Revision With Grammarly and ProWritingAid (Without Losing Your Voice)

End-of-lesson check

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1. What are the three layers of revision that this lesson describes?

   1. Typing, formatting, and publishing
   2. Big picture, sentence level, and word level
   3. Drafting, editing, and proofreading
   4. Creativity, clarity, and correctness

2. Which layer of revision is Grammarly weakest at handling?

   1. Word level (typos and grammar errors)
   2. Formatting and spacing
   3. Sentence level (varied, clear sentences)
   4. Big picture (thesis and flow)

3. What is the 'voice-killing trap' when using revision tools?

   1. Refusing to use any grammar tools
   2. Writing too quickly without checking for errors
   3. Accepting every suggestion until your writing sounds like everyone else's
   4. Using too many creative metaphors

4. Which four phrases, if they suddenly appear in your essay, likely indicate you over-edited?

   1. really, very, quite, rather
   2. however, therefore, because, since
   3. moreover, furthermore, in conclusion, the aforementioned
   4. actually, definitely, certainly, surely

5. What simple test does the lesson recommend before submitting any written piece?

   1. Sending it to a friend for feedback
   2. Counting your words to meet the requirement
   3. Reading it aloud to catch awkward sentences
   4. Checking your internet connection

6. What is the purpose of ProWritingAid's genre or document-type setting?

   1. To change the font and formatting
   2. To automatically write the essay for you
   3. To give feedback appropriate to that type of writing
   4. To check for plagiarism

7. According to the comparison in the lesson, what is a key difference between Grammarly and Claude or ChatGPT?

   1. Grammarly costs money but AI chatbots are always free
   2. Grammarly can write entire essays, but AI chatbots cannot
   3. AI chatbots cannot detect spelling errors
   4. AI chatbots are better for content feedback, not just grammar

8. When should you usually REJECT a Grammarly suggestion about sentence length?

   1. When the long sentence creates a specific effect you want
   2. When it fixes a clear subject-verb agreement error
   3. Whenever it changes any punctuation
   4. When Grammarly suggests using a thesaurus

9. The lesson quotes Mark Twain: 'Substitute damn every time you're inclined to write very.' What does this illustrate?

   1. Strong, specific words are better than weak, overused ones
   2. Grammar tools will always delete unnecessary words
   3. You should never use the word 'very'
   4. Always use swear words in your writing

10. Why does the read-aloud test catch problems that Grammarly might have actually caused?

    1. Read-aloud tests are required by law
    2. Grammarly changes sentences to sound correct but read awkwardly
    3. Grammarly only checks spelling, not reading flow
    4. Grammarly cannot read, so it misses pronunciation

11. What is the main warning the lesson gives about using revision tools?

    1. Use them surgically, not wholesale, to protect your voice
    2. Always accept every suggestion they make
    3. Never use them because they make mistakes
    4. Only use them for short essays

12. Which tool or resource is best suited for big-picture feedback on an essay?

    1. Grammarly's sentence rewriter feature
    2. Hemingway Editor's readability score
    3. A spell-checker
    4. A human teacher or peer, or Claude with a careful prompt

13. What happens to your writing if you accept every single suggestion from a grammar tool?

    1. Your essay becomes perfectly published-ready
    2. Your grades will automatically improve
    3. Your words will be rearranged into random order
    4. Your unique writing style gets smoothed away into generic text

14. What is the recommended final step in the four-step revision process described in the lesson?

    1. Check the word count
    2. Run Grammarly one more time
    3. Send it to three friends for review
    4. Read the essay aloud one final time

15. What makes ProWritingAid different from Grammarly in terms of analysis depth?

    1. ProWritingAid cannot be used on computers
    2. ProWritingAid only checks spelling, nothing else
    3. Grammarly has more expensive premium plans
    4. ProWritingAid offers deeper style analysis and genre-specific settings