Thesis and Article Writing Questions and Answers

Answer: D

Conferences serve many purposes. They are meant for multiple target groups, since people from different backgrounds attend, for group discussions, and for showing new research. Since each of the first three options is correct, the right answer is 'All the above'. The answer is all the above. A conference brings researchers and practitioners together to present papers, to discuss them in sessions and to meet one another, so no single one of the first three options covers all its purposes.

Answer: D

The reference in (D) is in MLA format: Hall, Donald. Fundamentals of Electronics. New Delhi : Prentice Hall of India, 2005.

MLA style separates the author, the title and the publication details with full stops. The author's surname comes first, followed by a full stop, and the title of the book is followed by a full stop before the place of publication, publisher and year.

Options (A) and (B) separate the title from the place with a comma, and (B) and (C) also put a comma after the author. Option (C) in addition uses a dash in place of the colon after the place of publication.

Answer: C

A research paper contains peer-reviewed original research or evaluation of research conducted by others.

A research paper reports a study or reviews and assesses other research, and it normally goes through peer review before it is published.

A compilation of information on a topic is a general review or report, not a research paper. Original research as deemed by the author alone is not enough without review. Publishing the same paper in several journals is duplicate publication, which is unethical.

Answer: D

In a thesis, figures and tables are included in the text itself. Placing them beside the discussion that refers to them lets the reader see the evidence while reading the argument.

An appendix holds supporting material that would interrupt the flow, such as raw data. A separate chapter or the concluding chapter would separate the evidence from the argument. The keyed answer is the text itself. Putting each figure near its first mention is the usual rule in academic writing.

Answer: C

A thesis statement is an assertion. It states in a sentence or two the central claim that the thesis will argue and support with evidence.

An observation is a record of something seen, and a fact is something already established. A discussion is the development of the argument, so none of them is the claim itself. Because the other three words describe evidence or discussion and not a claim to be defended, they cannot be called a thesis statement.