Quiz on Academic Writing

The main difference between academic writing and other writing is that academic writing:

• uses longer words

• tries to be precise and unbiased

• is harder to understand

Italics are used for two of the following reasons:

• to emphasise a word

• to show words from other languages

• with idioms

Teachers frequently complain about students:

• not answering the question given

• not writing enough

• writing in pencil

The best time to write an introduction is usually:

• before writing the main body

• after proofreading

• after writing the main body

The purpose of an introduction is:

• to give your aims and methods

• to amuse the reader

• to summarise your ideas

Making careful notes is essential for:

• writing essays

• revising for exams

• all academic work

An in-text citation looks like:

• (Manton, 2008)

• (Richard Manton, 2008)

• (Manton, R. 2008)

Paraphrasing a text means:

• making it shorter and simpler

• changing both vocabulary and structure

• adding more detail

Paragraphs always contain:

• six or more sentences

• an example

• a topic sentence

Proofreading means:

• getting a friend to check your work

• checking for minor errors

• rewriting the text