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Academic Writing- Sentence Revision

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another word for 'help':

a)

render

b)

assist

c)

ask

d)

helpful

2.

"For instance, university allows students to choose a specific field or major, such as business or social science."

a)

This sentence is a conclusion.

b)

This sentence is an evidence.

c)

This sentence is an introduction.

d)

This sentence is a reason.

3.

_______ does not express a complete meaning and cannot exist on its own

a)

A dependent clause

b)

An independent clause

4.
When you put the words of others into your own words, you are doing what?
a)
plagiarizing
b)
writing
c)
cheating
d)
paraphrasing
5.

"Christian will attend college after he graduates from high school."

a)

This is a simple sentence.

b)

This is a compound sentence.

c)

This is a complex sentence.

d)

This is a compound-complex sentence.

6.

Synonym of "factor"

a)

change

b)

aspect

c)

consider

d)

part

7.

If I had followed my parents' advice, I _______.

a)

would not break the law

b)

would not broken the law

c)

would have not broken the law

d)

would not have broken the law

8.

A lot of fish have died recently because of the ........ water in the lake.

a)

contaminating

b)

contaminated

c)

contaminate

d)

contaminant

9.

Which of the following types of pronouns are NOT considered personal?

a)

First-person

b)

Second-person

c)

Third-person

d)

All of them

10.

Choose three words to describe academic writing:

a)

talented, stylish, inspiring

b)

factual, objective, precise

c)

decisive, divisive, derisive

d)

subjective, obscure, vague

11.
Which style of writing is better in an academic context?
a)
The chart shows that...
b)
We can see from the chart that...
c)
As you can see from the chart that...
d)
I can see from the chart that...
12.

Which sentence belongs in academic writing?

a)

We suggest that the action is taken immediately.

b)

The action should be taken immediately.

c)

Take the action immediately

d)

Can the action be taken immediately?

13.

The example of effective words are ...

a)

very big, exhausted, really much

b)

really small, furious, enormous

c)

serene, wealthy, innovative

d)

so careful, hideous, massive

14.

Which sentence does not belong in academic writing?

a)

There is not nobody in the campaign against corruption.

b)

The result should be beneficial to human kind.

c)

It is argued that the vaccine for Covid-19 is ready within half a year.

d)

The final consequence derived from the new regulation is not comfort for many contestants.

15.

The example of contraction that can be used in academic writing is ...

a)

The students do not create new project.

b)

The government can't stay away from this urgent problem.

c)

The virus has affected the new governor's daughter.

d)

Mr. Jokowi's been in his official conference.

16.

How could you say this more succinctly?

The politician talked about several of the merits of after-school programs in her speech.

a)

The politician talked about several of the merits of after-school programs in her speech.

b)

The politician touted after-school programs in her speech.

c)

The politician talked about merits of after-school programs in her speech.

d)

The politician described several of the merits of after-school programs in her speech.