CentER Academic Writing Workshop 1: IMRaD

Which of the following is NOT a piece of information you would present in the introduction section?

• establishing the importance of the topic

• proposing the value of the study or the contribution it makes to the field

• presenting an outline of the research report

• discussing issues in the collection of data

When discussing the area of inquiry in the introduction (e.g. "The causes of illiteracy..."), you normally use which verb tense?

• the present simple

• the present perfect

• the past simple

• the future simple

When discussing a single study in the introduction (e.g. "Jones, (2001) ..."), you normally use which verb tense?

• the present simple

• the present perfect

• the past simple

• the future simple

Which of the following is not an element in the method section?

• a description of the study's participants

• the kinds of statistical analysis that were used

• describe a gap in the existing knowledge on a subject

• explaining how the materials used in the study were prepared

The method section is usually written in the present tense.

• True

• False

In the method section, you can add justifications for the choices you made for a particular method.

• True

• False

In the results section, we often present a general overview of the main results before presenting specific results.

• True

• False

In the results section, we usually use present tenses.

• True

• False

Which of the following is usually NOT included in the Discussion section?

• a discussion of the study's limitations

• a summary of the key findings of the study

• a discussion of the implications of the study's results

• a definition of key terminology used in the study

When discussing the limitations of the study, we usually use ...

• present tenses

• past tenses

• future tenses

• passive tenses