This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Introductions Review – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Introductions Review Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If you are feeling stuck trying to write the background information, where is a good place to look to get help? A) The question in the prompt. B) The essay directions. C) The rubric for the essay. D) The prompt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The prompt. 2. Relative Clauses:Which clause should go in this sentence?"Composite materials, ..... , are widely used in aerospace applications due to their high strength-to-weight ratios." A) Who combine two or more constituent phases. B) Which combine two or more constituent phases. C) That combine two or more constituent phases. D) Where two or more constituent phases are combined. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which combine two or more constituent phases. 3. What does the a stand for? A) Announcement. B) Anyeonghaseyo. C) Attention Getter. D) Appraisals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attention Getter. 4. Alejandra ..... a woman. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 5. What is the purpose of the background information in an introduction? A) Connects your hook to your thesis and gives your reader context to your topic. B) Grabs your reader's attention to make them want to read your essay. C) Establishes your authority and expertise on the topic. D) States what your claim is with your reasons you will be going over in your essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connects your hook to your thesis and gives your reader context to your topic. 6. Select the correct MLA header order A) Name Date Class Graduation Year. B) Date name Class. C) Teacher Name Class Topic Date. D) Name ClassTeacher Name Date. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Name ClassTeacher Name Date. 7. True or False:Your hook, background, and thesis do NOT need to be connected/related to one another. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 8. Which of the following is the best example of a thesis statement in an academic introduction? A) Education is important for society. B) Technology has significantly transformed educational methods, leading to improved student engagement and learning outcomes. C) This paper will discuss the impact of technology on education. D) Many people use technology in schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Technology has significantly transformed educational methods, leading to improved student engagement and learning outcomes. 9. How should you start your introduction paragraphs? A) With the thesis. B) Trick question:You start with the body paragraphs. C) You start broad and move to specifics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You start broad and move to specifics. 10. All English Essays should be written in ..... format A) APA. B) Chicago. C) MLA. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MLA. 11. What's this?The search for new strategies to deal with these important clinical problems needs to be encouraged. A) Move 1:Introducing previous research. B) Move 2:indicating a gap. C) Move 1:Defining concepts. D) Move 3:The Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move 2:indicating a gap. 12. What is the main goal of revising a news article? A) To add more opinions. B) To increase the word count. C) To improve clarity, accuracy, and coherence. D) To change the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To improve clarity, accuracy, and coherence. 13. Gerund or Infinitive:Select the appropriate word to go in this sentence:"The greatest challenge to students coming to an international school was ..... to ..... English as their language of communication and instruction." A) To adapt, use. B) To adapt, using. C) Adapting, use. D) Adapting, using. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adapting, using. 14. Which of the following is NOT a type of hook? A) Stating your claim. B) Quotation. C) Unusual detail, facts, or stats. D) Question(s). E) Telling a quick story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stating your claim. 15. What do we mean when we say "open-ended" questions are the best kind? A) Questions that probe into a source's deepest feelings. B) Questions that require more than a one-word answer. C) Questions that cause a source to open up. D) Questions that require yes or no answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Questions that require more than a one-word answer. 16. What's this?Because corn is regularly used as diet component, herein we examine whether injection of zein promotes scarless wound healing. A) Move 1:defining concepts. B) Move 3:Aim of the research. C) Move 2:Indicating a gap. D) Move 3:The value of the present research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move 3:Aim of the research. 17. What does TEA stand for? A) Topic Sentence, Exit Tickets, Analysis. B) Type, Evidence, Analysis. C) Topic sentence, Evidence, Analysis. D) Tacos, East, Ants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Topic sentence, Evidence, Analysis. 18. True or False:The MLA header always goes in the Document header A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. What are the key principles of objectivity in journalism? A) Impartiality, Evidence-based reasoning, Emotional detachment, Consistency. B) Bias, Evidence-based reasoning, Emotional detachment. C) Impartiality, Emotional reasoning, Consistency. D) Favoritism, Evidence-based reasoning, Consistency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impartiality, Evidence-based reasoning, Emotional detachment, Consistency. 