Academic Writing Guide Quiz
Test your knowledge of academic writing best practices with the Academic Writing Guide Quiz. All questions are designed to assess your understanding of key academic writing concepts.
Which of the following is the most appropriate thesis statement for an academic essay?
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Social media has both positive and negative effects on society.
I think social media is bad.
This essay will discuss social media.
Select all elements that are essential in a formal academic introduction.
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Background information
Thesis statement
Personal anecdote
Outline of main points
Which citation style is most commonly used in the social sciences?
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APA
MLA
Chicago
Identify the academic tone in the following sentence: "The results clearly demonstrate a significant improvement."
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Objective and formal
Casual and conversational
Persuasive and emotional
Which of the following are characteristics of academic writing?
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Impersonal language
Use of contractions
Precise vocabulary
First-person pronouns
Rate your confidence in identifying plagiarism in academic writing.
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Not confident
1
2
3
4
Very confident
5
1 is Not confident, 5 is Very confident
Which of the following sentences uses correct academic referencing?
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Smith (2020) argues that academic writing is a learned skill.
According to Smith, academic writing is a learned skill.
Smith said academic writing is a learned skill.
Select the most effective way to integrate a direct quote in academic writing.
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Introduce the quote with context and cite the source.
Insert the quote without context.
Use the quote as the entire paragraph.
Which of the following best describes a topic sentence?
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A sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph.
A sentence that summarizes the essay.
A sentence that introduces a new topic.
Match each academic writing term to its correct definition.
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Definition
Paraphrasing
Restating information in your own words
A list of sources cited
A brief summary of the main points
Reference list
Restating information in your own words
A list of sources cited
A brief summary of the main points
Abstract
Restating information in your own words
A list of sources cited
A brief summary of the main points
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