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Academic English

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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1.

What is a thesis statement?

a)

It is a one-sentence explanation of the entire piece of writing, which gives focus to the essay.

b)

It is a two-sentence explanation of the entire piece of writing, which gives focus to the first and last paragraphs only.

c)

It is a one-sentence explanation of the entire piece of writing, but only gives focus to the conclusion paragraph.

d)

It is the entire opening paragraph of the essay, including the grabber, details and last sentence.

2.

Where is a thesis statement located in an essay?

a)

First sentence of opening paragraph

b)

Last sentence of opening paragraph

c)

First sentence of second body paragraph

d)

Anywhere you find it works

3.
The thesis statement should express a main idea that links to supporting points
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which of the following is a major component of any thesis?
a)
making a claim
b)
providing an amusing anecdote
c)
being at least three sentences
d)
only providing facts
5.
Which topic sentence DOES NOT belong with the thesis below?
More than anyone else, I admire my mother because she is talented, kind, and selfless.
a)
One reason I admire my mother is because of her faith.
b)
My mother is also admirable because of her impressive skills.
c)
Furthermore, my mother is extremely caring.
d)
Lastly, she puts everyone else before herself.
6.
____________ language names or describes something specifically rather than vaguely.
a)
visual
b)
precise
c)
multimedia
d)
domain-specific
7.
A thesis should never...
a)
say, "This paper will be about"
b)
have reasons to support the claim
8.
Topic sentences are typically the...
a)
First sentence in each paragraph.
b)
Second sentence in each paragraph.
c)
Third sentence in each paragraph.
d)
Last sentence in each paragraph.
9.
Topic sentences should provide a direction for the paragraphs sentences,
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Topic Sentences are used in...
a)
Poetry
b)
Personal Narratives
c)
Expository Writing
11.
How many paragraphs should you have in your essay?
a)
1
b)
5
c)
7
d)
3
12.
For every concrete detail, you should have ______ commentary sentence(s)
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.

What does the Intro paragraph consist of?

a)

Opening Statement

b)

Introduction of Text

c)

Thesis Statment

d)

Evidence

14.

What does a Body Paragraph consist of?

a)

Topic Sentence, Claim, Context, Evidence, Analysis, Concluding Statement, and Transition

b)

Opening Statement, Introduction of Text, Evidence, and Thesis

c)

Restated thesis, Summary of Argument, and Concluding Statement ("So What?")

15.

What does a Conlusion consist of?

a)

Topic Sentence, Claim, Context, Evidence, Analysis, Concluding Statement, and Transition

b)

Opening Statement, Introduction of Text, Evidence, and Thesis

c)

Restated thesis, Summary of Argument, and Concluding Statement ("So What?")

16.

The Opening Statement

a)

Generally introduces the broader subject of the essay using clear examples and details.

b)

Identifies the key author(s), title(s), and significant details that connect to the opening statement.

c)

Directly addresses the prompt by concisely stating the overall argument.

17.

The Thesis Statement

a)

Generally introduces the broader subject of the essay using clear examples and details.

b)

Identifies the key author(s), title(s), and significant details that connect to the opening statement.

c)

Directly addresses the prompt by concisely stating the overall argument.

18.

Your Topic Sentence should

a)

Establish the overall focus on the paragraph and directly supports the thesis statement.

b)

Explains how or why the topic sentence is valid. The claim must be specific and arguable.

c)

Provides relevant background for the textual evidence.

d)

Explains the significance of the textual evidence provided by evaluating the key words, phrases, and/or literary devices within the evidence.

19.

Your Claim should

a)

Establish the overall focus on the paragraph and directly supports the thesis statement.

b)

Explain how or why the topic sentence is valid. The claim must be specific and arguable.

c)

Provide relevant background for the textual evidence.

d)

Explain the significance of the textual evidence provided by evaluating the key words, phrases, and/or literary devices within the evidence.

20.

