace with her ideas.
  6. Decide whether to accept or reject the suggested edit · You look at the suggestion, decide if it improves the piece, then accept or reject it.
  7. It's marked handled and moves out of the main view · Resolving hides a comment from the main view, but most tools keep a record so it can still be found.
  8. Readers can't check where the fact came from · Without a link or citation, no one can trace the fact back to its source.
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