UGRC 110 Academic Writing I: past questions

What the questions cover

• Academic Discourse and Academic Writing20
• Academic Style and Vocabulary20
• Essay Planning and the Writing Process20
• Introductions, Conclusions and Essay Structure20
• Paragraph Structure and Development20
• Reading Purposes and Information Sources20
• Reading Techniques and SQ3R20
• Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism20
• Sentence Fragments, Run-ons and Sentence Types20
• Tense and Punctuation20
• Punctuation7
• SQ3R7
• Writing Process4
• Essay Conclusions3
• Reporting Verbs3
• Sentence Fragments3
• Tense3

Also: Academic Vocabulary · Avoiding Plagiarism · Discourse Communities · Essay Planning · Essay Structure · Paragraph Unity · Reading Methods · Referencing · Referencing Requirements · Run-On Sentences · Supporting Sentences · Thesis Statements · Topic Sentences · Academic Style · Academic Writing Features · Academic Writing Forms · Being and Been · Body Paragraphs · Close Reading · Compound Sentences · Dependent-Word Fragments · Drafting · Essay Introductions · Essay Organization · Essay Proportions · Essay Transitions · Expository Writing · Fused Sentences · Introduction Techniques · MLA In-Text Citation · Paragraph Closure · Paragraph Coherence · Paragraph Completeness · Paragraph Types · Paragraphing · Paraphrasing and Plagiarism · Plagiarism · Plagiarism Causes · Prefixes · Prewriting · Prewriting Activities · Proofreading · Proofreading and Editing · Reference Lists · Reference Systems · Research for Essays · Revision · Scanning · Scanning Technique · Semicolon Usage · Sentence Variety · Skimming · Source Types · SQ3R Study Method · Suffixes · Transition Markers · Vocabulary Strategies.

How to practise UGRC 110

1. Open commonyard.app and join — with Google, Apple or your phone number. It’s free.
2. Join a school yard: your school’s, if it has one, from MY YARDS. If there isn’t one, make one and pick School.
3. Open Practice: tap the PRACTICE card that appears as you scroll the Yard, or open your school yard and tap Practice.
4. Choose level 100, then UGRC 110 Academic Writing I, then the topic.
5. Choose timed or untimed, and how many questions — anything from 5 to 50.
6. Answer the questions, then see how you did.