Group G Referencing and paraphrasing skills (continued)

The writer’s voice is used to ...... .

• emphasize or strengthen a point you want to make

• present the ideas of the writer

• discuss a problem

• refer to the voices of others

How many types of indirect voice?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which type of voice used in this sentence:

A comparable difference was observed by Dean Barnlund (1975), who found that American students reported being touched twice as much as did Japanese students.

• Direct voice of source

• External voice

• Indirect voice

• None of these are correct.

....... are labelled by giving the source's family name and placing the date of publication in brackets. The page on which the information is located is given at the end of the quotation.

• Writer's voices

• Direct voices of a source

• Indirect voices

• External voices

Which voice is not labelled in any academic text?

• The voice of essay writers

• The direct voice of a source

• The indirect voice of a source

• The external voice of a source

Another problem with placing ...... at the end of a paragraph is that you make it difficult for the reader to identify your writer's voice.

• A direct voice

• An indirect voice

• An external voice

• All of the above

Where is the extract taken from?

• A textbook

• Professional magazine

• None of the above

What is a good paraphrase?

• No need citation

• All main ideas included

• Introduce many new ideas

• All above are correct

Which best indicates the writer's viewpoint?

The World Bank assumes that privatization of resources will reduce corruption and mismanagement.

• The World Bank's information is presented as fact.

• The World Bank presents this information briefly.

• The World Bank believes this position, but the writer does not agree.

• The World Bank supports the information.

Which best indicate the writer's attitude toward the study?

Jones (2010) has pointed out that the causes of illiteracy are closely related to poverty.

• The research is close to the writer's own opinion.

• The research is close to the writer's own research.

• The research is close to the current state of knowledge.