Academic Text Quiz

Let’s answer this!
TRUE OR FALSE
Directions: Write T if the statement is correct and F if it is wrong.
Write your answer in your notebook.
1. Formality in academic writing requires precision to make a

legitimate piece of writing. T
2. Writing is a form of communication that is shaped by the

following factors: topic, role, and audience. T
3. The use of personal pronouns such as I, you, and we is

acceptable in academic writing. F
4. “How can these problems be solved?” is an example of a critical question. T
5. Because is an example of transitional device that expresses cause and effect. T
6. An abstract is a summary of a novel. F
7. The conclusion is the section that summarizes the main points of the essay. T
8. A summary is a condensed form of a text which is usually

half of the original material. F
9. To introduce a topic in an essay, the writer must be able to explain its details. F
10. A research paper contains background of the study, body and

recommendations. F
Directions: Below are jumbled parts of a common research paper.

Put them into the correct order by using numbers to represent the
sequence. Write your answer in your notebook.
A. 4 Presentation of the Research Problem
B. 1 Title of the Research Paper
C. 7 Presentation of the Results

D. 9 Recommendations
E. 3 Overview or Scope of Research
F. 8 Interpretation and Discussion of Results
G. 10 The Reference List
H. 2 The Abstract
I. 5 Review of Past Research Relevant to the Paper
Description of Methods used to Carry out the

J. 6 Research
Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the letter that best answers the given question.
Write the letter of your answer in your notebook.
1. Who are the target readers of an academic essay?

A. Parents, workers, teachers
B. Teachers, students, academic community
C. Students, out-of-school youth, government officials
D. None of the above
2. What are the purposes of doing an 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 conduct a research on 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
B. exquisite; one-of-a-kind
C. 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 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
B. Precise, clear, objective
C. Decisive, divisive, derisive
D. Subjective, obscure, vague
9. What is true of the introductory paragraph?

A. ends with the thesis.
B. introduces the big idea of the essay
C. 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

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Let’s answer this!

1. Formality in academic writing requires precision to make a

2. Writing is a form of communication that is shaped by the

3. The use of personal pronouns such as I, you, and we is

4. “How can these problems be solved?” is an example of a critical question. T

5. Because is an example of transitional device that expresses cause and effect. T

6. An abstract is a summary of a novel. F

8. A summary is a condensed form of a text which is usually

10. A research paper contains background of the study, body and

Directions: Below are jumbled parts of a common research paper.

A. 4 Presentation of the Research Problem

B. 1 Title of the Research Paper

C. 7 Presentation of the Results

E. 3 Overview or Scope of Research

F. 8 Interpretation and Discussion of Results

G. 10 The Reference List

I. 5 Review of Past Research Relevant to the Paper

Description of Methods used to Carry out the

1. Who are the target readers of an academic essay?

2. What are the purposes of doing an academic writing?

3. Writing academic papers requires deliberate, thorough and careful

4. An academic essay must use appropriate vocabulary words but

5. What are the three main parts of an essay?

A. The hook, the main idea and the conclusion.

6. What is the purpose of topic sentence?

A. To give coherence to the paragraph.

7. What is 'academic writing'?

8. Choose three words to describe academic writing:

9. What is true of the introductory paragraph?

10. What is the sequence of an essay?

A. Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph, Conclusion

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