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Unit 14: Working with Words-II - Practice Quiz

DEENG539 — Academic English 60 Questions
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1 Which linking word is used to add another similar idea?

Linking words Easy
A. Therefore
B. Furthermore
C. However
D. Otherwise

2 Choose the correct linking word: The road was flooded; ___, the school was closed.

Linking words Easy
A. although
B. similarly
C. therefore
D. meanwhile

3 Which linking word shows a contrast between two ideas?

Linking words Easy
A. However
B. Moreover
C. For example
D. Therefore

4 Choose the correct linking phrase: Some fruits, ___ oranges and lemons, are rich in vitamin C.

Linking words Easy
A. for example
B. on the contrary
C. in addition
D. as a result

5 Which linking phrase is used to summarize the main points?

Linking words Easy
A. In conclusion
B. In the meantime
C. For instance
D. On the other hand

6 Which word expresses the highest degree of certainty?

Expressing the degree of certainty Easy
A. Perhaps
B. Definitely
C. Probably
D. Possibly

7 Which sentence shows uncertainty?

Expressing the degree of certainty Easy
A. She is attending the meeting.
B. She might attend the meeting.
C. She will attend the meeting.
D. She attended the meeting.

8 Choose the best word: It is cloudy, so it will ___ rain later.

Expressing the degree of certainty Easy
A. probably
B. definitely
C. certainly
D. never

9 Which modal verb usually expresses a strong belief that something is true?

Expressing the degree of certainty Easy
A. Could
B. Might
C. Must
D. May

10 Which phrase expresses a low degree of certainty?

Expressing the degree of certainty Easy
A. I am certain that
B. It is possible that
C. There is no doubt that
D. It is definitely true that

11 Which sentence uses capitalization correctly?

Capitalization Easy
A. my sister lives in Canada.
B. My sister lives in Canada.
C. My Sister lives in canada.
D. My sister lives in canada.

12 Which word should begin with a capital letter in the sentence "We have a test on monday"?

Capitalization Easy
A. on
B. test
C. have
D. monday

13 Which title is capitalized correctly?

Capitalization Easy
A. Professor Ahmed
B. professor Ahmed
C. Professor ahmed
D. professor ahmed

14 Which sentence capitalizes the language name correctly?

Capitalization Easy
A. They are learning french.
B. They are learning French.
C. They Are learning french.
D. they are learning French.

15 Which sentence uses capitalization correctly for a month?

Capitalization Easy
A. The course begins in september.
B. the course begins in September.
C. The Course begins in september.
D. The course begins in September.

16 Which term is the most gender-inclusive alternative to "chairman"?

Sexist language Easy
A. Chairperson
B. Spokesman
C. Businessman
D. Salesman

17 Which sentence avoids sexist language?

Sexist language Easy
A. Each student should ask the chairman.
B. Each student should submit their work.
C. Each student should submit his work.
D. Each student should thank the spokesman.

18 Which word is a gender-neutral alternative to "policeman"?

Sexist language Easy
A. Police officer
B. Police inspector
C. Police captain
D. Police chief

19 Which sentence uses a gender-neutral job title?

Sexist language Easy
A. The chairman arrived quickly.
B. The firefighter arrived quickly.
C. The fireman arrived quickly.
D. The salesman arrived quickly.

20 Why should writers generally avoid sexist language?

Sexist language Easy
A. It can make sentences too short.
B. It can exclude or stereotype people.
C. It can remove necessary punctuation.
D. It can change verb tense incorrectly.

21 Choose the linking word that best completes the sentence: "The survey involved only 50 participants; _____, its findings should be interpreted cautiously."

Linking words Medium
A. similarly
B. therefore
C. for example
D. meanwhile

22 Which sentence uses a linking expression correctly?

Linking words Medium
A. The method was costly; however, it produced accurate results.
B. The method was costly; similarly, the team reduced its expenses.
C. The method was costly; for instance, the results contradicted the hypothesis in several important ways.
D. The method was costly; therefore, it was inexpensive to repeat.

23 Choose the best connector: "Several employees preferred remote work. _____, others reported feeling isolated at home."

Linking words Medium
A. In contrast
B. For example
C. As a result
D. In addition

24 Complete the sentence with the most suitable linking phrase: "The author presents extensive historical evidence. _____, she supports her argument with recent statistical data."

Linking words Medium
A. In addition
B. On the contrary, the statistical data completely disproves every historical claim presented earlier
C. Nevertheless
D. As a result

25 Which connector best shows that the second statement illustrates the first? "Digital tools can improve accessibility. _____, screen readers allow visually impaired users to access online texts."

Linking words Medium
A. Consequently
B. In comparison
C. Nevertheless
D. For example

26 A researcher has strong evidence but cannot claim complete certainty. Which sentence is most appropriate?

Expressing the degree of certainty Medium
A. The treatment might possibly have an unknown effect.
B. The treatment proves beyond any possible doubt that every patient will recover fully.
C. The treatment is highly likely to reduce symptoms.
D. The treatment definitely eliminates all symptoms.

