Composition II Midterm review

This is NOT a feature of Academic Writing.

• Document scientific knowledge

• Produce new scientific knowledge

• Use metaphors and similes

• Work with objective and reliable evidence

Academic Writing is formal and________

• impersonal

• subjective

• entertaining

• flexible

The Audience of Academic Writing usually is:

• The general public

• The publishers of magazines

• Experts in scientific fields

• Businessmen

Academic Writing welcomes the use of idioms and slang

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the name of this dog?

• Jeff

• Mr. Peanut

• Perrito

• Spot

Feasible means that:

• Something is fun to do

• Something is possible to do

• Something is interesting to do

• Something is complicated to do

The fact that a research question has potential answers open to debate, means it is:

• Objective

• Feasible

• Arguable

• Concise

The fact that a research question is about a topic that is still unknown, means it is:

• Objective

• Specific

• Unanswered

• Concise

The fact that a research question can't be answered with YES/NO, means it is:

• Feasible

• Complex

• Unanswered

• Concise

What is Homer Simpson middle name?

• J.

• Jerry

• Jay

• Jayson