This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Writing – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Writing Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of writing in the historical present tense? A) Shakespeare wrote 'Romeo and Juliet'. B) Shakespeare is creating the character of Romeo. C) Shakespeare creates the character of Juliet. D) Shakespeare created the character of Mercutio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shakespeare creates the character of Juliet. 2. A piece of writing has "adequate support" when: A) It contains only personal opinions. B) It has examples but no explanation. C) It includes evidence, examples, and appropriate explanation. D) It is very long. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It includes evidence, examples, and appropriate explanation. 3. Which type of plagiarism involves copying and pasting from different sources to create a 'new' paper? A) Direct Plagiarism. B) Self Plagiarism. C) Mosaic Plagiarism. D) Accidental Plagiarism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mosaic Plagiarism. 4. It contains a summary and synthesis of all available sources. A) Book Review. B) Literature Review. C) Article Review. D) Movie Review. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literature Review. 5. The sentence below is an example of ..... ?"The birth of Conceptual Metaphor Theory has paved the route to a more systematic and preferred method in metaphor identification." A) Formal language. B) Precise diction. C) Ambiguous word/phrase. D) Elaborate sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguous word/phrase. 6. When reporting on studies, what should writers aim to convey through their word choice? A) Their personal opinions about the study. B) The absolute truth of the findings. C) The level of confidence researchers have in the findings. D) How quickly the research was conducted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The level of confidence researchers have in the findings. 7. What action does not constitute plagiarism? A) Using common knowledge without citation. B) Using ideas from a source without citation. C) Submitting a paper bought online. D) Quoting directly without citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using common knowledge without citation. 8. Choose the correct form of sentence from the followings. A) We should come up with a new innovation for doing this task. B) We should came up with a new innovation for doing this task. C) We should come up with an innovation for doing this task. D) We should come up an innovation doing this task. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We should come up with an innovation for doing this task. 9. Many people believe it is wrong to take ..... animals out of their natural environment and put them into ..... cages. A) The/ the. B) An /-. C) -/-. D) The /-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -/-. 10. Choose the best meaning to match the highlighted word in the sentences."There are public concerns about the safety of nuclear power." A) Energy used for making electricity. B) Political control. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy used for making electricity. 11. The Suez ..... was built in the second half of the nineteenth century A) Canal. B) Channel. C) Conscientious. D) Conscious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Canal. 12. By avoiding emotional language (e.g., brilliant, excellent, rubbish) can help us to appear impassive in academic writing. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 13. The following are processes involved in academic writing EXCEPT: A) Posing a question. B) Problematizing a concept. C) Evaluating an opinion. D) Challenging the readers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Challenging the readers. 14. There is a 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: A) True. 15. Writing an academic paper means you must be subjective in your topic. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. One small thing you can do to help you to proofread your paper is to A) Pray over it. B) Run it through Purdue Owl. C) Read it out loud. D) Have your little brother read it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Read it out loud. 17. Jika ada bahasa asing pada penulisan judul, bagaimana kaidah penulisannya? A) Dicetak miring (italic). B) Dicetak berbeda dengan kata lain. C) Dicetak sama dengan kata lain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dicetak sama dengan kata lain. 18. Your teacher's name is? A) Ms. Malagas. B) Ms. Maldives. C) Ms. Malgas. D) Mr. Malagas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ms. Malgas. 19. Coherence mainly refers to: A) Spelling. B) Logical order and clear connections. C) Number of examples. D) Number of sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logical order and clear connections. 20. The girl I met in Singapore was interested in working in Australia. A) Informal Writing. B) Formal Writing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informal Writing. 21. Which sentence tells the reader what you will prove in your essay? A) Hook. B) Thesis. C) Body paragraphs. D) Topic Sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thesis. 22. Manufacturers of packaged foods are ..... to list all the ingredients contained clearly on the box or package. This should include any artificial colorings and additives A) Required. B) Alternative. C) Essential. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Required. 23. Which medical community set the "Declaration of Helsinki" regarding ethical principles of human experimentation? A) World Health Organization (WHO). B) United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef). C) World directory of medical schools (WDMS). D) World Medical Association (WMA). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) World Medical Association (WMA). 24. Academic writing generally requires careful selection and citation of credible sources. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. "VERY BORING" also means A) Dirty. B) Gloomy. C) Negative. D) Dull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dull. ← 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