WorksheetsEAPP Q1-ST1 BREAD & PASTRY
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What benefit one can get in learning English?
Status symbol
Global competitiveness
Nationalism
School credential
Which feature of academic text is being described?
Written texts are lexically dense compared to spoken language - they have proportionately more lexical words than grammatical words.
Explicit
Accuracy
Complexity
Hedging
Which feature of academic text is being described?
Do not use "a lot of people" when you can say "50 million people".
Hedging
Complex
Explicit
Precise
Which feature of academic text is being described?
Avoid words like "I", "me", "myself" in the report.
Objectivity
Precision
Hedging
Impersonality
Which is NOT a reason for the widespread of the English language?
Trading
Religion
Recreation
Colonization
Where did the first English settle in America?
Washington
Jamestown
New York
Los Angeles
Which of these words is closest in meaning to 'formal'?
Old
Official
Relaxed
Quiet
Which of these words is closest in meaning to 'informal'?
Casual
Old
Official
Small
Which word is more likely to be used in formal situations?
Get
Receive
Ain’t
Ok
In what point of view should academic writing be written?
First person
Second person
Third person
Omniscient
What should an academic writer checklist include?
Have I made grammatical errors?
Do I have a clear thesis sentence?
Are my body paragraphs organized in a logical way?
All of these answers are correct.
Which of the following definitions best defines hedging?
It makes a stance on the arguments and claims you used in writing.
It narrows specific meaning
It involves research and evaluation.
It makes the statement clearer
Which of the following is NOT advisable to use in academic writing?
Formal voice
Third person
References
Contractions
Which set of adjectives sounds more academic?
dynamic, interactive, practical, cost-efficient
costly, time-consuming, labor-intensive
beautiful, extravagant, gorgeous
good, nice, better
Which is a good example of academic reasoning?
It will make the school better.
I think it helps parents and students be more familiar with the school.
It encourages strong student participation, as every student in the school can be involved in this project.
It is wiser; therefore, it should be considered.
Which phrase better introduce findings in a report?
In line with previous studies __________
This result highlights that little is known about the __________
This will not be biased by __________
Another limitation of this __________
What language is used when communicating professionally?
Casual
Informal
Formal
Colloquial
Which is NOT an example of academic language?
Report
Discuss
Summarize
Can’t
Which is NOT a feature of academic text?
Precise
Accurate
Informal
Explicit
What makes English a universal language?
It is generally used for business transactions.
It is the language of the rich and famous.
Everyone speaks English.
Everyone speaks English.
