This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Hedging In Writing – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Hedging In Writing Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Explain the impact of hedging on the clarity of a written piece. A) Hedging enhances the clarity of a written piece by providing multiple perspectives. B) Hedging can reduce the clarity of a written piece by introducing ambiguity and uncertainty. C) Hedging has no impact on the clarity of a written piece. D) Hedging always leads to a straightforward and unambiguous written piece. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hedging can reduce the clarity of a written piece by introducing ambiguity and uncertainty. 2. Which word is more formal? A) Kids. B) Children. C) Guys. D) Buddy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children. 3. How does hedging language contribute to the credibility of academic writing? A) By making bold claims B) By showing certainty C) By acknowledging uncertainty D) By avoiding evidence A) D) By avoiding evidence. B) B) By showing certainty. C) A) By making bold claims. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 4. Is believed A) Boosting. B) Hedging. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hedging. 5. In which situation is hedging most appropriately used? A) When the writer is unsure about the available data. B) When the writer wants to emphasize a strong opinion. C) When the writer is summarizing well-established facts. D) When the writer is addressing a non-academic audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the writer is unsure about the available data. 6. How does hedging affect the tone of academic writing? A) Hedging makes academic writing more cautious and nuanced. B) Hedging eliminates uncertainty in academic arguments. C) Hedging simplifies complex ideas for clarity. D) Hedging makes writing more aggressive and direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hedging makes academic writing more cautious and nuanced. 7. How does boosting enhance academic arguments? A) Boosting enhances academic arguments by improving the strength and clarity of evidence and reasoning. B) Boosting focuses solely on personal opinions rather than facts. C) Boosting makes arguments more emotional and less logical. D) Boosting reduces the need for evidence in arguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boosting enhances academic arguments by improving the strength and clarity of evidence and reasoning. 8. Rewrite the sentence:Homework reduces creativity in students. A) Homework reduces creativity in students. B) Homework could reduce creativity in students. C) Homework enhances creativity in students. D) Homework has no effect on creativity in students. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homework could reduce creativity in students. 9. Keuntungan dan kerugian atas hedging perubahan nilai wajar aset/kewajiban akan diakui A) In current earnings. B) In other comprehensive incomes. C) On a cumulative basis from the change in expected cash flows from the hedged instrument. D) On the balance sheet either as an asset or a liability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In current earnings. 10. Evaluate the use of hedging in the statement:'This study may indicate a potential trend.' A) Hedging is used to introduce irrelevant information in the statement. B) Hedging is used to indicate uncertainty or caution in the statement. C) Hedging is used to express certainty in the statement. D) Hedging is used to confirm a trend in the statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hedging is used to indicate uncertainty or caution in the statement. 11. Hak untuk membeli suatu underlying assets pada harga danjangka waktu tertentu disebut A) Call. B) Put. C) Long. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Call. 12. What maybe considered as an advantage of using hedging? A) We can have a degree of uncertainty in our argument. B) We can have no uncertainty in our argument. C) We can wholly convince the reader about our argument. D) We can partially convince the reader about our argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We can have a degree of uncertainty in our argument. 13. The lack of solar power stations in UK proves that UK is not suitable for solar power. A) Too assertive. B) No hedging. C) Impeccable!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No hedging. 14. Which sentence is informal style? A) I am not sure. B) I dunno. C) I am uncertain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I dunno. 15. Which style is used in friendly conversation? A) Formal. B) Informal. C) Neutral. D) Serious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Informal. 16. Hedging is important in academic writing because: A) It aligns the strength of claims with the evidence. B) It shows the writer's confidence. C) It makes the writing more interesting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It aligns the strength of claims with the evidence. 17. Which sentence is too strong (no hedging)? A) It is possible that smoking causes cancer. B) Smoking always causes cancer. C) Smoking may cause cancer. D) Smoking could cause cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smoking always causes cancer. 18. Using modals like might and could makes an argument sound less aggressive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Hedging with modals helps writers acknowledge alternative viewpoints. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which adverb shows hedging? A) Always. B) Never. C) Possibly. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possibly. 21. Some people are arriving late to the conference and some have cancelled their tickets ..... , I think we will start. A) Basically. B) By the way. C) Anyway. D) From what I understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anyway. 22. Which of the following is a potential risk of cross-hedging? A) Price divergence risk. B) Inflation risk. C) Interest rate risk. D) Currency appreciation risk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Price divergence risk. 23. Under Armour products are very well made and have wonderful designs and colours ..... , they are the best. A) Actually. B) By the way. C) As you know. D) Basically. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Basically. 24. Recognize the type of hedging used in the sentence:'It could be argued that the data supports this conclusion.' A) Semantic hedging. B) Epistemic hedging. C) Syntactic hedging. D) Pragmatic hedging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epistemic hedging. 25. Hedging atas eksposur perubahan nilai wajar aset atau liabilitas yang diakui, atau komitmen pasti yang tidak diakui, diklasifikasikan sebagai A) Fair value hedge. B) Cash flow hedge. C) Foreign currency hedge. 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