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

tries to be precise and unbiased

Paraphrasing a text means:

changing a lot of the vocabulary

getting a friend to check your work

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1The main difference between academic writing and normal
writing is that academic writing:
1. Auses longer words
2. Btries to be precise and unbiased
3. Cis harder to understand
2The best time to write an introduction is often:
1. Afirst
2. Blast
3. Cafter writing the main body
3Plagiarism is:
1. Aa dangerous disease
2. Ban academic offence
3. Can academic website
4Making careful notes is essential for:
1. Awriting essays
2. Brevising for exams
3. Call academic work
5An in-text citation looks like:
1. A(Manton, 2008)
2. B(Richard Manton, 2008)
3. C(Manton, R. 2008)
6Paraphrasing a text means:
1. A making it shorter
2. B changing a lot of the vocabulary
3. Cadding more detail
7The purpose of an introduction is:
(a)
(b)
(c)
1. Ato give your aims and methods
2. Bto excite the reader
3. Cto summarize your ideas
8Proof-reading means:
1. Agetting a friend to check your work
2. Bchecking for minor errors
3. Cre-writing

Description: These questions are extracted from the textbook "Academic Writing - A Handbook for International Students" by Stephen Bailey.
Author: Rodica Ioana Lung
Language: English
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