Blog Activity: Week 1 Quiz
You don’t need to do any study for this quiz. You simply need to observe and comprehend.
| Attempt | State | Marks / 8.00 | Grade / 100.00 | Review |
| 1 | FinishedSubmitted Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 4:47 PM | 8.00 | 100.00 | Review |
Quiz 1 required one attempt to pass.
This quiz required no study, only observation and a keen eye. It was relatively straight forward taking approximately 10 minutes to complete. The feedback supported my answers.
Blog Activity: Week 2 Quiz
Review Chapter 2, English for Journalists (Wynford Hicks) prior to completing this quiz.
| Attempt | State | Marks / 10.00 | Grade / 100.00 | Review |
| 1 | FinishedSubmitted Monday, 27 July 2015, 9:59 PM | 7.00 | 70.00 | Review |
| 2 | FinishedSubmitted Monday, 27 July 2015, 10:03 PM | 10.00 | 100.00 | Review |
Quiz 2 required two attempts to pass. The first attempt, I failed on question one, nine and ten.
Question one confused me on identifying the three basic tenses. Question two was in regards to verbs, which are not a strong point. Question ten I changed my answer at the last minute, as I was unsure, resulting in an incorrect answer. Sometimes you have to trust your first instinct. I feel I have gained a greater understanding of verbs and nouns.
Blog Activity: Week 3 Quiz
Review Chapter 3, English for Journalists (Wynford Hicks) prior to completing this quiz.
| Attempt | State | Marks / 12.00 | Grade / 100.00 | Review |
| 1 | FinishedSubmitted Monday, 3 August 2015, 1:04 PM | 7.00 | 58.33 | Review |
| 2 | FinishedSubmitted Monday, 3 August 2015, 1:07 PM | 12.00 | 100.00 | Review |
Quiz 3 required two attempts to pass. The first attempt, I failed on questions one, six, seven, eleven and twelve.
Question one confused me with a section I had read in the textbook which prompted an incorrect answer. Question six was a play on words, the common was redundant which I can see now. Question seven really pushed my understanding of the use of I and me in a sentence. Question eleven provided a better understanding of using ‘you’ and ‘one’ in the same sentence. Finally question twelve was in relation to verbs and nouns which is very much learning process.
Blog Activity: Week 4 Quiz
Review Chapter 4, English for Journalists (Wynford Hicks) prior to completing this quiz.
| Attempt | State | Marks / 10.00 | Grade / 100.00 | Review |
| 1 | FinishedSubmitted Monday, 3 August 2015, 1:19 PM | 9.00 | 90.00 | Review |
| 2 | FinishedSubmitted Monday, 3 August 2015, 1:21 PM | 10.00 | 100.00 | Review |
Quiz 4 required two attempts to pass. The first attempt, I failed on question three only.
Question three I believe to have interpreted the example in the textbook as the correct answer when in fact it was the opposite. The feedback has reinforced the mistake which is easily identifiable now.
Blog Activity: Week 5 Quiz A
Review Chapter 7, English for Journalists (Wynford Hicks) prior to completing this quiz.
| Attempt | State | Marks / 10.00 | Grade / 100.00 | Review |
| 1 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 11:41 AM | 8.00 | 80.00 | Review |
| 2 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 11:43 AM | 8.00 | 80.00 | Review |
| 3 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 11:45 AM | 10.00 | 100.00 | Review |
Quiz 5a required three attempts to pass.
In the first attempt, question four was the most difficult. The feedback on the review provided the explanation as to why the punctuation was incorrect. This will definitely be something I will need to pay attention to in the future. Question 7 was accidently left blank, I must have missed it or the mark didn’t register causing an incomplete score.
The second attempt left me with the same outcome of 8/10. On the review I noticed I answered question 7 in question 8 therefore again caused an incomplete as well as an incorrect score.
