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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
This type of text needs full concentration and comprehension.
Journal
Academic Text
Thesis
Review Paper
This is the type of language used in a non-academic text.
Jargon
Formal
Informal
Colloquial
This is done during reading.
Reflecting
Commenting
Analyzing
Annotating
This is usually presented in the abstract or executive summary and found in the last part of the introduction.
Topic Sentence
Thesis Statement
Topic
Research Objective
Which CLAIM is the strongest for the following thesis statements?
Violent video games are harmful for young people to play.
Violent video games are harmful for young people to play because children can become desensitized to death.
Violent video games are harmful to young people, and it should be stopped.
Violent video games are harmful for young people because they should be reading a book.
This is the main idea of the paragraph.
Thesis Statement
Topic Sentence
Topic
Research Objective
The following are strategies in locating a Thesis Statement EXCEPT:
Read the title.
If there is no abstract, read the first few paragraphs of the introduction.
Make understandings on its purpose.
Look for it either at the beginning, middle, or last part of a paragraph.
Is a replacement of thesis statement and is found in the last part of an introduction.
Thesis Statement
Topic Statement
Purpose Statement
Introductory Statement
The following describes a Topic Sentence EXCEPT:
This describes or define the topic of the paragraph.
Contains the BIG WORD which is considered the topic of the paragraph.
This can be located either beginning, middle, or last part.
Presents and describes the main point of an essay.
Provide critique and evaluation of scholarly papers published in journals.
Research Articles
Thesis
Review Papers
Conference Papers
By observing the writing style of the author, you can determine the location of the topic sentence.
TRUE
FALSE
The abstract presents the thesis of the text.
TRUE
FALSE
The main idea is always stated at the first part of the paragraph.
TRUE
FALSE
When an abstract is not provided, the thesis is not evident in the text.
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FALSE
You don't have to read the full text if you know how to spot its main idea.
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FALSE
The three major elements of an essay are INTRODUCTION, BODY, and (a) .
A type of text whose purpose is to entertain readers is (a) .
Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?
Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is.
Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short.
Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way.
They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area.
Dolphins are very smart animals. They even have their own language. They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts. Scientists have been studying this dolphin language. They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other. This paragraph mainly tells:
how dolphins talk to people
how dolpins are different from fish
how smart dolphins are
which scientists are studying languages
A thesis statement is a complete sentence. A thesis statement is not a question.
Which of these is a thesis statement?
Knowing a foreign language.
Knowing a foreign language is a very useful skill. It can help one advance in a career, relate better to others, and open one's mind to the ideas of another culture.
Why should people know a foreign language?
Why do you want to marry a foreigner?
This type of academic text is published and is found in an academic journal.
Academic Textbook
Worksheet
Research Article
Conference Paper
This is the part of the academic text that list down the sources.
Table of Content
Acknowledgment
Preface
Reference
This is the format followed by research articles and conference papers.
Swales Format
IMRAD Format
APA Format
MLA Format
The following are reasons why news articles are considered non-academic 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓:
Is always research-based.
Written by anyone.
Information come from ordinary people.
None of the above.
Which is 𝐍𝐎𝐓 true about a paragraph?
It can have one topic sentence.
It can have two topic sentences.
It can have three or more topic sentences.
It may not have a topic sentence.
