Practice Questions

The conclusion of a research report should not:

A. Summarize the key findings.
B. Discuss the limitations of the study.
C. Introduce completely new evidence or arguments not discussed in the body.
D. Suggest directions for future research.
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The body paragraphs of an academic essay should each:

A. Introduce a new thesis statement.
B. Discuss multiple, unrelated main ideas.
C. Develop a single main idea that supports the thesis statement, using evidence and examples.
D. Be no more than three sentences long.
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What is the primary function of a thesis statement in an academic essay?

A. To present the main argument or claim of the entire essay in a single sentence.
B. To provide a summary of the first body paragraph.
C. To ask a question that the essay will answer.
D. To list all the sources that will be used in the essay.
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The “topic sentence” of a paragraph serves to:

A. Provide a detailed example.
B. Conclude the paragraph's main idea.
C. Introduce the main idea or argument of the paragraph.
D. Contradict the previous paragraph.
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A student who copies a paragraph from a website and submits it as their own work is committing:

A. Academic integrity
B. Paraphrasing
C. Plagiarism
D. Critical analysis
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Paraphrasing a source correctly in an academic essay involves:

A. Copying the source's sentence exactly and putting quotation marks around it.
B. Using a few of the source's key phrases and mixing them with your own words.
C. Rewriting the source's idea in your own words and sentence structure, and including a citation.
D. Changing one or two words in the original sentence and adding a citation.
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Coherence’ in an academic paragraph is primarily achieved through:

A. Using very long and complex sentences.
B. The logical connection and flow of ideas from one sentence to the next.
C. Ensuring the paragraph has at least ten sentences.
D. Using a different topic for each sentence.
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The principle of ‘objectivity’ in academic writing requires a nurse researcher to:

A. Write only about topics they have no personal feelings about.
B. Present findings and evidence without personal bias or emotional language.
C. Use complex, technical jargon to sound more intelligent.
D. Agree with all previously published research on the topic.
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Which of the following sentences demonstrates the most appropriate formal academic tone for a research paper?

A. I think that the study's results are totally amazing.
B. The study's results are, in my opinion, very significant.
C. The findings of the study indicate a statistically significant outcome.
D. You can't ignore the awesome results of this study.
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150. A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient with a new colostomy. The nurse should emphasize the importance of:

A. Eating a high-fiber diet immediately
B. Changing the appliance daily
C. Emptying the pouch when it is 1/3 to 1/2 full
D. Irrigating the stoma every day
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