Blog Activity: Week 5 Quiz B
Review Chapter 11, English for Journalists (Wynford Hicks) prior to completing this quiz.
| Attempt | State | Marks / 10.00 | Grade / 100.00 | Review |
| 1 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 12:39 PM | 5.00 | 50.00 | Review |
| 2 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 12:54 PM | 10.00 | 100.00 | Review |
Quiz 5b required three attempts to pass. I failed on questions three, six, seven, eight and nine.
Question three I selected the numerical figure assuming this was correct, however this is not to be used when starting a sentence. Question six was technically incorrect however is still an accurate sentence. Again the use of spelled numbers is the more accurate. Question seven was a selection error. Question eight I had contemplated on selecting ‘all of the above’ yet had chosen what I thought to be the most accurate. Finally question nine I was definitely an error in judgement after re-reading the question and feedback.
Blog Activity: Week 6 Quiz A
Review Chapter 6, English for Journalists (Wynford Hicks) prior to completing this quiz.
| Attempt | State | Marks / 10.00 | Grade / 100.00 | Review |
| 1 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 1:19 PM | 8.00 | 80.00 | Review |
| 2 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 1:50 PM | 10.00 | 100.00 | Review |
Quiz 6a required two attempts to pass. I failed on questions three and ten.
Question three I immediately realised I had selected the incorrect answer; I am quite familiar with the use of the word ‘however’. Question ten confused me a little with using an apostrophe, which was explained in the feedback.
Blog Activity: Week 6 Quiz B
Review Chapter 6, English for Journalists (Wynford Hicks) prior to completing this quiz. (This is the second week we’ll be focusing on punctuation.)
| Attempt | State | Marks / 10.00 | Grade / 100.00 | Review |
| 1 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 2:10 PM | 5.00 | 50.00 | Review |
| 2 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 2:30 PM | 10.00 | 100.00 | Review |
Quiz 6b required two attempts to pass. I failed on questions four, five, six, eight and nine.
Question four I thought I had answered correctly as per information found in the textbook however revealed incorrect. The feedback suggested it was better to use typography, which is understandable. Question five I really felt that ‘Thomases’ was incorrect but discovered the ‘e’ was acceptable to use. Question six I did struggle to find information clearly identifying this in the textbook. There was mention in relation to the use of dot points, however, actually indicated something has removed from the sentence. Question eight prompted me to identify the error with ‘middle-distance’. I had selected incorrectly, one of the terms related and the other did not which can be clearly seen now. Finally question nine was a confusion between identifying the apostrophe and collective noun.
Blog Activity: Week 7 Quiz A
Review Chapter 5, English for Journalists (Wynford Hicks) prior to completing this quiz.
| Attempt | State | Marks / 10.00 | Grade / 100.00 | Review |
| 1 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 3:06 PM | 9.00 | 90.00 | Review |
| 2 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 3:10 PM | 10.00 | 100.00 | Review |
Quiz 7a required two attempts to pass. I failed on questions six, seven, eight and nine.
I second-guessed all of these answers. Question six I read the three common mistakes of misspelled word, however interpreted the answer as only being for shorter words that sound the same. Question seven I had confusion with differentiating the meaning between a noun and verb. Question eight again was a misinterpretation of what I had read in the book. Finally question nine was somewhat confusing selecting the correct context.
Blog Activity: Week 7 Quiz B
Review Chapter 8, English for Journalists (Wynford Hicks) prior to completing this quiz.
| Attempt | State | Marks / 10.00 | Grade / 100.00 | Review |
| 1 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 3:06 PM | 9.00 | 90.00 | Review |
| 2 | FinishedSubmitted Thursday, 27 August 2015, 3:10 PM | 10.00 | 100.00 | Review |
Quiz 7b required two attempts to pass. I failed on question three only.
I was really unsure about the answer for this question due to the lack of information found in the textbook. Therefore I assumed an answer of ‘all of the above’ which was incorrect. The feedback supported the explanation of the correct answer.
References
Hicks, W 2013, English for journalists, Routledge, New York.
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