Achieving Academic Excellence involves
1. knowing not only what to study, but how to study
To be an effective communicator is to:
write well.
speak well.
be understood.
express your meaning clearly in writing and verbally
Problem-solving is about:
coming up with solutions.
knowing the right formula or equation.
using critical thinking skills in the process.
only mathematics.
The single key to writing the first draft of an essay is to:
use as many words as possible.
appeal to your readers’ spiritual leanings.
engage your readers’ emotions.
use a variety of sentence types.
When sentences mesh in a clear and logical order, a paragraph has:
repetition.
coherence.
sequential order.
relevance.
Which of the following is NOT a transitional expression used in an illustration paragraph?
However
For example
In another instance
A case in point is
It’s important to use the same __________ throughout a sentence or paragraph.
verb tense
subject
pronouns
adjectives
The most common English sentence is a/an:
question.
exclamation.
command.
statement.
Which pair of sentences does NOT show contrast?
Chase is athletic, but Hayden isn’t.
Several of the children played with Legos.
Karen likes music, while Sarah prefers to bake.
The older of the two gentlemen smoked a cigar; the younger one abstained.
Which sentence contains an incorrect use of an apostrophe?
The boy’s mother picked him up from camp during the summer.
Brandy, my pet dog, always knows when it’s time for dinner.
Is this anyones’ umbrella?
It was three o’clock in the evening.
When __________, you must exchange an author’s words for your own words in your own writing style.
plagiarizing
proofreading
quoting
paraphrasing