Your Context should

a)

Establish the overall focus on the paragraph and directly supports the thesis statement.

b)

Explain how or why the topic sentence is valid. The claim must be specific and arguable.

c)

Provide relevant background for the textual evidence.

d)

Explain the significance of the textual evidence provided by evaluating the key words, phrases, and/or literary devices within the evidence.

21.

Your Analysis should

a)

Establish the overall focus on the paragraph and directly supports the thesis statement.

b)

Explain how or why the topic sentence is valid. The claim must be specific and arguable.

c)

Provide relevant background for the textual evidence.

d)

Explain the significance of the textual evidence provided by evaluating the key words, phrases, and/or literary devices within the evidence.

22.

What is comprehension?

a)

Reading for pleasure

b)

Something Ms. Schonleber forced me to do

c)

Reading for understanding

d)

Useless stuff

23.

Highlighting and annotating are techniques that can...

a)

add to the reader's understanding.

b)

express your artistic ability.

c)

make it difficult to understand the main idea.

d)

have no benefit at all.

24.

Guess what will happen in a reading.

a)

Preview

b)

Sequence

c)

Predict

d)

Skim

25.

I should read the entire text before answering the questions.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Pre-reading strategies are _________________.

a)

things I can do while reading a passage.

b)

things I can do after reading a passage.

c)

things I can do before reading a passage.

d)

things I can do when I am confused.

27.

Before reading a text I should...

a)

scan the article.

b)

look for unknown words in the article.

c)

write notes in the margin.

d)

identify the main idea.

28.

Reading Comprehension is

a)

Answering questions

b)

Reading fluently

c)

Listening to the teacher while he reads

d)

Understanding what we read

29.
When you determine what you think will happen next in the text you __________. 
a)
Visualize
b)
Predict
c)
Connect
d)
Clarify
30.
If you have a bowl with six apples and you take four, how many do you have?
a)
4 apples
b)
2 apples
c)
1 apple
d)
6 apples
31.
If an electric train moves north at 160km / h and a 16km / h wind blows west, where does the smoke go?
a)
there is no smoke
b)
From north to south
c)
from south to north
d)
upwards
32.

Some months have 31 days, others have 30 days, but how many have 28 days?

a)

everybody

b)

one

c)

two

d)

three

33.
If there are 12 fish in a fish tank and 5 of them drown, how many fish are left?
a)
12
b)
5
c)
7
d)
any
34.
Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth. 
a)
Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
b)
One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.
c)
Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
d)
Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.
35.
What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
A type of shark called a shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water.
a)
A shark can leap 20 feet out of the water, it is called a shortfin mako. 
b)
The shortfin mako shark can jump above the surface of water.
c)
A shortfin mako is a kind of shark that can leap 20 feet out of the water. 
d)
A shortfin mako can jump 20 feet above the surface of the water.
36.
What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest. 
a)
The biggest country in South America is Brazil, while the tiniest is Suriname.
b)
Suriname and Brazil the largest and smallest countries in Brazil.
c)
The largest country is Brazil and the smallest country is Suriname, and they are both countries in Brazil.
d)
The two countries of Brazil and Suriname are two countries in Brazil.
37.
 Choose the BEST paraphrase of this text: 

Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.
(Scholastic Book of World Records 2011 page 99)
a)
Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.
b)
According to Scholastic Book of World Records 2011, I think it is great that soccer player Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team!
c)
Soccer player Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing soccer as striker/winger for La Liga's Barcelona team. Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain.
d)
According to Scholastic Book of World Records 2011, soccer player Lionel Messi makes over $39 million dollars annually. This impressive salary is from his work as a striker for La Liga's Barcelona team (page 99).
38.
Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk. 
a)
Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk, and I think that this is odd.
b)
Dragonflies have six legs.
c)
Although Dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk at all.
d)
 Even though they have six legs, dragonflies can’t walk. 
39.
When do you have to cite your sources?
a)
We do not have to cite sources.
b)
Only if your teacher tells you to.
c)
Whenever you use information from an author or a reference source.
d)
Only when you have time.
40.
How should an in-text citation look?
a)
(Seuss, 1974)
b)
Dr. Seuss, book
c)
(Dr. Seuss, Cat in the Hat)
d)
(Cat in the Hat)
41.

