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WorksheetsEAP - Unit 1 - A revision
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 29mins
What are some genres/functions of academic writing? Click on the correct options.
describing processes
reporting and narrating
brainstorming
giving an opinion
explaining cause and effect
Which is the most common structure of a piece of academic writing?
Preliminaries - Main text – End matter
Introduction – Main text – Reference
Introduction – Main text – Conclusion
Preliminaries – Overview – Main text – Conclusion
Which are usually included in the “end matter” part of a piece of academic writing?
end notes
references
final opinion
predictions into the future
Which are usually included in the “main text” part of a piece of academic writing?
a. Author’s name
a. Submission date
a. The main body paragraph(s)
a. The introductory paragraph(s)
a. The conclusion paragraph(s)
Choose the independent clauses.
She went abroad
When they broke up
They broke up last week
Just because it has not been invented
Though her results are excellent
Choose the dependent clauses.
After she graduated
Fresh graduates struggle with work
If it is lost
Nothing makes sense
I need an apple
Choose the definition of an independent clause.
The basic unit of a sentence which contains a Subject + a Verb team.
It contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
It contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought.
Choose the definition of a clause.
The basic unit of a sentence which contains a Subject + a Verb team.
It contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
It contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought.
Choose the definition of a dependent clause.
The basic unit of a sentence which contains a Subject + a Verb team.
It contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
It contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought.
Choose the simple sentences.
He went home.
He went home but no one was there.
When he went home, no one was there.
He went home with her.
Choose the compound sentences.
My friend invited me to the cinema but I couldn’t go.
The football team won the last game of the season, and they became the champion.
The football team won at the biggest stadium in the country.
My friend invited me to the cinema with here last Friday.
Choose the definition of a simple sentence.
one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
with at least two independent clauses but no dependent clauses.
is formed by adding one or more subordinate (dependent) clauses to the main (independent) clause using conjunctions and/or relative pronouns.
Choose the definition of a compound sentence.
one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
with at least two independent clauses but no dependent clauses.
is formed by adding one or more subordinate (dependent) clauses to the main (independent) clause using conjunctions and/or relative pronouns.
Choose the correct coordinators that can be used in a compound sentence.
for, and, nor, but, yet, or, so
and, or, nor, however, although
but, yet, despite, inspite of
and , or, so, therefore, in contrast
Choose the correct definition of a paragraph.
A paragraph is a collection of sentences that cover at least two aspects of a topic.
A paragraph is a collection of sentences that cover one aspect of different topics.
A paragraph is a collection of sentences that cover one aspect of a topic.
A paragraph is a collection of words that cover one aspect of a topic.
Choose the correct structure of a paragraph.
Topic sentence – main body sentences – footnotes
Topic sentence – main body sentences – body references
Topic sentence – arguments – conclusions
Topic sentence – main body sentences – concluding sentence
What is pre-listening?
What you do before you listen.
What you do while you listen.
What you do after you listen.
What can you do in this “pre-listening stage”?
Activate your current knowledge of the topic.
Acquire extra knowledge.
Activate vocabulary/language.
Underline key words in the text.
Predict content.
If you are listening to get the general idea, it is…
Listening for gist
Listening for specific information
Understanding relevant points
If you are listening to get the details, it is…
Listening for gist
Listening for specific information and understanding relevant points
Listening for main idea
How many processes are involved in “Reading in a second language”?
1
2
3
4
5
Choose the processes that are involved in “Reading in a second language”.
Visual information from the eyes (decoding)
Read carefully
Predict content
Learn vocabulary
Interpreting the visual information
Choose the correct definition of ‘morphemes’.
the smallest meaningful lexical item in a language
a meaningful word
a unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another in a particular language
a way to pronounce a word
Choose the correct definition of ‘phonemes’’.
the smallest meaningful lexical item in a language
a meaningful word
a unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another in a particular language
a way to pronounce a word
Choose the correct examples of ‘phonemes’.
/b/ ; /i(r)/
“un-“ ; “-able”
Choose the correct examples of ‘morphemes’.
/b/ ; /i(r)/
“un-“ ; “-able”
Choose some of the factors that make you an effective reader.
has a clear purpose in reading
avoids reading word by word, reads sentence by sentence
guesses the meaning of new vocabulary from the context, or considers ignoring them if they are not essential to overall understanding
use dictionary everytime you see a new word
try to translate information to Vietnamese
Choose some of the skills that can improve your reading ability.
Read fast
Understand information that is explicitly stated
Understand the meaning of conceptual information
Understand all the academic vocabulary given in the text
Recognize the organization of the text
Choose some of the strategies needed for effective reading.
Skimming
Scanning
Predicting
Translating
Quick understanding
Why do we need to predict?
To read faster
To activate our background knowledge.
To help us work our way around the text and think where important information may be situated
To learn new vocabulary
