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Academic Writing

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a thesis statement?
a)
Is the sentence that tells the main idea of the whole essay.
b)
It  the paragraph that presents the problems.
c)
Is the sentence that calls for action.
2.
Finish the sentence:
“ A strong thesis statement should…….
a)
give facts.
b)
keep the reader guessing.
c)
clearly state the writer's opinion.
3.

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

a)

uses longer words

b)

tries to be precise

c)

is harder to understand

4.

Plagiarism is:

a)

a dangerous disease

b)

an academic offence

c)

an academic website

5.

Research is:

a)

copy information

b)

give an opinion

c)

to investigate facts

d)

none

6.
Choose three words to describe academic writing:
a)
Talented, stylish, inspiring
b)
Precise, clear, objective
c)
Decisive, divisive, derisive
d)
Subjective, obscure, vague
7.
'Information on the internet is 'free'. Anyone can use it without having to reference it.'
a)
True
b)
False
c)
It depends on how important the assignment is.
d)
You only need to reference authors' work on the internet
8.
Annotating is a type of 
a)
notetaking
b)
a multiple choice test
c)
bad habit for college
d)
none of these
9.

You must cite if you

a)

use your own words

b)

use your own ideas

c)

use someone else's words

d)

use someone else's ideas

10.
When you steal the words or ideas from another person without giving them credit
a)
paraphrasing
b)
cheating
c)
texting
d)
plagiarizing
11.
When you put the words of others into your own words, you are doing what?
a)
plagiarizing
b)
writing
c)
cheating
d)
paraphrasing
12.
What does infer mean? 
a)
use a dictionary to find the answer
b)
make a guess based on what you read 
c)
note what you know
d)
play with your dog
13.

University education should be free

a)

Topic Sentence / Thesis

b)

Evidence

c)

Explanation

d)

Reason

14.

Self driving cars are the best solution to transportation problems.

a)

Topic Sentence / Thesis

b)

Evidence

c)

Explanation

d)

Reason

15.

Firstly, eating vegetables produces less waste than meat or fish.

a)

Topic Sentence / Thesis

b)

Evidence

c)

Explanation

d)

Reason

16.

Eating vegetables rather than meat or fish is better for several reasons.

a)

Topic Sentence / Thesis

b)

Evidence

c)

Explanation

d)

Reason

17.

Therefore, you can actually eat more of vegetables and don't have to throw away much at all.

a)

Topic Sentence / Thesis

b)

Evidence

c)

Explanation

d)

Reason

18.

For instance, university allows students to choose a specific field or major, such as business or social science.

a)

Topic Sentence / Thesis

b)

Evidence

c)

Explanation

d)

Reason

19.

Therefore, going to university seems to be a very good method to find a career.

a)

Topic Sentence / Thesis

b)

Evidence

c)

Explanation

d)

Reason

20.

What can be the consequences of plagiarizing

a)

Get a zero on the assignment

b)

Make you go to jail

c)

Fines between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000

d)

Can get you expelled from high-school or college

e)

Get extra credit (ex. 110%) on the assignment you are doing

21.

What is research?

a)

When you are given the answers

b)

When you use resources to find information

c)

When you copy someone else's work

d)

All of the above

22.

Why should you cite your resources?

a)

To give credit to the people created it

b)

To copy another person's work

c)

To use it as our own

d)

None of the above

23.

Which website or address (URL) would not be reliable?

a)

NASA

b)

Britannica

c)

Wikipedia

d)

.gov or .edu websites

24.

What is a bibliography?

a)

pictures about your topic

b)

a list of sources you used

c)

video clips

25.
What can you do to avoid plagiarism?
a)
Cite your source at the end of a sentence
b)
Reference and rephrase others work
c)
Use quotation marks
d)
All of the above
26.
What is a citation?
a)
The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, fild, or record work
b)
To present the words and ideas of someone else as your own, without giving credit
c)
A reference to an author of a given work that can include name, title, page number, and date.
d)
To re-work the ideas, words, phrases, and sentence structures of others and retell them in your own words
27.
An example of a reliable source is...
a)
A print or an online encyclopedia.
b)
wikipedia.com.
c)
google.com.
d)
yahoo.com.

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