This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Writing – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Writing Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can paraphrasing still lead to plagiarism? A) By including a bibliography. B) By using common knowledge. C) By citing the source correctly. D) By only changing a few words from the original text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By only changing a few words from the original text. 2. MLA Style Font A) Arial. B) Calibri. C) Times New Roman. D) Verdana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Times New Roman. 3. Organize ideas using signal words. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 4. You should write a popular opinion in a thesis statement. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 5. Why not avoid an unpleasant situation by sending your check in the enclosed return envelope within ten days. A) HURTING. B) PLEASANT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HURTING. 6. How to make the sentence more formal '' all farmers are poor" A) It is undeniable that all farmers are poor. B) Every farmer in this world suffer from poverty. C) Most famers are poor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Most famers are poor. 7. The prime focus of academic writing is A) Language. B) Tables. C) Reader friendliness. D) Figures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reader friendliness. 8. When writing an essay, mistakes with the logical connections in an argument are known as ..... A) Irrelevance. B) Logical fallacies. C) Overgeneralization. D) Writing errors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logical fallacies. 9. This type of abstract contains the problem, method, result and conclusion. A) Informative abstract. B) Descriptive Abstract. C) Describing Abstract. D) Abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informative abstract. 10. What are the instructional words for "Synthesis" ? A) Use, refer, include and incorporate. B) Use, refer, include and evaluate. C) Refer, include, incorporate and describe. D) Refer, include, incorporate and compare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use, refer, include and incorporate. 11. It is a problem-solution text that aims to persuade its reader to grant funding on the project. A) Project Proposal. B) Project Cost. C) Project Material. D) Project Budget. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Project Proposal. 12. Which one of the followings that is NOT related to the language style in academic writing? A) Well-structured paragraphs and clear topic sentences. B) Use clear language and avoid ambiguous word/phrase. C) Use elaborate and colloquial language. D) Use precise diction/choice of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use elaborate and colloquial language. 13. It is acceptable to use 'etc.' or 'and so on' to finish off lists. A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F. 14. Topic sentence is ..... A) Main idea of the essay. B) Main idea of the paragraph. C) Main idea of the conclusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main idea of the paragraph. 15. Ask questions. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 16. Which of the following should not be in an academic essay? A) Idiom. B) Pronoun: "you", "we". C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 17. Which of the following is not a reference word/phrase? A) Such as. B) That. C) This. D) Those. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such as. 18. Which of the following sentences is concise? A) The reason why the project was successful is because of the team's hard work. B) The project was successful due to the team's hard work. C) Due to the team's hard work, the project was successful. D) Because of the team's hard work, the project was successful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The project was successful due to the team's hard work. 19. To get published, you should ..... A) Ignore the bibliography. B) Write a very long title. C) Choose the right journal. D) Miss out attachments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Choose the right journal. 20. A good concluding sentence will: A) Introduce a new topic. B) Summarize and close the paragraph. C) Ask the reader a question. D) Add more detailed examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summarize and close the paragraph. 21. The IC Library has how many floors? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 22. Choose the most concise option: "The reason why she left the company was because she found a better opportunity." A) She left the company because she found a better opportunity. B) The reason she left the company was because she found a better opportunity. C) She left the company due to finding a better opportunity. D) Because she found a better opportunity, she left the company. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She left the company because she found a better opportunity. 23. No colloquial English is encouraged when you write compositions at academic courses. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Academic writing is also considered as critical writing. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 25. Many playwrights like to act in the plays they have written. Shakespeare ..... appeared in productions of his own works. A) His. B) Himself. C) He. D) Him. 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