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Academic Writing Essentials
Academic Writing Essentials
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Test your knowledge on the key elements and techniques of academic writing
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What is a key part of a paragraph?
Footnotes
Concluding sentence
Title
Reference list
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Which writing style is the simplest?
Critical
Analytical
Persuasive
Descriptive
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What is the main aim of academic essay writing?
To explore a topic
To entertain readers
To confuse the audience
To summarize facts
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What is a characteristic of a well-written paragraph?
No conclusion
Random ideas
Long sentences
Clear topic sentence
5
True or false: The conclusion introduces new material.
False
True
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What is the first part of an essay?
Conclusion
Body
Introduction
Reference list
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True or false: The introduction should be 50% of the paper.
False
True
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What is the purpose of an abstract?
Introduces new ideas
Summarises main points
Lists authors
Provides references
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Which term indicates a higher level of writing?
Narrative
Analytical
Descriptive
Persuasive
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What is a common issue in poorly written paragraphs?
Perfect grammar
Lack of clarity
Clear structure
Strong arguments
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Which writing style requires multiple viewpoints?
Persuasive
Descriptive
Critical
Narrative
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What is the purpose of TEEEL?
Create references
Write conclusions
Summarise essays
Organise paragraphs
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True or false: Academic writing is always informal.
False
True
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True or false: Abstracts should include references.
True
False
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What is a key element of persuasive writing?
Vague statements
Point of view
No arguments
Random facts
