1. Q1. Consider the following statement.

The laws were criticised as being

'out of touch' and 'antiquated'. How is bias displayed in this statement?
Check one option.

A. False classification schemes.

B. ✅ Use of passive voice to hide responsibility

C. Ad hominem

D. Appealing to membership of a common group

% B Use of passive voice to hide responsibility //

2. Q2. Consider the following argument. The current crisis with homelessness
in Dartshire, our sister city in so many ways, is an important lesson to us
here. The same problem could well occur here too if city hall doesn't
provide more options for those without accommodation in the near future.
What type of argument is this? Check one option.

A. Quasilogical argument

B. Generalization

C. Co-existential argument

D. ✅ Argument from analogy

% D Argument from analogy //

3. Q3. Consider the following argument. Social housing should be considered

an opportunity to move past current market-based methods of organizing
shelter for people, rather than as a burden for governments. What type of
argument is this? Check one option.

A. ✅ Dissociation argument

B. Co-existential argument

C. Generalization

D. Causal argument

% A Dissociation argument //
4. Q4. According to the lesson, how long does it take to master
communication skills?

A. 1 year

B. 5 years

C. 2-3 years

D. ✅ Your whole life

% D Your whole life //

5. Q5. Consider the following situation. You are in a Political Science tutorial
examining non-traditional security. Your tutor has given you a
hypothetical scenario involving a security threat. There are four people in
your group - Steve, Gwen, Myriam and Ajay. You each have to play a role
as the head of a government department. You must work together to
coordinate your departments after the security incident. Myriam, who is
playing Minister for Immigration, is the first to speak, saying, 'We'll call the
army to secure the airports.' Is Myriam's use of an assertion here a good
idea?

A. Yes, because she is role-playing the head of a government department

B. Yes, because someone needs to take control in this situation

C. No, because she should be quiet and wait for the other members to speak

D. ✅ No, because she is amongst peers

% DD No, because she is amongst peers //

6. Q6. Consider the following situation. Mike is a first year undergraduate

studying Philosophy at university and his housemate, Jon, is a first year
Nutrition student. As part of one of his courses, Jon needs to collect data
on the eating habits of first year university students. To do this, he has
asked Mike and nine of his other friends to keep a record of what they eat,
and when, for a week. Mike agrees to help, and keeps a fairly accurate
record of what he has eaten. When the week is up Jon asks Mike to email
him his data. However, when Mike is typing up his eating habits for the
week, he realises that he hasn't eaten any vegetables at all. Not wanting
to seem unhealthy, especially because he doesn't want Jon to judge him,
he pretends that he made a pumpkin soup and adds that to his list. He
 also adds a couple of salads to some of his main meals and deletes one of
the chocolate bars. Satisfied, he emails the list to Jon. Can Jon get in
trouble for academic misconduct?

A. Yes, because he is putting Mike in an uncomfortable position by collecting

data about his health and his eating habits

B. No, Mike is in a different field to Jon and therefore it doesn't matter

C. Yes, because he hasn't collected data from a random sample and instead
used his friends

D. ✅ No, though it will tarnish his results and not make them valid

% D No, though it will tarnish his results and not make them valid //

7. Q7. Taking notes during lectures is an effective way that helps students
get the most out of their courses. So, what should students note down?

A. As much as possible

B. Main ideas, Processes, Formulas, Arguments

C. All information out of the textbook

D. Questions for lecturer/ tutor

E. ✅ B and D

F. All of above

% E B and D //

8. Q8. Which listeners interrupt whenever they don't understand?

A. effective listeners

B. ✅ ineffective listeners

C. empathic listeners

D. surface listeners

% B ineffective listeners //
9. Q9. What is the relationship between critical thinking and communication?

A. ✅ Communication is needed to form an argument, and thus display critical

thinking

B. These two have no relationship at all

C. Critical thinking helps you win when discussing an issue with friends

D. Communication is critical to thinking

% A Communication is needed to form an argument, and thus display critical

thinking //

10.Q10. "Business students might be asked to list a number of solutions to a

business problem in a business document" is an example of a(an)

A. technique

B. argument

C. report

D. ✅ recommendation

% D recommendation //

11.Q11. The presentation structure does NOT often contain:

A. Introduction

B. Conclusion

C. Outline of the presentation

D. ✅ Buffer

E. Body

% D Buffer //

12.Q12. ... usually occurs early on in a paragraph, and details what the
paragraph is about. It has two functions: (1) It ties all of the evidence and
examples that make up the body of the paragraph into one cohesive
 argument. (2) It relates the paragraph back to the thesis statement of the
overall essay.

A. Linking sentence

B. ✅ Topic sentence

C. Concluding sentence

D. Opening sentence

% B Topic sentence //

13.Q13. Which presentation approach could be boring at times?

