Academic Writing

Making careful notes is essential for:

• writing essays

• revising for exams

• all academic work

An abstract is normally found:

• on the back cover of books

• before journal articles

• in exam questions

The purpose of an introduction is:

• to give your aims and methods

• to excite the reader

• to summarise your ideas

Proofreading means:

• getting a friend to check your work

• checking for minor errors

• rewriting

The best time to write an introduction is often:

• after writing the main body

• first

• last

Teachers frequently complain about students:

• not answering the question given

• not writing enough

• writing in pencil

The conclusion to an article usually includes:

• results of the study

• references

• additional data

Acknowledgements are generally used:

• to admit possible errors

• to suggest more research

• to thank people who helped

The word ‘unreliable’ contains:

• a prefix

• a suffix

• both

Paraphrasing a text means:

• making it shorter

• changing a lot of the vocabulary

• adding more detail