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WorksheetsAcademic Writing and Research Skills
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
The purpose of an introduction is:
to give your aims and methods
to excite the reader
to summarise your ideas
What is citing?
Giving credit for a resource used
Touring a city
Using someone else work as your own
Using a database for research
What is the risk of taking a position before doing research?
biased research of information which does not support the position
biased research of information which completely supports the position
professional research of information which only supports the position
biased research of information which only supports the position
Which of the following is a research tool?
Graph
Illustration
Questionnarre
Diagram
This refers to a particular procedure or set of procedures applied in conducting a research or study.
Introduction
Review of Related Literature
Methodology
Findings, Results and Recommendations
Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:
Plagiarism
Periodical
Research
Sight
Which style is used for education?
APA
IEEE
MLA
Chicago
How can one improve their academic writing skills?
By avoiding reading academic papers
By practicing regularly, seeking feedback, reading academic papers, and learning to properly cite sources.
By watching TV and movies
By never seeking feedback
What is a claim?
a statement used to support or prove the thesis
quotations from a source
the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence
a sentence that grabs your reader's attention
What are the purposes of doing an academic writing?
To settle, to negotiate and to inform
To inform, to persuade and to argue a specific point
To defend, to challenge and to question
To guess, to hypothesize and to make conclusions
Plagiarism is:
a dangerous disease
an academic offense
an academic website
When do you use formal language?
In an academic essay.
When you write a text message.
When you talk to a friend.
Writing academic papers requires deliberate, thorough and careful thought. Therefore, what should one do to achieve a well-crafted academic essay.
One must depend on his/her own opinions alone.
One must not consult the Internet for unsure sources.
One must conduct a research on the topic at hand.
One must depend highly on the Internet for easy information access.
What part of academic writing does the student restate the purpose of his paper to summarize it for the audience?
Introduction
Body
Topic Sentence
Conclusion
What part of academic writing does the student state the thesis statement?
Introduction
Body
Topic Sentence
Conclusion
