This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Writing – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Writing Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We use a mindmap to ..... A) Identify what we know and don't know about the topic. B) Identify the different parts of the question. C) Identify what we're interested in writing about. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identify what we know and don't know about the topic. 2. Which section of a research paper should outline the methodology? A) Introduction. B) Discussion. C) Abstract. D) Methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Methods. 3. The following text incorrectly uses APA formatting. Determine what is incorrect:Learners with anxiety may exhibit learned helplessness more often than learners without anxiety (Byrnes & Wasik). A) The citation goes at the beginning of the sentence. B) The citation should use "and" instead of the "&" symbol. C) The citation is missing a page number. D) The citation is missing the date. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The citation is missing the date. 4. What is the effect of using passive voice in writing? A) It makes the writing more direct. B) It often makes the writing less clear. C) It emphasizes the subject performing the action. D) It shortens the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It often makes the writing less clear. 5. "Due to this loss of stability, a strict mesh constraint of the form O(k 2h) = 1 (called the asymptotic mesh constraint) was required to obtain optimal and quasioptimal error estimates for the acoustic Helmholtz problem [3, 11, 12]." A) This is the active voice. B) This is the passive voice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is the passive voice. 6. Which words help create coherence? A) Wow. B) Anyway. C) First, second, finally. D) Hey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First, second, finally. 7. Based on a topic choice of teacher pay, which thesis would be the strongest? A) This paper will explore reasons why teachers across the country should be paid higher wages. B) I think teachers are hard workers. C) Teachers have the important job of educating our children and should be paid higher wages to reflect the importance of this task. D) Teachers make less money than most people think. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teachers have the important job of educating our children and should be paid higher wages to reflect the importance of this task. 8. People ..... practice the Hindu religion can not eat beef. A) Where. B) Who. C) Which. D) Whom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who. 9. John and Adam ..... that mine workers have more psychological issues A) Suggest. B) Affirm. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggest. 10. "This concept, in the context of topological dynamical systems, is known as the (uniform) rigidity, which was introduced by S. Glasner and D. Maon (see [14], [10] and [11])." A) This is the simple present. B) This is the simple past. C) This is the present perfect. D) This is the past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This is the simple present. 11. What academic writing is a synthesis of existing research on a topic to approach a new research? A) Annotated Bibliography. B) Research paper. C) Literature review. D) Research Proposal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literature review. 12. What does "Makes a case for" mean? A) To clearly show or explain the difference between two things. B) To criticize an idea or action. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To clearly show or explain the difference between two things. 13. Which statement is more academic? A) The police in the UK aren't as scary as the police in other countries. B) It seems that the police in the UK are not as intimidating as the police in other countries. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It seems that the police in the UK are not as intimidating as the police in other countries. 14. Professor Lee, whom we saw at the supermarket, my chemistry teacher. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Identify the sentence that is not concise. A) The project was completed on time. B) The project was finished in a timely manner. C) The project was completed in a timely fashion. D) The project was completed within the time frame. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The project was completed in a timely fashion. 16. Identify the hedging device used in the sentence.Economists have warned that perhaps the most destructive factors that caused the crisis are external factors. A) Perhaps. B) Caused. C) Destructive. D) Warned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perhaps. 17. Which one does not refer to a section that can be found in an academic text? A) Ludography. B) Filmography. C) Bibliography. D) Historiography. E) All of them do. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historiography. 18. Considering the 'number of your readers' can help you to know the audience needs. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 19. How to make the sentence more formal '' You should not put down your children in public" A) Parents should not criticize their children in public. B) You should not get down your kids in public. C) Your kids should not be criticized in public. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parents should not criticize their children in public. 20. Mengapa penting untuk mencantumkan daftar pustaka dalam artikel ilmiah? A) Untuk memenuhi syarat publikasi. B) Untuk memberikan kredit kepada sumber yang digunakan. C) Untuk membuat artikel lebih panjang. D) Untuk menambah nilai akademik. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untuk memberikan kredit kepada sumber yang digunakan. 21. When do you write your first draft? A) After getting ideas. B) After identification of audience. C) After identification of purpose. D) Both after identification of audience and purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both after identification of audience and purpose. 22. The first element in each body paragraph is the Topic Sentence. What is a Topic Sentence? A) It is a general sentence that states the topic at the beginning of each body paragraph. B) It is a sentence that names the topic and controlling ideas of each paragraph in the body of the essay. C) It is a sentence at the beginning of each body paragraph that explains the topic by giving reasons, examples, etc. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a sentence that names the topic and controlling ideas of each paragraph in the body of the essay. 23. Title of the paper should be A) Catchy. B) Free from any spell error. C) Representative of study. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. Part of article that summarizes the problem or objective of your research, and its method results and conclusions is called ..... A) Introduction. B) Method. C) Abstract. D) Results and Discussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abstract. 25. How should the first sentence of paragraphs be indented in works written on a computer? A) Using the space key. B) Using the tab key. C) Not indenting at all. D) Using a large font size. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using the tab key. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAcademic Writing Quiz 1Academic Writing Quiz 2Academic Writing Quiz 4Academic Writing Quiz 5Academic Writing Quiz 6Academic Writing Quiz 7Academic Writing Quiz 8Academic Writing Quiz 9Academic Writing Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books