Which shows when the book was published?

a)

Copyright Date

b)

New Year's Eve

c)

the author's birthday

42.

What do you need to add to your project when you use a book for research?

a)

Citation

b)

An Image

c)

Page Numbers

43.

Is the Illustrator's name a citation fact?

a)

Yes

b)

No

44.

These are places where you get information for your research:

a)

plagiarism

b)

sources

c)

publishers

d)

MLA

45.
You don't have to give an author/creator credit for his/her work.
a)
True
b)
False
46.

One purpose for citing a source is to __________________.

a)

show readers from where your information came.

b)

to add length to a paper.

c)

to stress out students. :/

d)

to prove information in the paper is true.

47.
Which title is capitalized correctly?
a)
china's left behind children
b)
China's left behind Children
c)
China's Left behind children
d)
China's Left Behind Children
48.

Intellectual Property refers to

a)

a piece of land

b)

the ownership of an idea or design by the person who created it.

c)

owning your clothes

d)

citation

49.

If all of the information is available, what is the first element that should appear in your full citation?

a)

Publisher

b)

Publication date

c)

Title of source

d)

Author

50.

Walker, Sally M. Investigating Electricity. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications, 2012. Print

What is the title of the book?

a)

Investigating Electricity

b)

Lerner

c)

Minneapolis

51.
Sobey, Ed. Locomotion: Physics models for the classroom. Chicago, IL: Zephyr, 2005. Print.
Who is the publisher?
a)
Ed Sobey
b)
Chicago
c)
Zephyr
52.
Gardner, Robert. Sound Projects with a Music Lab You Can Build. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2008. Print.
Where was this book published?
a)
Berkeley Heights, NJ
b)
Enslow
c)
Robert Gardner
53.
Gardner, Robert. Genetics and Evolution Science Fair Projects. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2005. Print.
When was this book published?
a)
2015
b)
2005
c)
2016
54.
 Nankivell-Aston, Sally. Science Experiments with Simple Machines. New York, NY: Franklin Watts, 2000. Print.
Who is the author?
a)
Sally Nankivell-Ashton
b)
Franklin Watts
c)
New York
55.

"Craters and Meteorites." ScienceBuddies. ScienceBuddies, 3 Oct. 2013. Web. 7 Mar. 2016.

What is the date accessed?

a)

7 Mar. 2016

b)

3 Oct. 2013

c)

3 Mar. 2017

56.
 "Craters and Meteorites." ScienceBuddies. ScienceBuddies, 3 Oct. 2013. Web. 7 Mar. 2016.
What is the date of publication?
a)
7 Mar. 2016
b)
3 Oct. 2013
c)
3 Mar. 2017
57.

According to Oppenheimer_______, the sun can seriously damage your skin.

a)

2011

b)

(2011)

c)

(2011, para.2)

d)

(para. 2)

58.

The cause of the problem is that " we have too many foods with too much sugar"

a)

(Brown, 2015, p. 1233).

b)

(Brown, p.1233, 2015)

c)

(2015, p. 1233)

d)

(Brown, 2015, p.1233)

59.

According to an article about students, most of them enjoy leaving class early____________________

a)

( Students Love Freetime, 2018 )

b)

( Students Love Freetime, 2018 ).

c)

. ( Students Love Freetime, 2018 ).

d)

. ( Students Love Freetime, 2018 )

60.

The __________________________________ says that the situation in Yemen is critical.

a)

World Health Organisation, 2018

b)

WHO, 2018

c)

(World Health Organisation (WHO) 2018,)

d)

World Health Organisation (WHO) 2018,

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