For the following questions, select the letter of the answer that correctly identifies each type of prewriting.
Living in a big city
Traffic jams
Crowds, waiting in line
Art galleries, museums, concerts, theaters, performances
Restaurants and food carts
Sounds of horns, sirens, police whistles
Park ⎯ people sitting on grass, throwing a Frisbee, eating lunch
Skyscrapers
Subway
This prewriting is an example of
A) focused freewriting.
B) brainstorming.
C) clustering.
D) asking questions.
E) keeping a journal.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This list of ideas is an example of brainstorming, where the writer has generated a list of possible topics or ideas. It is not focused freewriting because there is a clear topic or theme (living in a big city) and the ideas are all related to that theme. It is not clustering because there is no central idea or concept and the ideas are not visually connected. It is not asking questions because there are no specific questions being asked. It is not keeping a journal because the purpose is not to record personal experiences or reflections.

For the Following Questions, Select the Letter of the Answer