Undergraduate Students on Academic Writing: Checking Your Understanding

1. Question 1.1

   What two types of writing are the students comparing?

   A.

   writing in college and writing after graduation

   B.

   writing fiction and writing nonfiction

   C.

   writing in high school and writing in college

   D.

   writing in the humanities and writing in the sciences

2. Question 1.2

   How does Sam feel that writing in college is different?

   A.

   Students, not teachers, choose the topics.

   B.

   Teachers assign much longer papers.

   C.

   Students work in groups to write papers.

   D.

   Teachers grade much more harshly.

3. Question 1.3

   What surprised Gena about writing in college?

   A.

   It was easier than writing in high school.

   B.

   It was more than analyzing literature.

   C.

   She only wrote lab reports.

   D.

   She had fewer assignments.

4. Question 1.4

   What kinds of assignments does Alexandria classify as college writing?

   A.

   lab reports and research proposals

   B.

   explaining her work for math problems

   C.

   essays on early childhood development

   D.

   definition papers and analysis of books

5. Question 1.5

   What kinds of assignments does Alexandria classify as high school writing?

   A.

   lab reports and research proposals

   B.

   explaining her work for math problems

   C.

   essays on early childhood development

   D.

   definition papers and analysis of books