Academic Writing Quiz # 7

Which option is the best example of academic writing?

It is a well-known fact that earthquakes destroy buildings that aren’t built according to the specifications in the Building Code.

Earthquakes destroy buildings that were not built according to the building code.

Buildings that don’t comply with the specifications in the building code, will most likely not manage to endure an earthquake.

Buildings that were not built according to the building code are often destroyed by earthquakes.

If a building was not built in accordance with the building code, it’s possible that an earthquake could destroy it.

Which is the acceptable way to reference an unpublished academic essay?

You should never reference an unpublished academic essay.

Using the author’s name, title, university affiliation, and the date you acquired the essay.

Using the author’s name, title, and the phrase, “unpublished manuscript.”

None of the above

Which of the following topics have a narrow enough scope for a good academic paper?

Slang uses of one word among male Japanese high school students

Everything about the Japanese writing system

The role of magical beliefs about language in Japanese words borrowed from Chinese

The history of the English alphabet

Japanese verbs

Reliability in research means that:

The findings would be similar should someone else do the same research

The research is credible

The research is genuine

The results can reliably be generalized

What prompt would most likely include primary research? Select all that apply.

Analyze the way students in today's 21st century classrooms feel about having access to technology in the classroom.

Analyze the history of technology in the classroom.

Analyze the impact of technology on education by interviewing at least 10 different teachers. At least five must have taught for 15+ years, and at least five must have been teaching for less than 8 years.

How will technology impact future classrooms?

What is the difference between primary and secondary research?

Primary research is data collected on students pre-K through 5th. Secondary research is data collected on 6th grade students through adulthood.

Primary research is research conducted and collected by the researcher. Secondary research has already been collected and analyzed by another source and is publicly available.

Primary research is research that has already been collected and analyzed by another source and is publicly available. Secondary research is research conducted and collected by the researcher.

Primary and secondary research are synonymous. They are both research conducted by individuals trying to find a solution or better understanding of a topic.

The image depicts a Google Scholar search related neurolinguistic programming (NLP). What dictates how the results are depicted after the search has been conducted?

The importance and influence of the author.

It weights the complete text of each manuscript.

The year of the publication.

How many additional authors have cited the manuscript.

While performing research for academic writing, your sources should come primarily from where?

Primary sources

Secondary sources

Tertiary sources

a. and c.

a. and b.

Academic research includes:
i. Only using data that proves a specific claim
ii. Using primarily credible sources
iii. Sticking to the topic
iv. Acknowledging where you got your ideas from
v. Gathering sufficient information to ensure the research is complete

i, iii, v

i, iii, iv, v

iii, iv, v

i, ii, iii, v

i, ii

What is the purpose of using a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal? Select all that apply.

It is reviewed by other experts in the field.

It is an easy read.

It has received extensive revisions.

It is the most credible sources to use.

"Successful academic research comprises the following: i. A clearly defined topic ii. Well defined personal opinions about the topic iii. Obtainable data iv. Within your range of competency v. Ethics "

All of the above

i, iii, iv, v

i, ii, iv, v

iii, v

i, ii, iii, v

A student is assigned to write a research paper on technology's impact on education. Of the lists, which one would be good first steps to complete?

1. List information already known about the topic. 2 List questions for/about the topic. 3. Visit the school's online catalog and type in key words from topic. 4. Skim articles (5-10) to see what information is available on the topic.

1. Visit the school's online catalog and type in key words from topic. 2. Print all articles that show up given the key words typed in. 3. Start the Works Cited page.

1. From Google.com, type in key words from the topic. 2. Print information from the first 5 hits on Google. 3. Start writing the research paper.

1. Create a Venn Diagram, based on your opinion, comparing education in the 1900s to education in the 2000s. 2. Create a cluster web that includes key words from the topic. 3. Conduct research by typing in the question: "How has technology changed education?"

For what purpose is an Annotated Bibliography used?

Indicates the author’s main argument.

Specifies the author’s conclusion.

Supplies a simple description of each article.

Details the precise statistical models used within the academic research.

Please complete the sentence.The various duties allocated to the floor manager are:

staff communication, employee monthly salary slip preparation, supervisory coordination, and staff performance monitoring.

communicating with all staff, preparing monthly salary slips for all staff, coordinating with supervisors and monitoring performance.

to communicate with and prepare salary slips for all staff, monitoring their performance and to coordinate with supervisors.

communicating with staff, preparing their monthly salary slips, coordinating the supervisors and performance management.

Which of the following are essential to the coherence of an academic paper? Select all that apply.

raising and refuting objections to your argument

discussing all side-issues related to your thesis

defining important ambiguous terms

explicitly relating each sub-section to the main idea

discussing all previous research related to your topic

Choose which of the statement(s) is/are correct regarding a Literature Review.

Offers substantial evidentiary support for the author’s thesis.

Gives a definition to the problem’s scope.

