Academic Writing Quiz # 6

Which of the following rhetorical techniques are acceptable in academic writing?

a piori reasoning

ad hominem

reductio ad absurdum

setting up a straw-man

Which rule of survey writing is violated by the following questionnaire item: "At which university did you obtain your degree?"

assumptive question

leading question

question relies on respondent's knowledge

indirect question

direct question

Which of the following are, properly speaking, theories?

Some animals can sense their owners telepathically

Falling objects are measured to accelerate towards the Earth at 32 meters / second

Creationism

Some UFOs are spaceships from other worlds

None of the above

Which of the following sentences display academically acceptable grammar and usage?

The rejection of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by China and North Korea make cultural relativity an important political issue.

Taoists see yin and yang as complimentary forces, not independent opposites.

Were the Chinese people to unite in protest, nothing could stand in their way.

Whose values determine international custom and law remains an elephant-in-the-room between America and China.

None of the above

Which common collocations in the English language are used in academic writing? (choose all that apply)

verb+verb

verb+noun

noun+noun

adjective+verb

What are collocations?

Antonyms

Noun-noun phrases

Words that are frequently used together

Synonyms

What are the differences between standard writing and academic writing?

objectivity

complexity

proper grammar

formal structure

All of the above.

When is a researcher allowed to modify data?

When it is clear that a respondent marked an item in error.

When the researcher suspects the respondent of being careless.

When the researcher suspects the respondent of not understanding the question.

When the respondent has left a blank answer.

None of the above

Which of the following statements describes "applied research" most accurately?

Large-scale research performed under contract with a governmental agency or a private corporation.

Research which enhances basic knowledge about the world.

Investigation of relationships among two entities.

Systematic inquiry involving the practical application of science.

None of the above statements describe applied research.

What type of language forms are not allowed in academic writing?

figure of speech

modal verbs

idioms

contractions

clichés

Using strong language in academic writing can be considered as _____.

under-hedging

over-hedging

inter-hedging

compound hedging

unbalanced hedging

In which part of the academic paper do you state your thesis statement?

abstract

introduction

related work

discussion

conclusion

Consider the following statement: "Time spent studying causes a change in the test score." What type of variables are "time spent" and "test score"?

independent; independent

independent; dependent

dependent; independent

dependent; dependent

The stated items are not variables.

In a normal distribution, what percentage of scores falls between one standard deviation below/above the mean?

16%

50%

68%

90%

99%

Which of the following research methods is associated with observation of participants?

content analysis

ethnography

case study

grounded theory

survey

Which of the following actions can be considered as plagiarism in academic writing?

Using other people's original ideas without referencing.

Using commonly accepted ideas without referencing.

Adapting research from colleagues.

Paying an individual to proofread a paper.

All of the above actions can be considered as plagiarism.

An English student, Amelia, is asked to write her paper on the ways in which children's literature has evolved over time. She found a source from the university's library database. Using APA rules, which citation is correctly punctuated?

Schugar, Smith, & Schugar, J.T. Teaching with interactive picture e-books in grades k-6. The Reading Teacher, 66(8), 615-624. doi:10.1002/TRTR.1668. (2013).

Schugar, H. R., Smith, C., & Schugar, J.T. (2013). Teaching with interactive picture e-books in grades k-6. The Reading Teacher, 66(8), 615-624. doi:10.1002/TRTR.1668

Schugar, H. R., Smith, C., & Schugar, J.T. (2013). Teaching with Interactive Picture e-Books in Grades k-6. The Reading Teacher, 66(8), 615-624. doi:10.1002/TRTR.1668

Schugar, H. R., Smith, C., & Schugar, J.T. (2013). Teaching with interactive picture e-books in grades k-6. The Reading Teacher, 66(8), 615-624. doi:10.1002/TRTR.1668

Which of the following statements does not use colloquial vocabulary and is consequently most suitable as an academic statement?

Retirement is something most of us must face sooner or later.

Due to circumstances, retirement sometimes comes at an early age.

Sooner or later, retirement is inevitable.

Retirement is inevitable.

All of the sentences use colloquial vocabulary.

If the researcher believes that observation and reason should be used as means of understanding human behavior, he has adopted the research paradigm of:

empiricism

constructivism

realism

positivism

deconstructionism

Which of the following is a main difference between experimental design and non-experimental design?

number of measured variables

population sampling

controlling variables

investigating relationships between variables

Which aspects of grammar are commonly used when interpreting tables and graphs in academic papers?

passive voice

personal expressions

comparative forms

present simple verb forms

active voice

What types of language forms are allowed in academic writing?

pronouns

phrasal verbs

relative clauses

adverbs

All of the above

Which in-text citation is properly written for a direct quote in APA style for this source:
Harris, K. R., Graham, S., Friedlander, B., & Laud, L. (2013).

