This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Writing Structure – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Writing Structure Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What's the issue with this sentence?The first reason is that a lot of cool people live there. A) Pronouns don't match. B) Weak, overused words. C) Sentence fragment. D) Using first person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weak, overused words. 2. The length of the review is not the same length with the book. True or False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. What's the issue with this sentence?Most people don't know that their cells require water to function A) Using "it". B) Contraction. C) Starting with there is/there are. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contraction. 4. The main difference between academic writing and normalwriting is that academic writing: A) Uses longer words. B) Tries to be precise and unbiased. C) Is harder to understand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tries to be precise and unbiased. 5. Academic writing avoids plagiarism and promotes originality. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 6. Which of the following is NOT a type of essay mentioned? A) Expository. B) Descriptive. C) Analytical. D) Persuasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Descriptive. 7. What is the structure of a five-paragraph essay? A) One introduction, three body paragraphs, one conclusion. B) One introduction, four body paragraphs, one conclusion. C) One introduction, two body paragraphs, one conclusion. D) Two introductions, two body paragraphs, one conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One introduction, three body paragraphs, one conclusion. 8. What is parallel structure? A) Relating sentences to the topic. B) Using similar word patterns. C) Comparing two or more things. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using similar word patterns. 9. Which one is a good thesis statement?A. People need to stay healthy for several important reasons.B. Students must get sufficient sleep at night and consume nutritious food in order to succeed in school. A) A. B) B. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 10. How long should an academic paragraph be (approx)? A) 3-5 sentences. B) 6-10 sentences. C) 8-12 sentences. D) 20+ sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8-12 sentences. 11. A thesis statement should not take a position. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 12. Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of A) Interpret. B) Contract. C) Assess. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assess. 13. What are the rhetorical patterns in writing academic texts? A) Descriptive, analytical, persuasive, and critical. B) Describing, rhetoric, digital, and critical. C) Descriptive, analytical, persuasive, and creative. D) Descriptive, analytical, personal, and critical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Descriptive, analytical, persuasive, and critical. 14. The pyramid structure generally moves from: A) Specific to general. B) Opinion to fact. C) Broad ideas to specific focus. D) Results to introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broad ideas to specific focus. 15. The most basic of all types of academic writing. A) Descriptive. B) Analytical. C) Critical. D) Persuasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Descriptive. 16. What resources can help improve academic writing skills? A) Writing centers and online guides. B) Social media platforms. C) Random internet articles. D) Personal blogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writing centers and online guides. 17. Academic writing is: A) The process of breaking down ideas. B) About what you think and what evidence has contributed to that thinking. C) Using deductive reasoning, formal voice, and third person point-of-view. D) All of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answers are correct. 18. Teachers complain most about students: A) Not answering the question given. B) Not writing enough. C) Not referencing properly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not answering the question given. 19. Technicality in academic language refers to: A) Storytelling techniques. B) Use of complex sentence structures only. C) Use of discipline-specific terms and formats. D) Personal writing style. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use of discipline-specific terms and formats. 20. The First-Then-Finally technique emphasizes: A) Arguments. B) Sequence of events. C) Opinions. D) Supporting details. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sequence of events. 21. You can list your main ideas in any order in the body of the essay. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. What is essential for maintaining flow in writing? A) Writing in long sentences. B) Effective transitions between paragraphs. C) Using complex vocabulary. D) Avoiding any structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effective transitions between paragraphs. 23. If you are only citing one author for the duration of an essay, what goes in the FIRST citation you use? A) (Last name page). B) (page). C) (Last name, page). D) (page, Last Name). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Last name page). 24. As long as you know your tutor, you don't need to use a formal style of writing. It's good to be friendly! A) Some tutors like you to be formal but some don't mind as long as you do the work. B) You only need to be formal in exams, not regular coursework. C) It's good to be friendly but always use formal English when you write assignments. D) Formal English is too old-fashioned these days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's good to be friendly but always use formal English when you write assignments. 25. Which research study design follows a group of individuals over time to observe specific characteristics? A) Case study. B) Cohort study. C) Retrospective study. D) Natural study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cohort study. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAcademic Writing Structure Quiz 1Academic Writing Structure Quiz 2Academic Writing Structure Quiz 3Academic Writing Structure Quiz 4Academic Writing Structure Quiz 5Academic Writing Structure Quiz 6Academic Writing Structure Quiz 7Academic Writing Structure Quiz 8Academic Writing Structure Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books