WorksheetsPre test (Reporting)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The main difference between academic writing and normal wrting is that academic writing :
uses longer words
tries to be precise and unbiased
is harder to understand
The difference between a project and essay is:
essay are longer
project are longer
students choose projects' topic
teachers complain most about students:
not answering the questions given
not writing enough
not referencing properly
The best time to write an introduction is often:
first
last
after writing the main body
Plagiarism is:
a dangerous disease
an academic offense
an academic website
Making careful notes is essential for:
Writing essays
Revising for exams
all academic work
An in text citation looks like:
Manton,2008
Richard Manton,2008
Manton,R.2008
Paragraph a text means:
making it shorter
changing a lot of the vocabulary
adding more detail
Paragraphs always contain:
six or more sentences
an example
a topic sentence
The purpose of an introduction is:
To give your aims and methods
to excite the reader
to summarise your ideas
Proofreading means:
Getting a friend to check your work
checking for minor errors
rewriting
Teacher expect students to adopt a critical appoarch to their sources:
sometime
only for master's work
always
