Chapter- 12 Essay-writing
Question 1: Why do most people find essay writing difficult?
Answer: Most people find essay writing difficult because it is hard to begin writing.
Question 2: How can the difficulty of beginning writing be reduced?
Answer: It can be reduced by thinking about the topic through brainstorming.
Question 3: What is brainstorming?
Answer: Brainstorming is thinking about a topic by sharing ideas in a group or noting them down freely.
Question 4: With whom can brainstorming be done?
Answer: Brainstorming can be done with several people in a group.
Question 5: What happens during group brainstorming?
Answer: People give their ideas as they strike them.
Question 6: What is another method besides group brainstorming?
Answer: Writing ideas down on a sheet of paper as they occur.
Question 7: Why is writing ideas as they occur useful?
Answer: It helps capture spontaneous thoughts related to the topic.
Question 8: What example topic is given in the passage?
Answer: The example topic given is “Hobbies”.
Question 9: What is the first step shown for the topic “Hobbies”?
Answer: Drawing a circle and writing “hobbies” inside it.
Question 10: What does the circle represent?
Answer: It represents the central topic of the essay.
Question 11: What is done after writing the topic in the circle?
Answer: Thoughts related to the topic are written down.
Question 12: How are these thoughts written down initially?
Answer: They are written in a random manner.
Question 13: Why are ideas written randomly at first?
Answer: Because ideas come freely without order during brainstorming.
Question 14: Name one benefit of hobbies mentioned in the diagram.
Answer: Hobbies are useful.
Question 15: How do hobbies help with energy?
Answer: Hobbies act as an outlet for energy.
Question 16: How do hobbies help during free time?
Answer: They provide meaningful use of free time.
Question 17: What kind of activity is stamp-collecting?
Answer: Stamp-collecting is a hobby.
Question 18: How are hobbies connected to creativity?
Answer: Hobbies encourage creativity.
Question 19: How do hobbies affect personality?
Answer: They help in personality development.
Question 20: What role do games play as hobbies?
Answer: Games are a form of hobby activity.
Question 21: How is music related to hobbies?
Answer: Music is one of the common hobbies.
Question 22: How do hobbies relieve monotony?
Answer: They provide relief from monotony.
Question 23: How do hobbies help in making choices?
Answer: They give individuals choices of activities.
Question 24: How do hobbies help mentally?
Answer: They are refreshing.
Question 25: How do hobbies help socially?
Answer: They promote friendship.
Question 26: How do hobbies help academically?
Answer: They increase general knowledge and are educative.
Question 27: What is done after listing all ideas?
Answer: The points are selected.
Question 28: What happens to the selected points?
Answer: Each point is expanded into a sentence.
Question 29: Why is expanding points important in essay writing?
Answer: It helps develop ideas clearly and fully.
Question 30: What is the main aim of this essay-writing method?
Answer: The main aim is to make essay writing easier and more organized.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
