This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Writing – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Writing Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Write the correct name and salutation title of the evaluator such as Prof, Dr., Ms, Mrs or Miss not Sir or Madam falls under what responsibilities? A) Responsible to the evaluator. B) Responsible to the content. C) Responsible to the readers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Responsible to the evaluator. 2. Which of the following sentences is the most concise one? A) The need for reports that have logic and are relevant is still great. B) We currently have several available job openings for a variety of positions in our Sales department. C) The reason I'm having trouble with my computer is because the antivirus has not been updated at all recently. D) Our researchers interviewed several health care professionals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Our researchers interviewed several health care professionals. 3. How should students reference an article in a journal? A) Include only the title of the article. B) Provide the author's surname and date of publication. C) List the volume number and page numbers of the contribution. D) Use the Harvard referencing system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use the Harvard referencing system. 4. Which style of writing is better in an academic context? A) The chart perhaps shows that . B) The chart shows that . C) The chart shows that there's a significant correlation . D) We can see from the chart that . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The chart shows that . 5. What does a literature review primarily consist of? A) Summaries. B) Arguments. C) Comparisons. D) Analyses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summaries. 6. Read each statement and identify whether it is TRUE or FALSE."The literature review can be a stand-alone text or independent from a research report." A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 7. Read each statement and identify whether it is TRUE or FALSE."The book/article writer's thesis statement is first mentioned in the conclusion of a book review or article critique." A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 8. Personal pronouns like I, you, my, our, he/she should be avoided in an essay. A) True. B) False. C) True, unless it is a piece of reflective writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True, unless it is a piece of reflective writing. 9. Some just want to talk about their wives. A) Informal Writing. B) Formal Writing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informal Writing. 10. These types of writing belong to academic writing, except ..... A) Thesis. B) Essay. C) Journal article. D) Short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short story. 11. "basically, actually, and undoubtedly" are examples of ..... ? A) Pointless words. B) Negative statements. C) Overwriting and excessive words. D) Redundant words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pointless words. 12. In academic writing the Present Tense is mostly used for ..... A) Remember the most important authors. B) Make general statements. C) Report on research activities. D) Tell anecdotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make general statements. 13. Match the sentence halves."Unsurprisingly, the increased ..... A) Use of email led to a fall in the number of letters sent.". B) Number of older people is starting to affect public services.". C) Countries, less than 10% of people have internet access.". D) Economies of Europe and North America.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use of email led to a fall in the number of letters sent.". 14. What does "Draw parallels" mean? A) To say that something is very similar to something else. B) To say that things are completely different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To say that something is very similar to something else. 15. What should you NEVER use when writing essays? A) A computer. B) Essay writing services. C) Grammar checker. D) Your brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Essay writing services. 16. Pada halaman judul terdapat 1 bagian bernama abstrak, apakah yang dimaksud abstrak dan apa kegunaannya? A) Untuk alasan keamanan abstrak dibuat secara tidak terang-terangan. B) Abstrak berisi uraian singkat agar pembaca mudah mencerna isi jurnal. C) Abstrak digunakan untuk memuat kata-kata yang sering muncul dalam Tugas Akhir. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abstrak berisi uraian singkat agar pembaca mudah mencerna isi jurnal. 17. Which sentence possesses complexity? A) A. When it was promised that things would change in this way, the people in the community rejoiced. B) B. The people celebrated the promise of the government. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. When it was promised that things would change in this way, the people in the community rejoiced. 18. When you are first learning to play any musical instrument, the task seems hopeless ..... , asyou continue to practice you begin to see yourself make steady progress. A) However. B) Besides. C) Accordingly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 19. Generally, the pronoun we is used in academic writing when ..... A) Writing your original ideas. B) Co-writing. C) Paraphrasing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Co-writing. 20. Usually, a Turnitin score over what number would raise concern for your assessor? A) 10%. B) 40%. C) 30%. D) 20%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20%. 21. Blogs are acceptable references to use in academic compositions. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 22. When discussing a single study in the introduction (e.g. "Jones, (2001) ..... "), you normally use which verb tense? A) The past simple. B) The present simple. C) The future simple. D) The present perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The past simple. 23. Our digital photography course is ..... our traditional photography course, except that it is obviously more computer-oriented. A) Resemble. B) Similarities. C) Similar to. D) Alike. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Similar to. 24. Which word or phrase is too informal for academic writing? A) As few as. B) Just. C) As little as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just. 25. Try to be cautious when making statements and giving opinions. A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 26. Berikut ini adalah cara yang tepat dalam melakukan parafrase sesuai ketentuan APA, kecuali ..... A) Tidak mengubah makna dari teks asli. B) Menuliskan sama persis dengan teks asli. C) Menuliskan nama dan tahun pengarang dari sumber asli. D) Menentukan makna dari teks yang akan dikutip. E) Menuliskan dengan kata-kata sendiri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Menuliskan sama persis dengan teks asli. 27. What is a citation? A) The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, fild, or record work. B) To present the words and ideas of someone else as your own, without giving credit. C) A reference to an author of a given work that can include name, title, page number, and date. D) To re-work the ideas, words, phrases, and sentence structures of others and retell them in your own words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A reference to an author of a given work that can include name, title, page number, and date. 28. True or False?You do not need to include the page number when directly quoting an author or authors. