Chiuse multiple di Lingua inglese 2023-2024

An extension of the topic sentence

02. Where can we find the topic sentence?

In the index of the book

At the end of each paragraph

At the start of each paragraph

In the footnotes

03. Which areas of the text is involved when skimming?

Introduction

Paragraphs

Author’s details

Date of publication

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01. What is the right sequence to apply when speed-reading?

Surveying – skimming – scanning – searching

Skimming – scanning – surveying – searching

Searching – skimming – surveying - scanning

Scanning - surveying – skimming – searching

02. How is scanning different from skimming?

Scanning is performed before skimming

Scanning is about reading only the title

Scanning is the opposite of skimming

Scanning is very similar to skimming

03. How is searching different from scanning?

Searching is for concepts and ideas

They are exactly the same

Searching is for specific words

Searching is like surveying

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01. Examples, Addition, Contrasting, Listing. What kind of cues are these?

Transition cues

Organising cues

Topic cues

Structure cues

02. Which note-taking style is better suited to show classification?

Flowchart

Tree diagram

Table

Spidergram

03. Which style is mostly used to show a process?

Flowchart

Spidergram

Table

Tree Diagram

04. What are the main note-taking styles ?

05. Name the four basic type of cues

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01. Why it is important to have a critical approach in reading?

To make sure the author is not driven by personal interest

All answers are correct

To make sure that the author’s opinion is supported by evidence

To evaluate the quality of the author’s methodology

02. What are the main areas to consider when approaching a text critically?

Author and source, Date of publication, Evidence

Assumptions and bias, Title, Evidence

Evidence, Section headings, References

Author and source, Evidence, Assumptions and bias

03. What is a counter-argument?

The author’s counter opinion

The author’s presentation of a different point-of-view to sustain his/her argument

A convoluted topic

The opposite of debating

04. Explain what tentative language is, why it's used and provide a few examples

05. Explain the meaning of counter-argument.

06. Change the following sentences using tentative language: 1- Too much time on electronic devices is harmful. 2 - There is no doubt that women are paid less

than men 3 - Children raised in foster families are more independent.

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01. What is GSL ?

General Service List

General Spoken Language

General Spoken List

General Student List

02. What are formulaic phrases?

Idioms and Phrasal verbs

Phrases that follow a specific grammatical formula

Discourse Maker and Signposts

Collocations, Discourse maker, Signpost phrases, Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

03. What is a collocation?

A sequence verb+adjective

A sequence noun+verb

A specific and recurrent combination of words

A family of words

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01. Complete the sentence with the appropriate word: Companies are really eager to get some financial (SECURE)

Security

Securities

Securement

Safety

02. Complete the sentence with the appropriate word: The teenager was charged with drugs (CONSUME)

Consumption

Consumation

Consume

Consumerism

03. What is nominalisation?

It is the transformation of an adjective into a noun

It is the transformation of a noun into a verb

It is the transformation of a verb or adjective into a noun

It is about using nouns instead of adverbs.

04. Write the nominalisation of the following verbs: 1-Intend 2-Decide 3-Expand 4-Assert

05. Write four academic style rules.

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01. Choose the right connector: Some people believe in ghosts and supernatural phenomena ______ others are skeptical about all that.

because

whereas

despite

as long as

02. Complete the sentence: Not only the car broke down_____it cost a lot of money to get it repaired.

as a result

moreover

but also

in addition

03. Whether, as long as, unless, provided are connectors used for:

Condition

Summing up

Consequence

Contrasting ideas

04. Complete the sentence: Cindy likes her boyfriend. She doesn’t want to marry him, __.

though

while

although

even though

05. You must always use lots of sun cream ______get sunburn.

in order not to

so that

before

in order to

06. Is it recommended to use phrasal verbs in academic writing?

Yes, but only if they are not very common

Yes, as long as they are formed by more than two words

No, it is always a bad mistake.

No, they should be replaced by one word

07. Although, even though, despite, otherwise, conversely are connectors used for:

Expressing consequence

Emphasising ideas

Reformulating ideas

Contrasting

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08. Why is the passive voice the preferred grammatical structure of academic writing?

Because it is more elegant

Because it is more neutral and more objective

Because is easier to understand

Because it conveys an idea of casualty

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01. Complete the sentence: The old couple __ host Spring students in their house are very sweet.

who's host Spring students in their house are very sweet.

who are host Spring students in their house are very sweet.

whose host Spring students in their house are very sweet.

who host Spring students in their house are very sweet.

02. Ann brought (a new dictionary). Question: What did Ann buy? Noun Clause: Do you know

what Ann buy

what did Ann buy

what Ann bought

what did Ann bought

03. Complete the sentence: They still don’t know….

if or not the project will be finished soon

whether or not the project will be finished soon

if the project or not will be finished soon

whether the project or not will be finished soon

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01. Choose the right rephrasing of It is amazing to finish a marathon in under four hours.

Finished a marathon in under four hours is amazing.

A marathon finishes in under four hours is amazing

Finish a marathon in under four hours is amazing

To finish a marathon in under 4 hours is amazing

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01. If there are two or more authors, and the work is cited in parentheses, the symbol & should be used to link the names.

In the Harvard style

In all styles

In the MLA style

In the APA style

02. When referencing or quoting a book using the MLA style, do you put the year of publication?

No

Yes

Yes, in inverted commas

Yes, with page numbers

03. What is the difference between a bibliography and a reference list?

04. What is the difference between quoting and Citing?

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01. Which word has the correct prefix?

Unjudgement

Imjudgement

Misjudgement

Iljudgement

02. Students who enroll at university while working full-time or having dependents are called ____-traditional.

Untraditional

Non-traditional

Atraditional

Mistraditional

03. A ____proportionate number of engineering students are men.

Misproportioned

Disproportioned

Unproportioned

Nonproportioned

04. Fill in the gap in the sentence with the correct form of the root word:1. If you should need any ________ (ASSIST), let us know.

2. The ________ (EXCITE) before the party was like electricity in the air.

3. I have never felt such ________ (BORE) as when I was working in a Post Office.

5. The ________ (EXCEL) of each and every student is essential.

6. All of the patients have shown a great deal of ________ (STRONG).