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Paul University Philippines

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500

QUIZ in
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
Topic: ACADEMIC WRITING
“No legacy is so rich as honesty” – William Shakespeare

Name:______________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Score: __________

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Choose the best answer. Write your answer before each item.

For items 1-5, choose from the box the answer.

a. Accuracy b. Objectivity c. Precision

d. Explicitness e. Formality f. Complexity

__________ 1. What feature of academic writing is concern on the emphasis of the information
rather than the writer himself/herself?
__________ 2. In academic writing, facts and figures should be given correctly.
__________ 3. Jargons come in through feature of academic writing.
__________ 4. In writing academic and/or professional text, one should avoid colloquial
expressions.
__________ 5. Academic writing tends to explain well the relationship of the texts it tackles.
__________ 6. “I am not a scholar of English literature”. In this statement, what point of view is
used?
a. first person b. second person c. third person d. last person
__________ 7. What do you call of the marginal notes where one asks questions or comments
on the ideas of the writer?
a. margin b. outline c. annotation d. summary
__________ 8. To be a critical thinker, one must be a critical ______________________?
a. writer b. reader c. researcher d. listener
__________ 9. According to Ramage, Bean and Johnson, the following are requirements in
thinking, EXEPT for:
a. the ability to pose problematic questions.
b. the ability to analyze a problem in a single dimension.
c. the ability to write an effective argument.
d. the ability to imagine alternative solutions to problems.
__________ 10. … “Defendant Hannah Dy is presently abroad and needs to execute a Special
Power of Attorney authorizing her brother and CO-Defendant Roland Dy to sign the
Compromise Agreement on her behalf”. In this statement, how did the writer organize the
sentences?
a. formal b. informal c. semi-formal d. casual

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