WorksheetsTask 2 - Academic Language Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which phrase is the most academic way to paraphrase "Many people think that...?"
It is universally known that...
It is frequently argued that...
A lot of guys say that...
Everyone is thinking that...
Instead of saying "I totally agree," which phrase is more appropriate for an academic essay?
I am fully congruent with this.
I wholeheartedly concur with this viewpoint.
I am down with this idea.
I have the same brain about this.
Which phrase is best used to outline what your essay will discuss in the introduction?
I will write about...
This essay will examine...
I am going to tell you...
My writing is going to show...
When introducing a counter-argument (the opposite view), which phrase works best?
On the flip side...
But, others think...
Conversely, opponents of this view argue that...
Changing the subject...
Which word is a strong formal synonym for "opinion"?
Notion
Guess
Feeling
Perspective
Which word fits best here? "The government raised taxes. ________, consumption decreased."
However
Consequently
Although
Whereas
Which transition signal is used to add a similar point?
Furthermore
Nevertheless
On the contrary
Despite this
Choose the correct conjunction: "________ the rise in technology, face-to-face communication has declined."
Because
Due to
Since
As a result
Which phrase is used to give a specific example?
In general
Broadly speaking
A clear instance of this is...
In conclusion
How do you formally signal the end of the essay?
That’s all folks.
In the end.
In conclusion.
Finally.
Instead of "bad effect," use:
A detrimental impact
A naughty result
A downer
A sad consequence
Which verb means "to make a problem less severe"?
Agitate
Mitigate
Irrigate
Litigate
Instead of saying "causes," you can say: "Poor diet ________ health problems."
results in
makes up
invents
discovers
A formal way to say "solve the problem" is:
Fix the drama
Address the issue
Cure the thing
Beat the situation
If a solution is practical and possible to achieve, it is:
Feasible
Fiction
Fragile
Furious
Technology that is outdated is often called:
Old school
Obsolete
Antique
Retro
"The gap between those who have access to internet and those who don't" is called:
The tech wall
The digital divide
The computer hole
The wifi separation
In education, learning by memorizing facts without understanding is called:
Rote learning
Robot learning
Hard learning
Fast tracking
Instead of "getting a job," you should say:
Catching a career
Securing employment
Winning work
Buying a job
A curriculum that focuses on a wide range of subjects is:
A big curriculum
A holistic curriculum
A heavy curriculum
A fat curriculum
People who consume too many goods create a:
Throw-away culture
Trashy life
Buying habit
Wasteful time
Instead of saying "poor people," use the term:
The moneyless
The impoverished
The broke
The empty-pocketed
Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are called:
Hot air
Greenhouse gases
Steamers
Smoke clouds
The difference in wealth between rich and poor is the:
Money line
Economic disparity
Cash difference
Wallet gap
If a resource (like oil) will eventually run out, it is:
Finite
Infinite
Forever
Endless
Replace "important": "Education plays a (a) role in society."
Replace "many": "There are a (a) of reasons for this trend."
Replace "change": "Society has undergone a significant (a) ."
Replace "people": "Ordinary (a) often struggle with inflation."
Replace "money": "The government should allocate more (a) to healthcare."
