How can you show you disagree with another author while keeping an academic tone?

Use evaluative language like “may be misguided” or “appears to overlook”

Which of the following is a feature of indirect voice?

Summarising or paraphrasing someone else's ideas in your own words

Why is it important to label ‘other voices’ in your writing?

To avoid plagiarism and show where each idea comes from

Which sentence best shows the writer’s confident academic voice?

It definitely shows a need for further research.

What is “voice” in academic writing?

A mix of your ideas and your sources' ideas, clearly separated

Which of the following techniques shows your academic voice more confidently?

Using evaluative language such as “clearly,” “strongly,” or “misguided”

What is one risk of placing a citation only at the end of a long paragraph?

The reader might think the whole paragraph is copied

Which of the following sentences is an example of a direct quotation?

“Study skills is not something acquired instinctively” (Jordan, 1997, p. 8)

What’s the key difference between paraphrasing and summarising?

A paraphrase keeps the same meaning uses own words; a summary is shorter

What is the best reason to avoid overusing direct quotations in academic writing?

It can make it unclear which ideas are your own

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3.2 Voice in Academic Writing Quiz

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1
How can you show you disagree with another author while keeping an academic tone?
Say their idea is “completely wrong” and “useless”
Use evaluative language like “may be misguided” or “appears to overlook”
Avoid mentioning their argument at all
Copy their idea and then give your opinion
2
Which of the following is a feature of indirect voice?
Summarising or paraphrasing someone else's ideas in your own words
Using quotation marks for every sentence
Writing your opinion without any references
Copying exact words from a source
3
Why is it important to label ‘other voices’ in your writing?
To make your paper longer
So the reader knows you’ve done research
Because it looks more academic
To avoid plagiarism and show where each idea comes from
4
Which sentence best shows the writer’s confident academic voice?
People say this is true, I think.
Some might say this is a problem, I guess.
It definitely shows a need for further research.
This could be something to think about.
5
What is “voice” in academic writing?
The way you speak aloud during a presentation
A mix of your ideas and your sources' ideas, clearly separated
Using only your own ideas without referencing anyone else
A method of organizing paragraphs
6
Which of the following techniques shows your academic voice more confidently?
Using evaluative language such as “clearly,” “strongly,” or “misguided”
Repeating what a source says word-for-word
Using phrases like “I think maybe…” or “It might be…”
Avoiding all opinions and just quoting authors
7
What is one risk of placing a citation only at the end of a long paragraph?
It saves time when referencing
It shows all the sources together
The reader might think the whole paragraph is copied
It is recommended by most universities
8
Which of the following sentences is an example of a direct quotation?
Jordan says that study skills are not instinctive.
“Study skills is not something acquired instinctively” (Jordan, 1997, p. 8)
Study skills must be taught to students (Jordan, 1997).
Students do not learn study skills automatically (Jordan, 1997).
9
What’s the key difference between paraphrasing and summarising?
A summary is exactly the same length as the original
A paraphrase is longer than the original
They are the same thing
A paraphrase keeps the same meaning uses own words; a summary is shorter
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What is the best reason to avoid overusing direct quotations in academic writing?
It can make it unclear which ideas are your own
It’s against university rules
It makes your writing shorter
It is difficult to format quotations

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