EAPP-Q1_Diagnostic Test

What makes English a universal language?

• It is generally used for business transactions.

• It is the language of the rich and famous.

• Everyone speaks English.

• It is mandatory to use English.

What is the benefit one can get in learning English?

• Status symbol

• Global competitiveness

• Nationalism

• School credentials

Which feature of academic text is being described?

Written texts are lexically dense compared to spoken language - they have proportionately more lexical words than grammatical words.

• explicit

• accuracy

• complexity

• hedging

Which feature of academic text is being described?

Do not use "a lot of people" when you can say "50 million people".

• hedging

• complex

• explicit

• precise

Which feature of academic text is being described?

Avoid words like "I", "me", "myself" in the report.

• objectivity

• precision

• hedging

• accuracy

In what point of view should academic texts be written?

• first person

• second person

• third person

• every person

Which of the following is NOT included in an academic writer's checklist?

• Have I made grammatical errors?

• Do I have a clear thesis sentence?

• Are my body paragraphs organized in a logical way?

• Have I counted the words I used in writing the text?

Which of the following definitions best defines hedging?

• It makes a stance on the arguments and claims you used in writing.

• It involves research and evaluation.

• It makes the statement clearer

• It narrows specific meaning.

Which of the following is NOT advisable to use in academic writing?

• formal voice

• third person

• references

• contractions

Which set of adjectives is more appropriate for an academic text?

• dynamic, interactive, practical, cost-efficient

• costly, time-consuming, labor-intensive

• beautiful, extravagant, gorgeous

• good, nice, better