I give my students in the Writing in Psychology class a lot of quizzes. They work as motivators and also to keep information fresh in their minds. Here's the first half of one of the longer quizzes I give. I will post the second half and the answers in the next day or so.
QUIZ:
1.
The drug’s principle/principal ____________ effect/affect ________ was
to lower blood pressure.
2. John willed his effects/affects ___________ to his horse.
3. I ___________, you ___________ (choose from imply/infer)
4. The patient’s affect/effect _________ was flattened.
5. The drugs affected/effected _______________ his balance.
6. Just between/among ________________ you and me….
7. Discuss Freudian and Jungian theories by comparing/contrasting ______________ their similarities.
8. Can you counsel/council __________ me on which classes to take?
9. I am confident/confidant _________ that I know the difference among/between ______ mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
10. Covert/overt can be thought of as being “undercover” or out in the “open.” T. F.
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Good one. :)
ReplyDeleteA flattened affect sounds painful. Hope it never happens to mine.
ReplyDeleteCharles, this is interesting and it requires some thinking so as to avoid silly mistakes. It reminds me of Fill in the Blanks at the end of every chapter of every subject in school.
ReplyDeleteI think I got most of those.
ReplyDeleteNow I have April Wine's Just Between You and Me in my head...
hehe :)
ReplyDeleteBernard, fun.
ReplyDeleteEvan, it probably isn't too painful. usually happens in folks who are pretty close to being nonresponsive to anything. :)
Prashant, the students didn't much like it.
Alex, lol
Lisa, thumbs up
Fun! Good exercise
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu,
ComfortSpiral
=^..^=
Can anyone not get these?
ReplyDeleteWe spent so much time on issue such as these in 8th grade they are drilled in my head. Yet each generation seems to have less time to devote to it.
ReplyDeleteAs a teacher of English composition and literature, I am a huge cheerleader for your approach to writing instruction.
ReplyDeleteI like the quiz! And I look forward to hearing about the students' results. Call me a cynic, but I would be surprised if more than half of the students scored well enough to earn a passing grade on the quiz. But perhaps my cynicism is a product of too many semesters with freshmen who arrive on campus unprepared for college-level writing.
Let us know the results, professor!
Good quiz. I've seen ones like that, and been shocked at how poorly supposedly well-educated students (and adults) did on them.
ReplyDeleteCloudia, fun for me at least.
ReplyDeleteRiot Kitty, I believe so.
Patti, part of the reason I do it is for drill purposes.
RT, next year I may give this one to them for real. For this year we did this primarily as an exercise and covered it in class.
Greg, unless folks use this knowledge it's easy to get lost.
I got a feeling that this is not gonna turn out in a positive way for the students.
ReplyDeleteSort of like, "I are ready".