How much do you know about academic writing? (Bailey, 2011)

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Mastering Academic Writing Quiz

Test your knowledge of academic writing principles with this engaging quiz! Designed for students and educators, this quiz will help you understand the essential elements and practices of effective academic writing.

You'll learn about:

Differences between essays and projects
Importance of plagiarism awareness
Critical approaches to source material

9 Questions2 MinutesCreated by WritingWizard47

The main difference between academic writing and normal writing is that academic writing:

Tries to be precise and unbiased

Uses longer words

Is harder to understand

The difference between a project and an essay is that

Essays are longer

Projects are longer

Students choose projects' topics

Teachers complain most about students:

Not answering the question given

Not writing enough

Not referencing properly

The best time to write an introduction is often

First

Last

After writing the main body

Plagiarism is:

A dangerous disease

An academic offence

An academic website

Making careful notes is essential for:

Writing essays

Revision for exams

All academic work

Paraphrasing a text means:

Making it shorter

Changing a lot of the vocabulary

Adding more detail

The purpose of an introduction is:

To give your aims and methods

To excite the reader

To summarize your ideas

Teachers expect students to adopt a critical approach to their sources:

Sometimes

Only for Master's work

Always

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