20. What are the types of sources in journalism? A) Primary, Secondary, Anonymous. B) Primary, Secondary, Tertiary. C) Direct, Indirect, Anonymous. D) Firsthand, Analyzed, Anonymous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary, Secondary, Anonymous. 21. Gerund or Infinitive? Select the correct verb form to use in this sentence:"The tiered system of government allows the public ..... directly with the decision making process in their own locality, not in a distant city (Benson 1961; 13). A) Engaging. B) To engage. C) Engage. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage. 22. Why are Anonymous sources not recommended? A) There is nothing wrong with an anonymous source. B) They are not reliable and don't seem credible. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are not reliable and don't seem credible. 23. In an introduction, BTS stands for ..... A) Background, Thesis, Signficance. B) Background, Topic, Significance. C) Background, Thesis Statement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Background, Thesis, Signficance. 24. What is the purpose of a story idea sheet? A) To critique articles. B) To brainstorm story ideas. C) To write interview questions. D) To analyze news elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To brainstorm story ideas. 25. A standard paragraph should contain how many sentences? A) 6. B) 5. C) 4.5. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 26. What is this?Similar observations were also reported with milk proteins (5). Oral tolerance is a specific T-cell dependent phenomenon and ingestion of one protein does not block immunization to unrelated proteins (6). A) Move 1 Reviewing previous research. B) Move 3:Announcing principle findings. C) Move 2:indicating a gap. D) Move 1:Defining terms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Move 1 Reviewing previous research. 27. What is the purpose of a hook or attention getter? A) Grab the reader's attention, make the reader want to read your essay, and inform the reader about what the essay is about. B) Tell the reader your claim and what 2-3 reasons you will be writing about in your essay. C) Allow the reader to see how your ideas are connected and flow into one another. D) Leaves the reader with the "action step" he needs to take after finishing your essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grab the reader's attention, make the reader want to read your essay, and inform the reader about what the essay is about. 28. Where are you from? A) I am from the Taiwan. B) I am from Wugu. C) I from Taiwan. D) I am from Taiwan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I am from Taiwan. 29. True or False:your paper should be 10, 000 words A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. What acronym is used to remember what belongs in an introduction paragraph? A) ABT. B) ABC. C) BTS. D) ABBA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ABT. 31. What's this??We previously showed that intraperitoneal injection of OVA in OVA-orally tolerant mice, minutes before skin wound, promotes scarless wound healing associated with improvement in the pattern of collagen deposition in the neodermis and reduced number of mast cells and granulocytes in the wound bed (15). A) Hedging. B) Passive voice. C) Boosting. D) Self-citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-citation. 32. Which element is NOT typically included in the background section of an academic introduction? A) Relevant statistics. B) Historical context. C) Key definitions. D) Personal anecdotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personal anecdotes. 33. I am writing a paper about the effects on immigration on economies. Which of the following might be relevant as background to put in the introduction?A. The number of immigrants around the worldB. Different types of immigrantsC. Periods of time when there have been large numbers of immigrantsD. Definitions of different types of economiesE. A summary of what different people have written about this topic before. A) A, B, D. B) C, E. C) A, B, D. D) A, C, E. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A, B, D. 34. Gerund or Infinitive:Choose the correct form to complete the sentence:"The professor advised students ..... their essays before submission." A) Revising. B) To revise. C) Revise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To revise. 35. What do you like to do on the weekend? A) I lik to read. B) I liked to read. C) I like to read. D) I likes to read. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like to read. 36. Which of the following does NOT use the Question Hook correctly? A) What do you think about school lunches?. B) Have you ever considered what the actual ingredients are in your school's lunch? How many calories and carbs are packed into a single roll? What about the preservatives in the food?. C) What do you think about school lunches? It's easy for me to say they're gross, but I never really thought about why I felt that way until now. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What do you think about school lunches?. 37. Introducing yourself is ..... when you meet someone new. A) Boring. B) Funny. C) Important. D) Not important. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Important. 38. What is the definition of objectivity in journalism? A) Reporting facts with favoritism. B) Reporting facts with emotional detachment. C) Reporting opinions with evidence. D) Reporting facts without personal bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reporting facts without personal bias. 39. What are the elements that make news interesting? A) Timeliness, Proximity, Consequence, Prominence, Conflict, Emotions, Unusualness, Human Interest. B) Only Timeliness and Proximity. C) Only Prominence and Conflict. D) Only Emotions and Unusualness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timeliness, Proximity, Consequence, Prominence, Conflict, Emotions, Unusualness, Human Interest. 