quiz 1, chapter 1, The Active Reader 2e, Oxford University Press Canada

Question 1:

1. What important qualities or meaningful goals will honing your skills in academic reading and writing can help to promote?
a) the human desire to learn and explore
b) the need to communicate ideas and understanding about the world
c) the ability to discuss and debate controversial topics
d) the drive to find better ways of doing things
e) the need to discipline and organize your thinking
f) the need to discipline and organize your thinking
g) the desire to find answers to pressing questions
h) the capacity to engage in sustained thinking, reflection, and analysis
i) all of the above

Question 2:

Where are you most likely to find academic articles?
a) magazines
b) books published by university presses
c) journals
d) museums
e) university libraries
f) electronic databases
g) websites
h) all of the above
i) answers B, C, E, F, and G
j) answers B, C, D, and G

Question 3:

What is the primary purpose of academic articles?
a) to publish original research
b) to interest readers
c) to inform on current affairs
d) to create and disseminate knowledge
e) to engage in the exchange of ideas
f) to expose scandals or other matters of public interest
g) to summarize and explain political, cultural, and economic issues
h) to take sides in a debate to settle a point of controversy
i) all of the above
j) answers A, D, E, and H
k) answers A, C, and G

Question 4:

Magazines and newspaper articles perform an important social function by ________.
a) focusing on the human aspect of a topic or event
b) drawing attention to areas of experience relatively untouched by research
c) acting as vehicles for the dissemination of new knowledge generated through research
d) exposing crime or corruption—”blowing the whistle”
e) uncovering an issue that’s been overlooked or misrepresented
f) reporting on important but under-represented global issues
g) all of the above

Question 5:

Two important considerations when writing academically include ________ and ________.
a) purpose; objective
b) objective; aim
c) purpose; audience
d) lifestyle; audience

Question 6:

Why are conventions in academic writing important?
a) A common language of communication is important in academic disciplines.
b) They make writing accessible to lay people.
c) There is no room for creativity in academic writing.
d) both A and B
e) all of the above

Question 7:

Which of the following is true about academic writing?
a) It is exploratory.
b) It is inquisitive.
c) It is used to evaluate and assess.
d) both B and C
e) all of the above

Question 8:

Why is the concept of the “isolated scholar” a stereotype?
a) Scholars are usually extroverts.
b) It presents a negative image of the scholar.
c) Scholars often have to work collaboratively.
d) It is not a stereotype.

Question 9:

Why is the academic community important to the community at large?
a) The academic community is not influential outside the university.
b) Graduates learn important life skills.
c) Academic research can influence government policy.
d) both B and C

Question 10:

We say an article has been “peer reviewed” when it’s been evaluated, commented on, and approved for publication by experts in a different field of study than the author.
a) True
b) False

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The Active Reader, 2e: Chapter 1