Academic Writing: entry test

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

• uses longer words

• is harder to understand

• tries to be precise and unbiased

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

• revising for exams

• all academic work

An in-text citation looks like

• (Manton, 2008)

• (Richard Manton, 2008)

• (Manton, R. 2008)

Paraphrasing a text means

• making it shorter

• changing a lot of vocabulary

• adding more details

Paragraphs always contain

• six or more sentences

• an example

• a topic sentence

Teacher except students to adopt a critical approach to their sources

• sometimes

• only for Master's thesis

• always

The purpose of an Introduction is

• to give aims and methods

• to excite the reader

• to summarise your ideas

Proofreading means

• getting a friend to check your work

• checking for minor errors

• rewriting