Presents possible discrepancies in prior research.

Is focused on incorporating different subjects to shift the reader’s opinion on a topic.

Which of the following methods cannot provide enough reliable sources to write a professional academic paper? Select all that apply.

Using google scholar

Following the links at the end of Wikipedia articles

Using a university library web-page with full-text article database subscriptions

Going to a public library

Social media, like Twitter

Which of the following sources would be considered most reliable (one answer only)?

One written by a Ph.D.

One that is peer-reviewed

One published by a university

One written by a famous expert.

Which of the following demonstrate(s) an acceptable way to cite something told to you during a conversation?

The Maya of Highland, Guatemala still use the ancient sacred calendar (Dr. Jean Bighead, personal communication, June 9, 2003).

Dr. Hawking says that he is not an extraterrestrial (phone-call, Dec 21, 2012).

New Orleans also celebrates a Mid-Summer Mardi Gras (Danny Thibodeaux, May 5, 2009).

You cannot, under any circumstances, cite something told to you in conversation.

There are many considerations to take when determining a source's credibility and reliability. Which set of questions would be most helpful in determining a source's credibility and reliability?

When was the article written? Who is the author? What is the author's background? From where is this source published?

When was the author born? What was the author's major? Out of what town is the publishing company based?

What is the author's first and last name? Where does the author live?

What is the author trying to sell? What is the purpose of this article? Why am I reading this article?

If you were writing an academic paper on ‘Critical Thinking Skills in Adolescence’, which sources on the following image do you think are the most credible?

The scholarly articles on Google Scholar

Critical Thinking: Why Is It So Hard to Teach?

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Critical Thinking: How to Grow Your Child’s Mind

NEA – Brain Development in Young Adolescents

What is the purpose of a literature review? Select all that apply.

to summarize research surrounding a specific topic

to objectively critique research surrounding a specific topic

to provide more knowledge and clarity, and to provide a basis of content to determine the nature of one's own research

to help the reviewer or author of an upcoming research paper develop a strong thesis

Which of the following sentences are correctly punctuated?

The trial included three groups: those with depression only, those with anxiety only, those with anxiety and depression and those with neither.

Subjects were divided into four groups for the trial—depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and Asperger’s syndrome and autism.

Subjects were divided into four groups for the trial—depression, anxiety, Asperger’s syndrome and autism and schizophrenia.

The trial included four groups: those with depression only, those with anxiety only, those with anxiety and depression, and those with neither.

None of the above

Which of the following sentences best combines clarity, style, and acceptable pronoun usage?

Each student is required to pay their fees before they can receive their grades.

Each student is required to pay his or her fees before he or she can receive grades.

Each student is required to pay their fees before receiving grades.

Each student is required to pay fees before receiving grades.

The Reading Teacher, 67(6), 419-429. doi:10.1002/TRTR.1224 Of the options, which one correctly cites this source?

(M-S, 2014, 420).

(2014, page 420).

(Morton-Standish, 2014).

(Morton-Standish, 2014, p. 420).

Which could be considered "academic" writing?

An essay about the history of the word “bullshit.”

An essay about why Jane Austen the best English novelist.

A review of the evidence for and against the reality of astral-projection.

Which sentence has the most similar meaning to the following: Angelo has won several trophies in running competitions. However, he was recently involved in a car accident, and as a result of his injuries he is required to wear a cast. Nevertheless, he is expected to win the race next week.

Angelo won several running races, had a car accident, and is now likely to win a race even though he is wearing a cast.

Angelo is a good runner, but not such a good driver.

Even though Angelo has been involved in a car accident and is wearing a cast, he will run a race next week and possibly win it.

Angelo has several trophies that he has won in running competitions, and despite being injured in a car accident, it is possible that he will win next week’s race even with a cast on his leg.

Although Angelo was injured in a car accident, he is determined to win his race next week.

Which display(s) an acceptable use of the first-person personal pronoun in academic writing?

I believe that human level artificial intelligences will be possible within 15 years.

Before discussing the current state of the art, I will review the history of A.I. research and development.

I will use the term A.G.I, or “artificial general intelligence” to describe the synthetic ability to learn anything.

There are no acceptable usages of the first-person personal pronoun in academic writing.

Based on the following passage, choose which subject best aligns with the expected diction used in academic writing. After analysis of the linear regression model, certain gaps in reasoning have been revealed. As such, they will alter future research models in several key areas.

You

The current study

Our current study

Its

Which sentence best fits within the academic writing context?

We got to our conclusion through fast analysis of the best fit model.

The conclusion was obtained via thorough analysis of the best fit model.

We sort of obtained our conclusion through a thorough reading of various available models.

We obtained a lot of good results through our thorough reading of the best fit model.

Quiz:	Academic Writing Quiz # 7
Subject:	Basic Academic Writing
Total Questions:	234 MCQs
Time:	234 Minutes