EAPP Review Quiz

In numbers 1-5 choose true if the statement is correct and false if it is incorrect.

1. Student academic writing is intended for publication in an academic journal or book. 

• True

• False

2. One purpose of academic writing is to argue a specific point.

• True

• False

3. In definition, the author provides several details of something to give the reader a mental picture.

• True

• False

4. In academic writing the effect is usually presented first to achieve a more dramatic effect.

• True

• False

5. Contrast is used to see how two objects or items are alike while comparison is to identify their differences.

• True

• False

In numbers 6-10 identify the letter of the correct answer.

6. It examines, evaluates, and makes an argument about a certain literary work.

• a. Dissertation

• b. Text Structure

• c. Literary Analysis

7. It is the condensed version of a passage, which retains the essential information of the original text. 

• a. Outlining

• b. Summarization

• c. Thesis Statement

8. These are written in all disciplines and may be evaluative, analytical, or critical in nature. 

• a. Academic Writings

• b. Research Papers

• c. Text Structures

9. This is a principle of outlining that entails that all headings and subheadings should preserve parallel structures. 

• a. Coordination

• b. Subordination

• c. Parallelism

10. It is a structure of an outline that uses complete sentences for all entries; uses correct punctuation. 

• a. Sentence Outline

• b. Topic Outline

• c. Alpha-Numeric Outline