Activity No.

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Name: ________________________ Date: _____________
Grade level/Section: ________________ Topic: ______________

Directions: Read the following questions attentively then choose the letter of the correct answer. Circle the
letter of your choice.

1. What is 'academic writing'?

A. An old-fashioned way of writing B. How university professors write
C. The writing you find in textbooks D. A technique to a professional assignment
2. Choose three words to describe academic writing:
A. Talented, stylish, inspiring B. Precise, clear, objective
C. Decisive, divisive, derisive D. Subjective, obscure, vague
3. What is true of the introductory paragraph? 
A. ends with the thesis B. introduces the big idea of the essay
C. starts with a hook D. all of these
4. What order do essays go in? 
A. Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph, Conclusion
B. Body Paragraph, Introduction, Conclusion, Body Paragraph 
C. Introduction, Body Paragraph, Conclusion, Body Paragraph
D. Conclusion, Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph
5.What does it mean to write academically?
A. To write in order to pass final exams B. To write paper for scholars
C. To write using proper English language D. To avoid copy pasting from the Internet
6. Why is important to choose a relevant topic?
A. To pass Research, Writing and Drafting module
B. To write something useful for the lecturer
C. So that students can express what they feel
D. So that the topic will gain the interest of the academic community
7. Which of the following results may arise when one successfully underwent the process of academic writing?
A. The questions posed by the writer will be answered.
B. The problem raised by the writer will be clarified.
C. The writer can argue for an opinion or stand.
D. All of the above
8. What are the purposes of doing an academic writing?
A. To settle, to negotiate and to inform
B. To defend, to challenge and to question
C. To inform, to persuade and to argue a specific point
D. To guess, to hypothesize and to make conclusions
9. Writing academic papers requires deliberate, thorough and careful thought. Therefore, what should
one do to achieve a well-crafted academic essay?
A. One must depend on his/her own opinions alone.
B. One must conduct a research on the topic at hand.
C. One must not consult the Internet for unsure sources.
D. One must depend highly on the Internet for easy information access.
10. What are the three main parts of an essay?
A. The hook, the main idea and the conclusion.
B. The introduction, the body and the conclusion.
C. The topic sentence, the body and the conclusion.

B. Using a web organizer describe and explain academic text.

It gives
information
to the
 Provides facts to
the readers for It gives
them to supporting
understand a details to prove
Academic Text one topic
specific topic

CLEAR
EVIDENCE

Explanation:
Academic text is defined as critical, objective, specialized texts written by experts or professionals in
a given field using formal language. Academic texts are objective. This means that they are based on
facts with solid basis.

C. Compose your own three-paragraph academic text featuring one of the following issues:
A. Covid-19 pandemic
B. Inflation of Goods and Services
C. Danger caused by ignorance

Title
Covid 19 Pandemic

Coronavirus disease 2019 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2. It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and has resulted in
an ongoing pandemic. As of, more than cases have been reported across countries and territories,
resulting in more than deaths. More than people have recovered.
Common symptoms include fever, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath or breathing difficulties, and
loss of smell and taste.