27 Which revision appropriately weakens the certainty of the claim "Social media causes anxiety" when the evidence shows only a possible association?

Expressing the degree of certainty Medium
A. Social media cannot affect anxiety.
B. Social media may contribute to anxiety.
C. Social media always creates severe anxiety in every person who uses it regularly.
D. Social media certainly causes anxiety.

28 Which phrase expresses the lowest degree of certainty?

Expressing the degree of certainty Medium
A. could possibly explain
B. almost certainly explains
C. definitely explains
D. probably explains

29 The available data are incomplete and support several explanations. Which conclusion has the most suitable degree of certainty?

Expressing the degree of certainty Medium
A. The decline must reflect seasonal changes.
B. The decline conclusively proves that seasonal changes are the sole cause of the pattern.
C. The decline undoubtedly reflects seasonal changes.
D. The decline might reflect seasonal changes.

30 Choose the sentence that expresses a reasonable inference rather than an absolute fact.

Expressing the degree of certainty Medium
A. The missing records prove that the researchers deliberately altered every part of the study.
B. The missing records certainly invalidated the entire study.
C. The missing records probably affected the final estimate.
D. The missing records had no possible effect on the estimate.

31 Which sentence follows standard capitalization rules?

Capitalization Medium
A. professor Ahmed teaches French history at the university.
B. Professor Ahmed teaches French history at the university.
C. Professor Ahmed teaches French History at the university.
D. Professor Ahmed teaches french History at the University.

32 Choose the correctly capitalized title of an article.

Capitalization Medium
A. The role of Memory in Language Learning
B. The Role of memory in language learning and its importance for students
C. The Role Of Memory In Language Learning
D. The Role of Memory in Language Learning

33 Which sentence correctly capitalizes a season and a named academic term?

Capitalization Medium
A. Classes begin in autumn during the michaelmas term.
B. Classes begin in autumn during the Michaelmas Term.
C. Classes begin in Autumn during the formally designated Michaelmas academic Term.
D. Classes begin in Autumn during the Michaelmas Term.

34 Which sentence uses capitalization correctly for a formal course name?

Capitalization Medium
A. I enrolled in Introduction to Linguistics this semester.
B. I enrolled in introduction to Linguistics this semester.
C. I enrolled in the formally titled introduction to linguistics Course this semester.
D. I enrolled in Introduction To Linguistics this semester.

35 Select the correctly capitalized sentence.

Capitalization Medium
A. The President met the formally appointed Prime Minister Okafor on Monday.
B. The president met Prime Minister Okafor on Monday.
C. The President met prime minister Okafor on Monday.
D. The president met Prime Minister Okafor on monday.

36 Choose the most inclusive revision of "Each student must submit his essay by Friday."

Sexist language Medium
A. All students must submit their essays by Friday.
B. Each student must submit his or her own personal essay by Friday.
C. Every male and female student must submit the essay belonging specifically to him or her by Friday.
D. Each student must submit his essay by Friday.

37 Which replacement is most appropriate in formal inclusive writing for the term "chairman" when the person's gender is irrelevant?

Sexist language Medium
A. businessman
B. chairman's officer
C. lady chair
D. chairperson

38 Which sentence avoids a gender stereotype?

Sexist language Medium
A. The nurses, who were expected to be women because nursing is traditionally female work, supported patients.
B. The nurses discussed how they could support their patients.
C. The nurses discussed how their natural feminine qualities helped patients.
D. The nurses discussed how women can support their patients.

39 Choose the most inclusive revision of "A good manager knows how to motivate his workers."

Sexist language Medium
A. A manager, whether that manager is male or female, knows how to motivate all of his or her workers.
B. Good managers know how to motivate their employees.
C. A good manager knows how to motivate the girls and men below him.
D. A good manager knows how to motivate his workers.

40 A report states, "The female engineer presented the design, while the engineer checked the calculations." Both people are engineers, and gender is irrelevant. Which revision is best?

Sexist language Medium
A. One engineer presented the design, while the other checked the calculations.
B. The female engineer, whose gender was unusual for the profession, presented the design while her colleague checked it.
C. The woman engineer presented the design, while the engineer checked the calculations.
D. The engineeress presented the design, while the male engineer checked the calculations.

41 The evidence is limited; ___, the proposed explanation remains more convincing than its competitors.

Linking words Hard
A. in contrast
B. for instance
C. nevertheless
D. therefore

42 Choose the linker that best completes the sentence: "The survey measured attitudes at one point in time, ___ it cannot establish how those attitudes changed."

Linking words Hard
A. so
B. whereas
C. likewise
D. although

43 Which revision uses a concessive linker appropriately? "The method is inexpensive. It produces highly reliable results."

Linking words Hard
A. Although inexpensive, the method produces highly reliable results.
B. Therefore inexpensive, the method produces highly reliable results.
C. Because inexpensive, the method produces highly reliable results.
D. Similarly inexpensive, the method produces highly reliable results.