40. I ..... a student. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 41. What are the components of a critique structure? A) Introduction, Summary, Analysis, Conclusion. B) Introduction, Analysis, Summary, Conclusion. C) Summary, Introduction, Analysis, Conclusion. D) Analysis, Summary, Introduction, Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduction, Summary, Analysis, Conclusion. 42. She ..... in the hallway. A) Am. B) Is. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 43. After someone introduces themselves to you, what can you say? A) Hello. B) Nice to meet you!. C) Where is your school?. D) I don't like you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nice to meet you!. 44. What type of sentence is this? Close the door. A) Statement. B) Question. C) Command. D) Exclamation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Command. 45. What is the main purpose of the thesis statement in an introduction? A) To summarize previous research. B) To present the main argument of the paper. C) To list all sources used. D) To provide background information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To present the main argument of the paper. 46. Which sentence is properly punctuated? A) "I like bacon." he said. B) "I like bacon, " He said. C) "I like bacon, " he said. D) "I like bacon", he said. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I like bacon, " he said. 47. Which sentence has correct capitalization? A) She is From Colombia. B) She is from Colombia. C) She is from colombia. D) She is from colombia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is from Colombia. 48. What is this?The absorption of intact or partially digested proteins through the intestinal mucosa is a common occurrence after meals and may trigger serious anaphylactic reactions. A) Move 3 Outlining aims. B) Move 1 Claiming centrality. C) Move 1 Reviewing previous research. D) Move 3:Announcing principal findings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move 1 Claiming centrality. 49. When interviewing someone, what is the first question you ask them? A) "How are you today?". B) "What is your name and how is it spelled?". C) "What brings you here today?". D) "What would you like to discuss?". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "What is your name and how is it spelled?". 50. A: "I am great, thank you ..... A) Who are you?". B) Where are you?". C) What are you?". D) How are you?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How are you?". 51. What's this?On the other hand, excessive inflammation may result in hypertrophic scar or in chronic ulcers (22, 24). A) Signposting and boosting. B) Old before new information. C) Signposting and hedging. D) Parallel language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Signposting and hedging. 52. When following the 21 question formula, do you actually have to write out a solid 21 questions each time? A) Yes. B) No, however, some are required. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, however, some are required. 53. Just based on this hook, what is the topic of this essay:Walk into first period class in any high school across America and there will be a sea of teenage zombies wishing to be back in their beds instead of their desks at 8am. A) School uniforms. B) School lunches. C) Year-Round School. D) School start times. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) School start times. 54. What type of sentence is this? My last name is Davis. A) Statement. B) Question. C) Command. D) Exclamation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statement. 55. A: "I am twenty-six years old ..... A) How old are you?". B) What age you are?". C) How are you?". D) Who old are you?". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How old are you?". 56. True/False:There is only one way to write an attention getter. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 57. When you introduce yourself you can say ..... ? A) What are you doing today?. B) Have you eaten?. C) Hi! My name is . D) How are you?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hi! My name is . 58. What are the steps in the reporting process? A) Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing. B) Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publication. C) Prewriting, Drafting, Editing, Publishing. D) Brainstorming, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publication. 59. Relative Clauses:Which clause should go in this sentence?"A progressive tax system, ..... , is often viewed as a mechanism for reducing income inequality." A) That increases tax rates as income rises. B) Which increases tax rates as income rises. C) Which is most commonly. D) Who is designed to benefit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which increases tax rates as income rises. 60. After you say your name and you find out the other person's name. What can you do? A) Talk to someone else. B) Ask questions about the other person. C) Walk away. D) Find out their middle name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ask questions about the other person. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesIntroductions Review Quiz 2Academic Paragraph Review QuizAcademic Vocabulary QuizAcademic Writing Conventions And Practices QuizAcademic Writing Structure QuizAcademic Writing Style And Editing QuizAcademic Writing Style QuizAcademic Writing Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books