Features Of Academic Writing Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which characteristic of academic writing requires a deep understanding of the topic?
2. Transition words are used to introduce evidence in a sentence.
3. ..... of the weather, the football game will be played tomorrow.
4. How can academic writing be developed?
5. Identify the informal expression in the sentence: "Students' results are influenced by a lot of factors."
6. What does it mean for a source to be relevant?
7. What is the main purpose of informative texts in academic writing?
8. Directions:Choose the letter of the correct feature of academic writing that is emphasized in each situation.4. Dr. Manaloto is a practitioner who is in-charge to write an introduction about their team's research paper, so he is so careful in his word. He used the standard English.
9. You may have different approaches to writing depending on the readership.
10. You should make use of idiomatic expressions more often.
11. Writing letters to friends is also academic writing.
12. You should avoid colloquial words and expressions, abbreviations and two-word verbs.
13. What is the main type of academic writing often published in print or electronic medium?
14. What is the purpose of a narrative essay?
15. Steve forgot to study for the test, ..... he got a very low grade.
16. Colloquial English is encouraged when you write compositions at university courses or academic writing.
17. You should write a balance of different types of sentences.
18. It means that the writing must be impersonal.
19. It uses accurate terminologies. It avoids the use of inappropriate or improper words and phrases.
20. You should use one-word verbs (e.g. educate) rather than phrasal verbs (e.g. bring up).
21. Jeremy is very active and enjoys exercising; ..... , Chris sits on his couch all day playing video games.
22. Emotional language is also avoided. Being assertive, and therefore appearing superior and arrogant, is regarded negatively. Writers are expected to be cautious, or tentative, about the conclusions they come to and so ..... is another typical characteristic of academic writing.
23. What is a supporting sentence?
24. No contraction is accepted in academic writing.
25. You should not open the paragraph with a general statement.
26. What should academic writing be based on?
27. What do I mean if I tell you you need to elaborate more?
28. Which of the following sentences contains a hedging expression?
29. Preciseness especially in dealing with facts, figures, and dates is needed in this feature of academic writing.
30. Directions:Choose the letter of the correct feature of academic writing that is emphasized in each situation.5. Kiara choose to wrote the extended form of abbreviated equivalents.
31. It is clear, concise, focused, structured, and backed up by evidence.
32. What is a report?
33. If an academic text contains informal casual language, the credibility of the writer is weakened. Therefore, in an academic text you see ..... academic vocabulary and words written in their complete form.
34. An academic paper should be written in an ..... style. Academics focus on information and argumentation.
35. We didn't want to have a dog.
36. You should not write too many simple sentences
37. Academic subjects have their own ..... vocabulary too which students of other subjects may not be familiar with.
38. Academic writing is generally formal. This means that
39. What should opinions and arguments in academic writing be supported by?
40. You should place the main emphasis on the information.
41. This feature deals with the use of accurate terminologies and avoiding the use of inappropriate or wrong words and phrases.
42. Winning isn't everything.
43. There are six aspects for consideration in academic writing
44. It is a lengthy piece of writtenwork that includes original research orexpanded research on a new or existing topic.
45. What are some examples of academic texts?
46. Refers to choosing the appropriate words for your paper. Academic writing uses vocabulary accurately
47. FILL IN THE BLANK:It is reported that people who play massively multiplayer online games do so for an average of 15 hours per week; ..... , weekly usage of 30 hours or more is not uncommon (Seay, 2004; Yee, 2004).
48. In academic writing it is appropriate to use the word I or me when creating a topic sentence
49. What is critical writing known for?
50. What is the main method of academic communication?
51. It is a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument . It is a form of writing in paragraph form that uses informal language, although it can be written formally.
52. In academic writing you must be responsible for, and must be able to provide evidence and justification for any claims you make.
53. The teacher explained twelve ways for a balanced ecosystem.
54. What is a proposal intended to do?
55. In academic writing facts and figures are given precisely. A claim must have concrete and verifiable evidence.
56. Over claiming is one of the most common mistakes in writing thesis.
57. Sophisticated adverbs and connecting words, and ..... of important words also add to the clarity and precision of academic writing.
58. We hadn't played their team before.
59. Directions:Choose the letter of the correct feature of academic writing that is emphasized in each situation.1. Ronnie gathered facts and statistics for his report about the death rate in the Philippines during the peak of Covid-19.
60. He describes academic writing as a formal mode of writing that is intended for an educated audience.