This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Writing – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Writing Quiz 35 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Some scientists think that items not now considered eatable will one day form an important part of ourdiet ..... , seaweed will appear on restaurant menus. A) For instance. B) Besides. C) In the same way. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For instance. 2. What is one way writers of popular texts create a connection with their readers? A) By using complex scientific language. B) By speaking directly to the reader using words like "we" or "you". C) By avoiding opinions altogether. D) By only presenting factual data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By speaking directly to the reader using words like "we" or "you". 3. Briefly retelling the main ideas of a piece of writing in your own words is? A) Primary source. B) Relevant. C) Secondary source. D) Summarizing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Summarizing. 4. Francine is reading an informative text about COVID19 vaccines. In the text she's reading, she learned the process of making the vaccine from the first trial until the final trial the manufacturers have done. What feature is highlighted in the text? A) Completeness. B) Emphasis. C) Coherence. D) Unity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphasis. 5. What is considered global plagiarism? A) Quoting sources without citation. B) Recycling one's own previous work. C) Submitting someone else's work entirely as one's own. D) Using multiple sources without citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Submitting someone else's work entirely as one's own. 6. Which word or phrase should be deleted? In my personal opinion, the lines at the Post Office have grown too long. A) Personal. B) Opinion. C) My. D) Too long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal. 7. Which of the following does NOT have unnecessary words? A) Dropped down. B) Free gifts. C) Present condition. D) Future plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present condition. 8. Pada halaman judul, terdapat 2 nama penulis, yaitu Anda dan pembimbing Anda, manakah di bawah ini penulisan nama penulis 2 yang benar? A) Annisa Sigma Exacta. B) Annisa Sigma Exacta, S.Hum., M.Si. C) Miss Annisa Sigma Exacta. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annisa Sigma Exacta. 9. Which version is more academic? A) English teachers use digital tools a lot. B) We utilize plenty of digital tools. C) Teachers love using digital tools all the time. D) Often, English teachers utilize a number of digital tools. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Often, English teachers utilize a number of digital tools. 10. Which sentence does not belong in academic writing? A) There is not nobody in the campaign against corruption. B) The result should be beneficial to human kind. C) It is argued that the vaccine for Covid-19 is ready within half a year. D) The final consequence derived from the new regulation is not comfort for many contestants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There is not nobody in the campaign against corruption. 11. Can you tell the error made by this author in this sentence?"Past history suggests that our future prospects are bright." A) Pointless words. B) Negative statements. C) Overwriting and excess words. D) Redundant words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Redundant words. 12. This refers to a particular procedure or set of procedures applied in conducting a research or study. A) Introduction. B) Review of Related Literature. C) Methodology. D) Findings, Results and Recommendations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Methodology. 13. In academic writing, what is a thesis statement? A) A question posed to the reader. B) A summary of the main points. C) A statement of the main argument or claim. D) A list of references. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A statement of the main argument or claim. 14. Improve the following statement into a formal language. A) The research assistant navigated the incident and returned to him the following day. B) The research assistant investigated the incident and reported to him the following day. C) The research assistant explored the incident but failed to coordinate with him the following day. D) The research assistant know more about the matter and reported to him the following day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The research assistant investigated the incident and reported to him the following day. 15. Another way to avoid wordiness is to ..... ? A) Combine sentences when possible. B) Use only action verbs. C) Explain things clearly by repeating important information. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Combine sentences when possible. 16. 'Children should learn to play soccer at school because it is the most popular sport in the world.' contains ..... A) Straw man. B) False dichotomy. C) False cause. D) False appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False appeal. 17. Is the statement subjective or objective:This character is central to the plot. A) Subjective. B) Objective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Objective. 18. Reaction papers, reviews, and critiques usually range in length from ..... A) 100-150 words. B) 50-60 words. C) 250-750 words. D) 50-100 words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 250-750 words. 19. How to make the sentence more formal "you visit a place, you make the economy there better" A) You visit a place, so you make the economy there better. B) Tourism can be a vehicle for reinvigorating local economy. C) When travellers come, you make the economy better. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tourism can be a vehicle for reinvigorating local economy. 20. What does verbatim plagiarism entail? A) Citing all sources correctly. B) Using common knowledge. C) Copying text directly without citation. D) Paraphrasing without citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Copying text directly without citation. 21. Sentences are fully elaborated and concluded. A) Informal Writing. B) Formal Writing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formal Writing. 22. I am proposing to declare a first and final dividend. A) HURTING. B) PLEASANT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HURTING. 23. Synonym for ' amount' A) Provision. B) Amountage. C) Proportion. D) Proposal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proportion. 24. Dissertation A) Academic Writing. B) Professional Writing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Academic Writing. 25. Listed below are the features of Academic writing EXCEPT? A) Correct and consistent. B) Long winded. C) Well sourced. D) Well structured. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long winded. ← 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