Question

Quiz 13

Listed in the box below are five different stages in the process of composing a paragraph titled “Dangerous Places”

	1. Prewriting (list) 2. Prewriting (list, brainstorming, and outline) 3. First draft 4. Second draft 5. Third draft

The five stages appear in scrambled order below. Write the number 1 in the blank space in front of the first stage of development and number the remaining stages sequence.

________      There are some places where I never feel safe. For example, bus stations. The people there look strange look tired and scared. The security guards they make feel something bad is going to happen a fight is going to start. I’m also afraid in parking lots. Late at night, I don’t like walking in the lot After class, I don’t like the parking lot. When I leave my night class or the shopping mall late the walk to the car is scary. Most parking lots have large lights which make me feel at least a little better. I feel least safe in our laundry room … It is a depressing place … bars on the windows … pipes making noises … cement steps the only way out…

________      Dangerous Places

           Highways

           Cars---especially parking lots

           Feel frightened in our laundry room

           Big crowds---concerts, movies

           Closed-in places

           Bus and trains stations

           Airplane

           Elevator and escalators

________                                          Dangerous Places

         There are some places where I never feel completely safe. For example, I never feel safe in bus stations. The people in bus stations often look tired and scared as they keep one hand protectively on their suitcases. The security guards roaming around bus stations add to my feeling that a fight is going to break out, that someone is going to be mugged, or that a man will force me into a dark corner. I also feel unsafe in large, dark parking lots. When I leave my night class a little late, or I am one of the few leaving the mall at 10 P.M., I dread the walk to my car. I am afraid that someone may be lurking behind another car, ready to mug me. And I fear that my car will not start, leaving me stuck in the dark parking lot. The place where I feel least safe is the basement laundry room in our apartment building. No matter what time I do my laundry, I seem to be the only person there. The windows are barred, and the only exit is a steep flight of cement steps. While I’m folding the clothes, I feel trapped. If anyone unfriendly came down those steps, I would have nowhere to go. The pipes in the room make sudden gurgles, clanks, and hisses, adding to my uneasiness. Places like bus stations, dark parking lots, and our laundry room gave me the shivers.

________      There are some places where I never feel completely safe. For example, I never feel in bus stations. The people in bus stations often look tired and scared as they keep one protectively on their suitcases. The security guards add to my feeling that a fight is about to start. I also feel unsafe in large, dark parking lots. When I leave my night class a little late or I leave the mall at 10 P.M., the walk to the car is scary. I’m afraid that someone may be behind a car. Also that my car won’t start. The place where I feel least safe is the basement laundry room in our apartment building. No matter when I do my laundry, I’m the only person there. The windows are barred and there are steep steps. I feel trapped when I fold the clothes. The pipes in the room make frightening noises such as hisses and clanks. Place like bus stations, parking lots, and our laundry room gave me the shivers.

________      Some places seem dangerous and unsafe to me. For example, last night I stayed until 10:15 after night class and walked out to the parking lot alone. Very scary. Also, other places I go to every day, such as places in my apartment building. Also frightened by big crowds and lonely bus stations.

           Why was the parking lot scary? What places in my building scare me?

           Dark                                        Laundry room (especially)

           Only a few cars                         Elevators

           No one else in lot                      Lobby at night sometimes

           Could be someone behind a car Outside walkway at night

           Cold

           2 Parking lots

           3 Laundry room

           1 bus stations

Answer 1

Correct option: 3. First draft

There are some places where I never feel safe. For example, bus stations. The people there look strange look tired and scared. The security guards they make feel something bad is going to happen a fight is going to start. I’m also afraid in parking lots. Late at night, I don’t like walking in the lot After class, I don’t like the parking lot. When I leave my night class or the shopping mall late the walk to the car is scary. Most parking lots have large lights which make me feel at least a little better. I feel least safe in our laundry room … It is a depressing place … bars on the windows … pipes making noises … cement steps the only way out.

Correct option: 1. Prewriting (list)

________      Dangerous Places

           Highways

           Cars---especially parking lots

           Feel frightened in our laundry room

           Big crowds---concerts, movies

           Closed-in places

           Bus and trains stations

           Airplane

           Elevator and escalators

Correct option: 5. Third draft

________      There are some places where I never feel completely safe. For example, I never feel in bus stations. The people in bus stations often look tired and scared as they keep one protectively on their suitcases. The security guards add to my feeling that a fight is about to start. I also feel unsafe in large, dark parking lots. When I leave my night class a little late or I leave the mall at 10 P.M., the walk to the car is scary. I’m afraid that someone may be behind a car. Also that my car won’t start. The place where I feel least safe is the basement laundry room in our apartment building. No matter when I do my laundry, I’m the only person there. The windows are barred and there are steep steps. I feel trapped when I fold the clothes. The pipes in the room make frightening noises such as hisses and clanks. Place like bus stations, parking lots, and our laundry room gave me the shivers.

Correct option: 4. Second draft

________      There are some places where I never feel completely safe. For example, I never feel in bus stations. The people in bus stations often look tired and scared as they keep one protectively on their suitcases. The security guards add to my feeling that a fight is about to start. I also feel unsafe in large, dark parking lots. When I leave my night class a little late or I leave the mall at 10 P.M., the walk to the car is scary. I’m afraid that someone may be behind a car. Also that my car won’t start. The place where I feel least safe is the basement laundry room in our apartment building. No matter when I do my laundry, I’m the only person there. The windows are barred and there are steep steps. I feel trapped when I fold the clothes. The pipes in the room make frightening noises such as hisses and clanks. Place like bus stations, parking lots, and our laundry room gave me the shivers.

Correct option: 2. Prewriting (list, brainstorming, and outline)

Some places seem dangerous and unsafe to me. For example, last night I stayed until 10:15 after night class and walked out to the parking lot alone. Very scary. Also, other places I go to every day, such as places in my apartment building. Also frightened by big crowds and lonely bus stations.