...reading scores” (Harris et al., 2013, p. 538).

... reading scores." (Harris, K. R., Graham, S., Friedlander, B., & Laud, L., (2013), page 538).

... reading scores." (Harris, et al., (2013), p. 538.).

... reading scores." (Harris, Graham, and Friedlander. 2013. p. 538.).

A researcher found a correlation coefficient of .38 between number of trees and air quality index in a densely populated residential area. What is the relationship between number of trees and air quality index?

strong and positive

strong and negative

weak and positive

weak and negative

The result indicates that there is no relationship between number of trees and air polution index.

Reporting weight in kilograms is an example of a:

nominal scale

ordinal scale

interval scale

ratio scale

dichotomous scale

Why is a semicolon (;) used in academic writing?

To introduce a series, example or explanation.

To represent a break in thought or idea.

To specify a close thematic relationship between two clauses within a sentence.

To divide the sentence into smaller units of meaning.

To make a declarative statement.

Which of the following research types can be considered as strictly qualitative research?

descriptive

etnography

correlational

experimental

Which of the following are credible sources for academic research? i. Wikipedia ii. Blogs iii. Google Scholar iv. Online Academic Libraries v. Websites that end in .gov

iii, v

ii, iii, iv, v

iii, iv, v

ii, v

All of the above

Please complete the sentence. Recent developments in computer technology, such as advanced machine learning that focuses on constructing algorithms and learning systems,

had made data analysis better, more efficient and meaningful.

have increased the efficiency and meaningfulness of analyzing data

has made data analysis more efficient and meaningful

has made those that analyze data much better and more efficient

have made data analysis much more efficient and meaningful

Of these, which ones are typically viewed as more reliable, credible sources? Check all that apply.

Google Search Engine

A University's Library

A School's Database

.org, .gov, and .edu sites

Quiz:	Academic Writing Quiz # 6
Subject:	Basic Academic Writing
Total Questions:	234 MCQs
Time:	234 Minutes

Academic Writing Quiz # 6

Which of the following rhetorical techniques are acceptable in academic writing?

Which rule of survey writing is violated by the following questionnaire item: "At which university did you obtain your degree?"

Which of the following are, properly speaking, theories?

Which of the following sentences display academically acceptable grammar and usage?

Which common collocations in the English language are used in academic writing? (choose all that apply)

What are collocations?

What are the differences between standard writing and academic writing?

When is a researcher allowed to modify data?

Which of the following statements describes "applied research" most accurately?

What type of language forms are not allowed in academic writing?

Using strong language in academic writing can be considered as _____.

In which part of the academic paper do you state your thesis statement?

Consider the following statement: "Time spent studying causes a change in the test score." What type of variables are "time spent" and "test score"?

In a normal distribution, what percentage of scores falls between one standard deviation below/above the mean?

Which of the following research methods is associated with observation of participants?

Which of the following actions can be considered as plagiarism in academic writing?

An English student, Amelia, is asked to write her paper on the ways in which children's literature has evolved over time. She found a source from the university's library database. Using APA rules, which citation is correctly punctuated?

Which of the following statements does not use colloquial vocabulary and is consequently most suitable as an academic statement?

If the researcher believes that observation and reason should be used as means of understanding human behavior, he has adopted the research paradigm of:

Which of the following is a main difference between experimental design and non-experimental design?

Which aspects of grammar are commonly used when interpreting tables and graphs in academic papers?

What types of language forms are allowed in academic writing?

Which in-text citation is properly written for a direct quote in APA style for this source: Harris, K. R., Graham, S., Friedlander, B., & Laud, L. (2013).

A researcher found a correlation coefficient of .38 between number of trees and air quality index in a densely populated residential area. What is the relationship between number of trees and air quality index?

Reporting weight in kilograms is an example of a:

Why is a semicolon (;) used in academic writing?

Which of the following research types can be considered as strictly qualitative research?

Which of the following are credible sources for academic research? i. Wikipedia ii. Blogs iii. Google Scholar iv. Online Academic Libraries v. Websites that end in .gov

Please complete the sentence. Recent developments in computer technology, such as advanced machine learning that focuses on constructing algorithms and learning systems,

Of these, which ones are typically viewed as more reliable, credible sources? Check all that apply.

Which in-text citation is properly written for a direct quote in APA style for this source:
Harris, K. R., Graham, S., Friedlander, B., & Laud, L. (2013).