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WorksheetsSeminar 17-20 Flashback
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
How many common types of evidence are there in academic writing?
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3
6
4
What type of evidence is the following?: According to the survey results approximately 20% of the respondents mentioned the importance of multiculturalism policy in Europe (Brags, 2019).
Statistics
Research findings
Personal experience
Example
What type of evidence is the following?: Research has shown that the United States and Japan suffered the most economic damage from natural disasters between 1991 and 2005 (Wills, 2009).
Statistics
Research findings
Example
Quotation
What type of evidence is the following?: "Although a household on a lower income may spend less in total terms than a wealthier household, they are likely to spend a higher proportion of their income on recovery" (Richards, 2010, pp110).
Statistics
Quotation
Research Findings
Example
Choose the correct meaning of the following word: "Subjectively"
not influenced by personal beliefs or attitudes
uninfluenced by prejudice
influenced by personal beliefs or attitudes
biased in favour of
showing an unreasonable liking for, based on opinions rather than facts
uninfluenced by personal beliefs or attitudes
showing an unreasonable dislike for, based on opinions rather than facts
rational
based only on reason
showing an unreasonable dislike for, based on opinions rather than facts
showing an unreasonable liking for, based on opinions rather than facts
prejudiced against
showing an unreasonable dislike for, based on opinions rather than facts
showing an unreasonable liking for, based on opinions rather than facts
based only on reason
to adopt/take a stance
prejudiced against
biased against
hold views
to take a position
have ethical objections to
object to something
to change your point of view a little
dislike for reasons relating to morality
experience unreasonable negative behavior
the principles underlying
another (basic) idea lying behind
basic philosophy
belief
Find the anaphoric reference in the following quote: "Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them being made."(Attributed to Otto von Bismarck)
it
them
laws
sausages
Find the anaphoric reference in the sentence: "The toy belongs to the dogs, so leave it on the floor."
the toy
the
the floor
it
Find the cataphoric reference in the sentence: "In 'The Pendulum Years,' his history of the 1960s, Bernard Levin writes of the 'collective insanity which seized Britain."
Levin
the collective insanity
his
Find the cataphoric reference in the sentence: "Too scared to buy before they sell, some homeowners aim for a trade."
homeowners
to
they
Academic English is the best module!
Yes
No
I don't know
I should ask my academic counselor
