This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Writing – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Writing Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The purpose of an introduction is often: A) To give your aims and methods. B) To exicte the reader. C) To summarise your ideas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give your aims and methods. 2. What is an abstract? (a) A) A. a summary of a research paper. B) A personal writing. C) An introduction. D) A summary of a conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. a summary of a research paper. 3. What are the instructional words for "Analysis" ? A) Analyze, examine, discuss, compare, contrast and include. B) Analyze, examine, discuss, compare, contrast and determine. C) Examine, discuss, compare, contrast, determine and assess. D) Examine, discuss, compare, contrast, determine and identify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analyze, examine, discuss, compare, contrast and determine. 4. Similarly to the advice given by Hertel, Singer, and Van Cott (2009), I did not immediately contact the most senior individuals I wished to speak to, but tried to identify experts who would likely have strong networks that might assist in the snowballing technique A) Journal Article. B) Blog Post. C) News Article. D) Case Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Case Study. 5. Which one of the listed characteristics below that is NOT describing an academic audience? A) Published and experienced authors/researchers. B) Experts in any field. C) Academic writers who have knowledge on the literature. D) Experienced journalists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Experienced journalists. 6. Why should you cite your resources? A) To give credit to the people created it. B) To copy another person's work. C) To use it as our own. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give credit to the people created it. 7. . In order to actively participate in academic discussion, you must ..... A) Know, accept, and use the terms, values, and rules of academic discussion. B) Know how to revise terms, values, and rules of academic discussion. C) Know how to create and use the terms, values, and rules of academic discussion. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. What is citing? A) Giving credit for a resource used. B) Touring a city. C) Using someone else work as your own. D) Using a database for research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giving credit for a resource used. 9. In academic writing, what is the function of a literature review? A) To present new research findings. B) To summarize the author's personal opinions. C) To evaluate and synthesize existing research on a topic. D) To provide a detailed biography of the author. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To evaluate and synthesize existing research on a topic. 10. Based on the lecture given, what is "audience" ? A) Spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting. B) A group of people identified as being likely customers of a business. C) A group of people who watch, read, or listen to the same thing. D) A group of people who watch a sports match or other large events. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A group of people who watch, read, or listen to the same thing. 11. MP3 players are devices that record and play back music. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. The code that was formulated 50 years ago in August and in Nuremberg, Germany are A) Code 1947 (Nuremberg). B) Nuremberg Code (1947). C) Germany code (1947). D) Nuremberg Code (1950). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuremberg Code (1947). 13. Library Research Work A) Academic Writing. B) Professional Writing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Academic Writing. 14. What is wrong with the following sentence?"There are many basketball programs in the state of North Carolina that are among the best in history. You have all heard about the Duke Blue Devils, but there are also the universities of Wake Forest, N.C. State, and UNC-Chapel Hill in the ACC. A) Wake Forest is not in the ACC. B) Its use of the word "You". C) There is a contraction. D) Duke is spelled wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its use of the word "You". 15. What does the TIME acronym stand for? A) Time, In-depth, Measured, Evidence. B) Targeted, In-depth, Measured, Evidence. C) Targeted, In-depth, Measured, Evaluate. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Targeted, In-depth, Measured, Evidence. 16. Which of the following is not an element in the method section? A) A description of the study's participants. B) The kinds of statistical analysis that were used. C) Describe a gap in the existing knowledge on a subject. D) Explaining how the materials used in the study were prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Describe a gap in the existing knowledge on a subject. 17. Which of the following is a characteristic of academic writing? A) Use of slang and colloquial language. B) Structured and formal tone. C) Personal anecdotes. D) Emotional language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structured and formal tone. 18. Integrating evidence:How can you effectively incorporate statistics into your argument in academic writing? A) By making up random statistics to support your claims. B) By using statistics from unreliable sources. C) By ignoring the significance of the statistics in relation to your argument. D) By providing specific data to support your claims, using reputable sources, and explaining the significance of the statistics in relation to your argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By providing specific data to support your claims, using reputable sources, and explaining the significance of the statistics in relation to your argument. 19. Which of the following does not belong in academic text that requires academic writing? A) Lab report. B) Dissertation. C) Literature review. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drama. 20. A piece of research, either individual or group work, with the topic chosen by the student(s). A) Project. B) Paper. C) Essay. D) Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Project. 21. You do not have to cite common knowledge. Which example is common knowledge? A) The capital of Thailand is Bangkok. B) The population of Iowa in 1910 is 65.000. C) The first twenty lines of Hatchet contains a heartbreaking story. D) The reasons America was colonized is to expand England's teritory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The capital of Thailand is Bangkok. 22. Academic writing requires research. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 23. As advanced forms of writing, reaction papers, reviews, and critiques require skills in critical thinking and recognizing arguments. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Your class code is? A) 100-1. B) 100-2. C) 100-3. D) 100-4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 100-1. 25. "For these reasons, we will focus on this unconditionally stable IP-DG method in this paper." This future form ..... A) Makes a prediction. B) Describes a plan. C) Makes a promise or states a fact. D) Makes a deduction. 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