Academic Writing

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

writing _____.

• uses longer words

• tries to be precise and unbiased

• is harder to understand

The difference between a project and an essay is _____.

• 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

• 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 the vocabulary

• adding more detail

Paragraphs always contain _____.

• six or more sentences

• an example

• a topic sentence

The purpose of an introduction is _____.

• to give your aims and methods

• to excite the reader

• to summarize your ideas