44 Select the sentence in which the linker correctly expresses a condition rather than a cause.

Linking words Hard
A. The results were replicated, despite the original sample was excluded.
B. The results were replicated, because the original sample was excluded.
C. The results were replicated, provided that the original sample was excluded.
D. The results were replicated, whereas the original sample was excluded.

45 Which sentence avoids a faulty logical connection between the two claims?

Linking words Hard
A. The sample was small; for example, the findings require cautious interpretation.
B. The sample was small; nevertheless, the findings require cautious interpretation.
C. The sample was small; consequently, the findings require cautious interpretation.
D. The sample was small; similarly, the findings require cautious interpretation.

46 Which sentence expresses the strongest degree of certainty without claiming absolute proof?

Expressing the degree of certainty Hard
A. The pattern almost certainly reflects sampling error.
B. The pattern probably reflects sampling error.
C. The pattern may reflect sampling error.
D. The pattern could reflect sampling error.

47 A researcher has evidence that strongly suggests a conclusion but does not establish it. Which wording is most academically appropriate?

Expressing the degree of certainty Hard
A. This result guarantees that the policy failed.
B. This result demonstrates beyond doubt that the policy failed.
C. This result proves that the policy failed.
D. This result suggests that the policy failed.

48 Which sentence correctly distinguishes a strong inference from a definite fact?

Expressing the degree of certainty Hard
A. The missing records might have been destroyed.
B. The missing records cannot have been destroyed.
C. The missing records must have been destroyed.
D. The missing records need not have been destroyed.

49 Which option appropriately hedges a claim that is plausible but supported by limited evidence?

Expressing the degree of certainty Hard
A. The discrepancy is conclusively caused by fatigue.
B. The discrepancy is certainly caused by fatigue.
C. The discrepancy is presumably caused by fatigue.
D. The discrepancy is unquestionably caused by fatigue.

50 Which sentence is internally consistent in its expression of certainty?

Expressing the degree of certainty Hard
A. The intervention is certain to perhaps have had no effect.
B. The intervention definitely appears to have had no effect.
C. The intervention may possibly have had no effect.
D. The intervention undoubtedly might have had no effect.

51 Which sentence follows standard capitalization conventions for a named academic discipline and a specific course?

Capitalization Hard
A. She studies Linguistics and enrolled in Sociolinguistics 204.
B. She studies Linguistics and enrolled in sociolinguistics 204.
C. She studies linguistics and enrolled in Sociolinguistics 204.
D. She studies linguistics and enrolled in sociolinguistics 204.

52 Which sentence correctly capitalizes a governmental title according to whether it is used as a formal name or a common noun?

Capitalization Hard
A. The Minister of education met the minister from Brazil.
B. The Minister of Education met the minister from Brazil.
C. The minister of education met the Minister from Brazil.
D. The minister of Education met the Minister from Brazil.

53 Which sentence correctly capitalizes a proper adjective, a language, and a historical event?

Capitalization Hard
A. The French researcher analyzed English sources on the industrial revolution.
B. The french researcher analyzed English sources on the industrial Revolution.
C. The french researcher analyzed english sources on the Industrial Revolution.
D. The French researcher analyzed English sources on the Industrial Revolution.

54 Which option correctly applies title capitalization to a cited book title in a sentence?

Capitalization Hard
A. Her argument draws on Language And power in society.
B. Her argument draws on Language And Power In Society.
C. Her argument draws on language and power in society.
D. Her argument draws on Language and Power in Society.

55 Which sentence correctly handles capitalization after a colon when the following material is an independent sentence?

Capitalization Hard
A. The conclusion was unavoidable: The data had been fabricated.
B. The conclusion was unavoidable: the data had been fabricated.
C. The conclusion was unavoidable: the Data had been fabricated.
D. The conclusion was unavoidable: The Data Had Been Fabricated.

56 Which revision removes unnecessary gender marking while preserving the original meaning?

Sexist language Hard
A. Every researcher should submit their findings by Friday.
B. Every researcher should submit his or her findings by Friday.
C. Every researcher should submit his findings by Friday.
D. Every researcher should submit her findings by Friday.

57 Which sentence uses a gender-neutral occupational term most appropriately?

Sexist language Hard
A. The chairman will present the annual report.
B. The chair will present the annual report.
C. The chairwoman will present the annual report.
D. The chairman or chairwoman will present the annual report.

58 Which sentence avoids a gendered assumption about authority and expertise?

Sexist language Hard
A. The engineer explained the structural flaw.
B. The female engineer explained the structural flaw.
C. The lady engineer explained the structural flaw.
D. The woman engineer explained the structural flaw.

59 Which revision best avoids a masculine generic while retaining a formal academic tone?

Sexist language Hard
A. A student should consult her advisor before registering.
B. A student should consult his or her advisor before registering.
C. Students should consult their advisors before registering.
D. A student should consult his advisor before registering.

60 Which sentence avoids a stereotypical description of leadership while keeping the intended criticism?

Sexist language Hard
A. The female manager lacked the masculine firmness required for a decision.
B. The woman manager was too emotional to make a rational decision.
C. The manager lacked the information required for a rational decision.
D. The manager was too emotional to make a rational decision.
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