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 29. Which one is acceptable in academic writing? A) Announcing the topic. B) Using contractions. C) Using slang words. D) Writing a title. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Writing a title. 30. Which has more weight on your grade between homework and final exams? A) Homework. B) Final exams. C) Both weigh a lot. D) Both weigh less. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homework. 31. Which of the following is an example of writing in the third person? A) The reader imagines . B) I believe the writer . C) You think the writer . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reader imagines . 32. These are coodinating conjunctions: A) For / and / yet. B) Nor / so / when. C) Since / but / nor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For / and / yet. 33. In academic writing, we can use contractions like "don't, aren't, and isn't" . A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 34. Which of the following is an example of a modifier? A) Could. B) Possibly. C) Should. D) Imply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possibly. 35. Media for publishing scientific articles is called ..... A) Journal. B) Instagram. C) Newspaper. D) Television. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Journal. 36. Choose the best meaning to match the highlighted word in the sentences."The exhibition includes photographs of celebrities and other public figures." A) Numbers. B) People. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People. 37. It can be argued that ..... mobile phone is more convenient than ..... telephone. A) A / a. B) -/-. C) -/ a. D) A/ the. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A / a. 38. Paulo read an informative text about COVID19. However, he was confused because the text discussed about COVID19, the eruption of Mt. Taal and typhoon Ulysses. What feature is not evident in the text? A) Completeness. B) Coherence. C) Unity. D) Emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coherence. 39. What is it called when you try to get the reader's attention at the start of the writing? A) Jab. B) Hook. C) Uppercut. D) Attention-getter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hook. 40. In Task 2, you are given a point of view, argument or problem which you need to discuss. You need to write at least ..... words in about ..... minutes. A) 150-20. B) 250-60. C) 150-40. D) 250-40. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 250-40. 41. What should you avoid in academic writing? A) Correct citations. B) Formal tone. C) Colloquial language. D) Clear evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colloquial language. 42. Is a short section where the writer thanks people who help him/her in conducting academic work. A) Literature review. B) Acknowldgement. C) Appendices. D) Case study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acknowldgement. 43. Apakah yang disebut kata kunci? A) Kata kata yang dapat menjadi acuan penulisan Tugas Akhir. B) Kata kata yang sering muncul dalam penulisan Tugas Akhir. C) Kata kata yang tidak seharusnya ada dalam Tugas Akhir. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kata kata yang sering muncul dalam penulisan Tugas Akhir. 44. Which sentence fits academic style? A) "This idea is kind of crazy!". B) "It's like, really bad.". C) "The evidence supports the conclusion.". D) "Wow, this is amazing!". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The evidence supports the conclusion.". 45. A lot of fish have died recently because of the ..... water in the lake. A) Contaminating. B) Contaminate. C) Contaminant. D) Contaminated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contaminated. 46. What are prepositions? A) Words that describe emotions. B) Words that describe the position and movement of the nouns in a sentence. C) Words that describe the weather. D) Words that describe the color of objects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Words that describe the position and movement of the nouns in a sentence. 47. Literature review forms the- A) Foundation of a research. B) Novelty of your research. C) Rational of your research. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foundation of a research. 48. What is an example of narrative writing? A) Memoirs. B) Poetry. C) Journal entries. D) Research papers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Memoirs. 49. What is the Past Verb (V2) for "overcome" ? A) Overcame. B) Overcoming. C) Overcome. D) Overcomed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overcame. 50. These are transitions used to give example: A) Such as / In my view . B) For instance, / indeed . C) Second / on the right . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such as / In my view . 51. Which is the redundant word in the sentence:'He ordered for a cup of tea.' A) For. B) Ordered. C) Tea. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 52. The key of good writing is ..... A) Organization. B) Topic. C) Paragraph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organization. 53. Reaction papers, reviews, and critiquesare not simply summaries but are critical assessments, analyses, or evaluations of differentworks. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. Hal-hal yang dilakukan untuk mengetahui suatu website terpercaya atau tidak adalah sebagai berikut, kecuali ..... A) Menentukan gagasan dari artikel yang ditulis. B) Menentukan waktu web diperbaharui atau artikel ditulis. C) Menentukan pengarang web. D) Menentukan domain web. E) Menentukan tujuan web. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Menentukan gagasan dari artikel yang ditulis. 55. "Parents are always the best teachers" How to make the sentence more formal? A) Parents could always be the best teachers. B) Your parents can teach the best things. C) Parents are one of the best teachers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parents are one of the best teachers. 56. Manakah di bawah ini yang harus dicetak miring dalam Tugas Akhir Anda? A) Kitchen Staff. B) Chocolate Chiffon Cake. C) White Vinegar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White Vinegar. 57. In today's world where everyone has access to ..... internet, more and more children are playing ..... computer games A) -/ a. B) -/-. C) The /-. D) An /-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The /-. 58. What is the main purpose of narrative writing? A) To create a vivid picture. B) To explain or inform. C) To convince the reader. D) To tell a story or describe an event. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To tell a story or describe an event. 59. What is the main characteristic of descriptive writing? A) Using logical arguments. B) Using dialogue. C) Using emotional appeals. D) Using sensory details. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using sensory details. 60. Many children become addicted to computer games and they play for hours, sometimes through ..... night. A) The. B) -. C) A. D) An. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAcademic Writing Quiz 1Academic Writing Quiz 2Academic Writing Quiz 3Academic Writing Quiz 5Academic Writing Quiz 6Academic Writing Quiz 7Academic Writing Quiz 8Academic Writing Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books