English for Academic Purposes Quiz

It refers to a kind of writing that is clear, concise, focused, structured, and evidence based.

• creative writing

• academic writing

• nonacademic writing

• feature writing

It is a characteristic of academic writing which means coherent and written in a logical order.

• formal

• structured

• evidence based

• complex

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the language used in academic texts?

• It uses figurative language to deliver a different meaning from the literal one.

• It avoids colloquial or conversational language, including contractions and informal terminology.

• It is impersonal and objective, because it avoids direct reference to individuals or emotions, focusing instead on objects, facts, and concepts.

• It is technical because it employs discipline-specific terminology.

How can you make your writing more formal through the vocabulary that you use?

• Choose active voice and vivid verbs.

• Choose formal instead of informal vocabulary.

• Choose figures of speech.

• Choose appropriate words.

Which of the following strategies can you NOT use in writing objectively?

• Avoid evaluative terms based on non-technical opinions and emotions.

• Find authors, researchers, and theorists in books or articles who agree with your point of view and can back it up.

• Include personal thoughts, interpretations, viewpoints, feelings, and judgment.

• Emphasize things and ideas, not people and feelings.

Which of the following statements is formal?

• "I'm sorry, but the weather will delay the delivery."

• "Sorry, the weather is not nice. Your delivery will be delayed."

• "We regret to inform you that the delivery will be delayed due to adverse weather conditions."

• "Sorry, but the delivery will be late because of the weather."

Which of the following parts of an academic text explains how you have conducted your research and what you have done to fulfill your aim and answer your research questions?

• introduction

• aim

• methodology

• research questions

Directions for building a bookshelf are examples of what structure?

• problem-solution

• narration

• comparison and contrast

• sequence

Which text structure uses the following signal words: as well as, either, similar to?

• problem-solution

• narration

• comparison and contrast

• sequence

Which text structure uses the following signal words: because of, since, as a result of?

• cause and effect

• narration

• comparison and contrast

• sequence