This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Writing – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Writing Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. New students ..... shy during the first week of class A) Are. B) Tend to be. C) Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tend to be. 2. Which sentences show conviction and have a formal tone? A) There are many people walking on the street duringSundays. It is important to keep your valuable close toyou. B) Many people walk on the street during Sundays.Keeping your valuable close to you is important. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many people walk on the street during Sundays.Keeping your valuable close to you is important. 3. Which sentence is the most concise? A) The presentation that was given by the manager was informative. B) The manager's presentation was informative. C) The presentation given by the manager was informative. D) The presentation that the manager gave was informative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The manager's presentation was informative. 4. This is an important feature of academic writing which is the concept of cautious language, often called "hedging" or "vague language" . A) Objectivity. B) Explicitness. C) Formality. D) Caution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caution. 5. 'the reason for the conclusion is not relevant.' A) Irrelevance. B) Overgeneralization. C) Slippery slope. D) False appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irrelevance. 6. Match the sentence halves. "Most of their customers are in the developed ..... 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: D) Economies of Europe and North America.". 7. Hospitals are so understaffed that they find it almost impossible to ..... patients with minor injuries. A) Infer. B) Treat. C) Cure. D) Imply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treat. 8. [email protected]$^{2}$Apakah fungsi angka 2 kecil pada alamat email di atas? A) Agar ringkas dan menghemat halaman. B) Agar memudahkan identifikasi pemilik email. C) Agar memudahkan identifikasi pengirim email. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agar memudahkan identifikasi pemilik email. 9. What is an academic essay? A) It is a formal piece of writing several paragraps long about two general topics. B) It is a colloquial collection of paragraphs about one general topic. C) It is a formal piece of writing several paragraphs long about one general topic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a formal piece of writing several paragraphs long about one general topic. 10. In Task 1, you need to write at least ..... words in about ..... minutes. A) 150-20. B) 250-20. C) 150-40. D) 250-30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 150-20. 11. At the planning stage, an author should do the following EXCEPT for ..... A) Choosing a topic. B) Writing the first draft. C) Generating ideas. D) Creating an outline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing the first draft. 12. Present ideas explicitly. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 13. Formal use of language should be evident in writing a critical paper. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 14. There is no need to use references in supporting one's ideas. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 15. Structuring an argument:What is the purpose of the introduction in an academic essay? A) To introduce unrelated topics. B) To provide personal opinions. C) To summarize the entire essay. D) To provide background information, context, and to present the thesis statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To provide background information, context, and to present the thesis statement. 16. Substitute the colloquial expression and/or abbreviated form with a more acceptable formal substitute.The contractor was unable to give the committee a ballpark figure of the project cost. A) Budget. B) Timetable. C) Estimate. D) Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estimate. 17. Which of these are true about referencing? A) It must be cited in the text. B) Include authors name and date. C) It must be in alphabetical order. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 18. Good academic writing should be long and complete A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. What does "Take into consideration" mean? A) To think about something carefully before making a decision. B) To ignore something important. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To think about something carefully before making a decision. 20. Choose the correct form of sentence. A) I await your decision. B) I wait your decision. C) I await for your decision. D) I await upon your decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I await your decision. 21. Berikut adalah domain website dan fungsi yang sesuai yaitu ..... A) .biz digunakan untuk organisasi. B) .org digunakan untuk bisnis pariwisata. C) .com digunakan untuk komersial atau perusahaan. D) .mil digunakan untuk keluarga atau personal. E) .edu digunakan untuk entertainment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) .com digunakan untuk komersial atau perusahaan. 22. What is self-plagiarism? A) Paraphrasing one's own previously submitted work. B) Using personal experiences without citation. C) Submitting the same work in more than one course. D) Citing oneself as a source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Submitting the same work in more than one course. 23. Choose the most concise option. A) Introverts rarely choose to work in groups but often prove tobe productive team members. B) It is rare that introverts choose to work in groups, but they are often productive team members. C) Introverts may prove to be productive team members, and they may make positive contributions to groups at work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introverts rarely choose to work in groups but often prove tobe productive team members. 24. What do 'APA, Harvard, Chicago, and MLA' refer to? A) Types of dictionary. B) Styles of reference and citation. C) Format in academic writing. D) Types of footnotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Styles of reference and citation. 25. Which of these is correct? A) This article gives us an insight into . B) This article gives us an insight to . C) This article gives us an insight in . 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