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TOPIC 1: NATURE OF ACADEMIC TEXTS

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following are processes involved in academic writing EXCEPT:

a)

Posing a question

b)

Problematizing a concept

c)

Evaluating an opinion

d)

Challenging the readers

2.

Which of the following results may arise when one successfully underwent the process of academic writing?

a)

The questions posed by the writer will be answered.

b)

The problem raised by the writer will be clarified.

c)

The writer can argue for an opinion or stand.

d)

All of the above

3.

Who are the target readers of an academic essay?

a)

Parents, workers, teachers

b)

Teachers, students, academic community

c)

Students, out-of-school youth, government officials

d)

None of the above

4.

What are the purposes of doing an academic writing?

a)

To settle, to negotiate and to inform

b)

To defend, to challenge and to question

c)

To inform, to persuade and to argue a specific point

d)

To guess, to hypothesize and to make conclusions

5.

Writing academic papers requires deliberate, thorough and careful thought. Therefore, what should one do to achieve a well-crafted academic essay?

a)

One must depend on his/her own opinions alone.

b)

One must conduct a research on the topic at hand.

c)

One must not consult the Internet for unsure sources.

d)

One must depend highly on the Internet for easy information access.

6.

The term, "VERY OFTEN" may be improved using a more appropriate academic word which is:

a)

frequently

b)

rarely

c)

seriously

d)

stubbornly

7.

An academic essay must use appropriate vocabulary words but not too pretentious, highfalutin words. Which among these words is the simplified version of the term, "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"?

a)

beautiful; pretty

b)

exquisite; one-of-a-kind

c)

extraordinarily good; wonderful

d)

hardworking; industrious

8.

"VERY AFRAID" also means

a)

scared

b)

terrified

c)

zombified

d)

defied

9.

"VERY LAZY" also means

a)

indolent

b)

insolent

c)

topsy-turvy

d)

glutton

10.

"VERY BORING" also means

a)

dirty

b)

gloomy

c)

negative

d)

dull