Academic English and Study Skills Test

Question 1

Choose one correct answer.

You won’t forget to submit the assignment, ………… you?

Question 2

Are there any problems with this email from a student to his tutor?

Hi Bob
How’s it going?
Just wanna know if the powerpoint from the last lecture has been uploaded. If not could u please upload it?
Cheers
Dimitris

Question 3

You can often test that you have used a colon (:) correctly by replacing it with the word ‘namely’. If it works you have probably used the colon appropriately.

Question 4

What does referencing mean in a university academic context?

Choose the best answer.

Question 5

Fatema copies a long quotation from a website into her assignment. She looks up synonyms for some of the words and changes the order of the sentences. Because she’s changed some of the text, she doesn’t include quotation marks or a citation. Is this plagiarism?

Question 6

Read this short academic discussion extract-Is the language appropriate?

Clearly, the most alarming aspect of this case is the horrendous treatment of helpless patients by insensitive medical staff who refused to listen to the patients’ pleas for help. This case also highlights the arrogant stance of the NHS who should know better.

Question 7

Which of the following sentences is inappropriate in academic writing?

Question 8
Wang attends every lecture on his schedule, but is finding that he has difficulty following the lectures and as a result is falling behind and getting low assessment results. How can Wang improve his understanding of his lectures?

Choose the best answer.