This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Writing – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Writing Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. These types of writing belong to academic writing, except ..... A) Essay. B) Thesis. C) Journal article. D) Short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short story. 2. "basically, actually, and undoubtedly" are examples of ..... ? A) Pointless words. B) Negative statements. C) Overwriting and excessive words. D) Redundant words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pointless words. 3. In academic writing the Present Tense is mostly used for ..... A) Make general statements. B) Tell anecdotes. C) Remember the most important authors. D) Report on research activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make general statements. 4. Match the sentence halves."Unsurprisingly, the increased ..... A) Use of email led to a fall in the number of letters sent.". B) Number of older people is starting to affect public services.". C) Countries, less than 10% of people have internet access.". D) Economies of Europe and North America.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use of email led to a fall in the number of letters sent.". 5. What does "Draw parallels" mean? A) To say that something is very similar to something else. B) To say that things are completely different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To say that something is very similar to something else. 6. What should you NEVER use when writing essays? A) A computer. B) Grammar checker. C) Essay writing services. D) Your brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Essay writing services. 7. Pada halaman judul terdapat 1 bagian bernama abstrak, apakah yang dimaksud abstrak dan apa kegunaannya? A) Untuk alasan keamanan abstrak dibuat secara tidak terang-terangan. B) Abstrak berisi uraian singkat agar pembaca mudah mencerna isi jurnal. C) Abstrak digunakan untuk memuat kata-kata yang sering muncul dalam Tugas Akhir. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abstrak berisi uraian singkat agar pembaca mudah mencerna isi jurnal. 8. Which sentence possesses complexity? A) A. When it was promised that things would change in this way, the people in the community rejoiced. B) B. The people celebrated the promise of the government. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. When it was promised that things would change in this way, the people in the community rejoiced. 9. When you are first learning to play any musical instrument, the task seems hopeless ..... , asyou continue to practice you begin to see yourself make steady progress. A) However. B) Besides. C) Accordingly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However. 10. Generally, the pronoun we is used in academic writing when ..... A) Writing your original ideas. B) Co-writing. C) Paraphrasing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Co-writing. 11. Usually, a Turnitin score over what number would raise concern for your assessor? A) 10%. B) 20%. C) 30%. D) 40%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20%. 12. Blogs are acceptable references to use in academic compositions. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 13. When discussing a single study in the introduction (e.g. "Jones, (2001) ..... "), you normally use which verb tense? A) The present simple. B) The present perfect. C) The past simple. D) The future simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The past simple. 14. Our digital photography course is ..... our traditional photography course, except that it is obviously more computer-oriented. A) Similarities. B) Similar to. C) Alike. D) Resemble. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Similar to. 15. Which word or phrase is too informal for academic writing? A) As few as. B) Just. C) As little as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just. 16. Try to be cautious when making statements and giving opinions. A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 17. Berikut ini adalah cara yang tepat dalam melakukan parafrase sesuai ketentuan APA, kecuali ..... A) Menuliskan dengan kata-kata sendiri. B) Tidak mengubah makna dari teks asli. C) Menentukan makna dari teks yang akan dikutip. D) Menuliskan nama dan tahun pengarang dari sumber asli. E) Menuliskan sama persis dengan teks asli. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Menuliskan sama persis dengan teks asli. 18. What is a citation? A) The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, fild, or record work. B) To present the words and ideas of someone else as your own, without giving credit. C) A reference to an author of a given work that can include name, title, page number, and date. D) To re-work the ideas, words, phrases, and sentence structures of others and retell them in your own words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A reference to an author of a given work that can include name, title, page number, and date. 19. In-text citations should be used ..... A) At the end of each paragraph. B) Each time you include someone else's ideas or words. C) Once in every paragraph. D) Only at the end of the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Each time you include someone else's ideas or words. 20. True or False?You do not need to include the page number when directly quoting an author or authors. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 21. Which one is acceptable in academic writing? A) Using contractions. B) Writing a title. C) Using slang words. D) Announcing the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing a title. 22. Which has more weight on your grade between homework and final exams? A) Homework. B) Final exams. C) Both weigh a lot. D) Both weigh less. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homework. 23. Which of the following is an example of writing in the third person? A) The reader imagines . B) I believe the writer . C) You think the writer . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reader imagines . 24. These are coodinating conjunctions: A) For / and / yet. B) Nor / so / when. C) Since / but / nor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For / and / yet. 25. In academic writing, we can use contractions like "don't, aren't, and isn't" . A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books