This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Writing – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Writing Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Scanning is: A) Making detailed notes. B) Reading for an overview. C) Lying on the couch and watching tv, with a book nearby. D) Reading for specific information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading for specific information. 2. What are the two main parts of an essay prompt? A) The general topic and requirements for the essay. B) The general topic and objective opinion. C) Requirements for the essay and instructional words. D) Instructional words and objective opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The general topic and requirements for the essay. 3. What needs to be included at the bottom of every piece of writing? A) "Thank you for reading.". B) The teacher's name. C) Your name. D) A word count. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A word count. 4. This is a form of criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style and merit. A) Book Review. B) Position Paper. C) Literature Review. D) Research Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Book Review. 5. The following are the purpose of a paragraph, EXCEPT: A) To help writers keep their ideas organized. B) To help readers comprehend the authors ideas. C) To combine a group of sentences. D) To provide a good flow of writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To combine a group of sentences. 6. Which of the following are aiming to be concise and direct as possible? A) Not long winded. B) Correct and consistent. C) Focused and well structured. D) Formal and unbiased. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not long winded. 7. In academic writing, it is encouraged to write positive statements instead of negative ones. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 8. In the method section, you can add justifications for the choices you made for a particular method. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Persuasive essay A) Uses emotion as well as research and logic to try and persuade. B) Presents only factual information without emotional appeal. C) Focuses solely on emotional arguments without evidence. D) Is a narrative that tells a personal story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uses emotion as well as research and logic to try and persuade. 10. These are transitions to add a conclusion: A) For instance, / However, . B) In short, / in the middle, . C) In brief, / Indeed, . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In brief, / Indeed, . 11. What sentence should be at the end of the introduction? A) Topic sentence. B) Thesis statement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thesis statement. 12. ..... helps you practice fluency (writing quickly and easily), and you do not need to worry about accuracy (having correct grammar and spelling). A) Editing. B) Making a list. C) Freewriting. D) Mapping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Freewriting. 13. "As road traffic increases, elevated highways are built to solve the problem of traffic jam." -Choose the incorrect usage of grammar that is occurred in the sentence. A) Elevated highways. B) Road traffic. C) The. D) Traffic jam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Road traffic. 14. 'The reason and/or the conclusion are too broad to be accurate' A) Overgeneralization. B) Irrelevance. C) Fallacy of division. D) False cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overgeneralization. 15. Reaction paper is a form of paper writing in which the writer expresses his ideas and opinions about what has been read or seen. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 16. The new software program shared some common ..... with those that were already on the market. A) Characteristics. B) Characters. C) Characterizes. D) Distinguish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characteristics. 17. How should students avoid plagiarism when using someone else's ideas? A) Include a reference page at the beginning. B) Use the ideas as is without any changes. C) Avoid citing sources altogether. D) Summarize the original material in their own words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Avoid citing sources altogether. 18. I may not succeed, but, hey, at least I tried. A) Informal Writing. B) Formal Writing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informal Writing. 19. How can you improve the conciseness of this sentence? 'The reason why he left the company was because he found a better opportunity.' A) He left the company because he found a better opportunity. B) The reason he left was because he found a better opportunity. C) He left the company for a better opportunity. D) He found a better opportunity, so he left the company. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He left the company for a better opportunity. 20. Which sentence is written in active voice? A) The report was completed by the team. B) The team completed the report. C) The report by the team was completed. D) The completion of the report was done by the team. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team completed the report. 21. Which of the following revisions would you make to keep the meaning of the sentence and use the active voice? The winning goal for the Tigers was scored by Sean. A) The game was won by Sean, who scored the last goal for the Tigers. B) Sean scored the winning goal for the Tigers. C) The last goal for the Tigers was scored by Sean, which led to their win. D) No change. It is already in the active voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sean scored the winning goal for the Tigers. 22. What should you not cite in your academic writing? A) A YouTube video. B) A tweet (or whatever it is called these days). C) A Wikipedia article. D) An online review of a book, movie, game, etc. (such as an IMDb review). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Wikipedia article. 23. What is a common way to make sentences more concise? A) Use more adjectives. B) Combine sentences when possible. C) Add more details. D) Use passive voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Combine sentences when possible. 24. The process of transforming the verb into noun. A) NOMINALIZATION. B) PASSIVIZATION. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NOMINALIZATION. 25. A blog, ..... is an abbreviation of weblog, is an online diary that a person posts on a webpage. A) Which. B) Whom. C) Who. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which. 26. Academic writing is not important in professional life A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Which of the following is NOT considered plagiarism? A) Directly quoting a source without proper citation. B) Paraphrasing a source without acknowledging it. C) Using your own ideas and findings with appropriate in-text citations. D) Borrowing data or images from another source without permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using your own ideas and findings with appropriate in-text citations. 28. Decide whether the following sentence is correct or incorrect:Departure before dawn on a boat in the middle of the harbor. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 29. The best kinds of words to use in academic writing are A) Unusual words that a reader will notice and think you're amazing. B) Simple words, such as big and important, which are easy to understand. C) Words such as the reason for this is or however, which show relationships between ideas. D) Special technical words which are specific to the subject I am studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words such as the reason for this is or however, which show relationships between ideas. 30. An author can write a topic sentence in the ..... paragraph. A) Introductory. B) Body. C) Concluding. D) Linking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Body. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAcademic Writing Quiz 1Academic Writing Quiz 2Academic Writing Quiz 3Academic Writing Quiz 4Academic Writing Quiz 5Academic Writing Quiz 6Academic Writing Quiz 7Academic Writing Quiz 8Academic Writing Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books