EXERCISES

A. Multiple Choice: Directions: Choose the letter that best answers the given question. Encircle the
letter of your answer. (1 pt. each)
1. Who are the target readers of an academic essay?
a. Parents, workers, teachers
b. Teachers, students, the academic community
c. Students, out-of-school youth, government officials
d. None of the above
2. What are the purposes of doing academic writing?
a. To settle, to negotiate, and to inform
b. To defend, to challenge, and to question
c. To inform, to persuade, and to argue a specific point
d. To guess, to hypothesize, and to make conclusions
3. Writing academic papers requires deliberate, thorough, and careful thought. Therefore, what
should one do to achieve a well-crafted academic essay?
a. One must depend on his/her own opinions alone.
b. One must research the topic at hand.
c. One must not consult the Internet for unsure sources.
d. One must depend highly on the Internet for easy information access.
4. An academic essay must use appropriate vocabulary words but not too pretentious, highfalutin
words. Which among these words is the simplified version of the term,
"supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"?
a. beautiful; pretty C. exquisite; one-of-a-
kind
b. extraordinarily good; wonderful D. hardworking;
industrious
5. What are the three main parts of an essay?
a. The hook, the main idea, and the conclusion.
b. The introduction, the body, and the conclusion.
c. The topic sentence, the body, and the conclusion.
d. None of the above
6. What is the purpose of the topic sentence?
a. To give coherence to the paragraph.
b. To help with the flow of sentences.
c. To help the reader understand what the paragraph will be about.
d. None of the above
7. What is 'academic writing'?
a. A technique to write balanced, accurate, and professional assignments
b. An old-fashioned way of writing.
c. How university professors write.
d. The writing you find in textbooks
8. Choose three words to describe academic writing:
 a. Talented, stylish, inspiring C. Precise, dear, objective
b. Decisive, divisive, derisive D. Subjective, obscure, vague
9. What is true of the introductory paragraph?
a. ends with the thesis. C. introduces the big idea of the essay
b. starts with a hook D. All of these
10. What is the sequence of an essay?
a. Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph, Conclusion
b. Body Paragraph, Introduction, Conclusion, Body Paragraph
c. Introduction, Body Paragraph, Conclusion, Body Paragraph
d. Conclusion, Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph

B. Directions: Below are jumbled parts of a common research paper. Put them into the correct order by
using numbers (1-10) to represent the sequence. Write your answer on the space provided. (1 pt. each)
_____A. Presentation of the Research Problem
_____B. Title of the Research Paper
_____C. Presentation of the Results
_____D. Recommendations
_____E. Overview or Scope of Research
_____F. Interpretation and Discussion of Results
_____G. The Reference List
_____H. The Abstract
_____I. Review of Past Research Relevant to the Paper
_____J. Description of Methods used to carry out the Research

C. Directions: What do you think is the most correct answer in the following instances? Encircle the
correct answer in the parentheses. (1 pt. each)
1. Instead of the informal ', I have read, use ( I think, The essay has)
2. The phrase 'turn out to be' is informal. Instead, use: ( become, end up)
3. Instead of paid for, use ( given, funded)
4. Job' is a little too informal. Instead write (role, gig.)
5. Instead of 'funny' use ( laughable, ironic)
6. Instead of 'picked out', use( selected, taken )
7. Rather than "stand for" write ( be, represent)
8. The term 'music fans' is informal. Instead, use ( audience, goers)
9. As a substitute for killing', use ( assassination, political murder)
10. Instead of 'given off, use (created, done)