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WorksheetsTOPIC 1: NATURE OF ACADEMIC TEXTS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The following are processes involved in academic writing EXCEPT:
Posing a question
Problematizing a concept
Evaluating an opinion
Challenging the readers
Which of the following results may arise when one successfully underwent the process of academic writing?
The questions posed by the writer will be answered.
The problem raised by the writer will be clarified.
The writer can argue for an opinion or stand.
All of the above
Who are the target readers of an academic essay?
Parents, workers, teachers
Teachers, students, academic community
Students, out-of-school youth, government officials
None of the above
What are the purposes of doing an academic writing?
To settle, to negotiate and to inform
To defend, to challenge and to question
To inform, to persuade and to argue a specific point
To guess, to hypothesize and to make conclusions
Writing academic papers requires deliberate, thorough and careful thought. Therefore, what should one do to achieve a well-crafted academic essay?
One must depend on his/her own opinions alone.
One must conduct a research on the topic at hand.
One must not consult the Internet for unsure sources.
One must depend highly on the Internet for easy information access.
The term, "VERY OFTEN" may be improved using a more appropriate academic word which is:
frequently
rarely
seriously
stubbornly
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"?
beautiful; pretty
exquisite; one-of-a-kind
extraordinarily good; wonderful
hardworking; industrious
"VERY AFRAID" also means
scared
terrified
zombified
defied
"VERY LAZY" also means
indolent
insolent
topsy-turvy
glutton
"VERY BORING" also means
dirty
gloomy
negative
dull