A. residue

B. cause and effect

C. ✅ chronological

D. narrative

E. general-specific

% C chronological //

14.Q14. When should you conduct research for essays?

A. As soon as you get your question

B. ✅ During the planning stage

C. Only after you've written a first draft

D. ✅ While you are drafting your assignment

% B During the planning stage, D While you are drafting your assignment //

15.Q15. It's the end of the presentation, and someone had asked you a
difficult question. What do you do?

A. ✅ Ask them to repeat the question to buy more time

B. Move on to the next question without answering it

C. ✅ Throw the question back to the audience to answer

D. Ask them to be quiet for a minute or two while you look up the answer on
your phone

% A Ask them to repeat the question to buy more time, C Throw the question
back to the audience to answer //

16.Q16. Consider the following rhetorical situation. A student is having some

financial difficulties and needs to work full-time and save money. They are
unable to study while they are working, and the student needs to defer for
half a year. They go to the student support centre in their university, and
talk to an administrative staff member about their options. The student
support centre is organised like a bank or other customer support centre,
with officers sitting at individual desks and university marketing material
on the walls. The staff member consults texts on their computer as they
talk to the computer. At the end of the consultation the student goes away
to consider their options. What is the purpose in this rhetorical situation?

A. To defer for six months from university

B. To talk to an administrative staff member

C. To consult texts on a computer

D. ✅ To give advice and assistance to students with issues surrounding their

enrolment and other related matters at university

% D To give advice and assistance to students with issues surrounding their

enrolment and other related matters at university //

17.Q17. Is this student's writing an example of plagiarism? Original "But

ethical issues arising from human and Al co-working environments is a
real concern. It is one thing getting a face incorrectly recognised in an
image uploaded to Facebook, but a totally different matter if cancer is
misdiagnosed by an Al, which could very easily happen. After all,
computers make mistakes, just as people do." Bollegala, D. (2016, May 5).
Robot revolution: rise of the intelligent automated workforce.
theconversation.com. Retrieved from http://theconversation.com/robot-
revolution-rise-of-the-intelligent-automated-workforce-58252 Student's
writing Other possible implications of Al replacing humans in employment
are the ethical concerns that might arise from interaction between the
two. Bollegala (2016) points out that possible ethical implications might
 vary in importance however, with, for example, medical diagnoses
outweighing other forms of ethical infractions. (Refer to 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)
Check one option.

A. ✅ It is not an example of plagiarism.

B. It is an example of plagiarism because the student has taken the original

idea.

C. It is an example of plagiarism because the student has not included the

page number in the in-text citation.

D. It is an example of plagiarism because the student has copied the wording

of the original text.

% A It is not an example of plagiarism. //

18.Q18. Imagine you are writing the first essay for a cultural studies unit on
Modernism (CSTU1004). The topic is on the influence of the First World
War. Your lecturer's name is Associate Professor Di Jones. The date today
is 5th December 2017 and it is due on the 10th December 2017. What
would be the best name for a draft of this essay, according to lesson 3.3a?
(Refer to 3.3a) Check one option.

A. 171210_Assignment1_CSTU1004

B. 171210_Jones_Assignment1

C. ✅ 171205_CSTU1004_Assignment1

% C 171205_CSTU1004_Assignment1 //

19.Q19. Which of the following are examples of your transactional identity

online? (Refer to 5.3a) Check 2 options.

A. ✅ Your log in details for eBay

B. Your Linkedln profile

C. ✅ Your online banking account

D. An email discussion list for people in the same industry

E. Your Facebook account

F. Your Instagram account

% A Your log in details for eBay, C Your online banking account //

20.Q20. Brick's definition of academic culture:

A. ✅ as the attitudes, values, and ways of behaving that are shared by a

group of people who work or study in universities, is a useful one.

B. as the attitudes and ways of behaving that are shared by a group of

people who work or study in universities, is a useful one.

C. values, and ways of behaving that are shared by a group of people who
work or study in universities, is a useful one.

D. ways of behaving that are shared by a group of people who work or study
in universities, is a useful one.

% A as the attitudes, values, and ways of behaving that are shared by a

group of people who work or study in universities, is a useful one. //

21.Q21. Which of the following is a strategy for paraphrasing? More than one
option is correct.

A. ✅ Identify the key information

B. ✅ Identify liking phrases and expressions

C. Replace the key words with synonyms and keep the other information the
same from the original

D. ✅ Think about what you want to say about the claim in the original text

% A Identify the key information, B Identify liking phrases and expressions, D

Think about what you want to say about the claim in the original text //

22.Q22. What is the core mission of the academic sector? Check one option.

A. ✅ discovery and sharing of knowledge

B. making profit

C. protecting environment

D. help students to have fun with learning

% A discovery and sharing of knowledge //

23.Q23. Which of the following situations would not be an infringement of

copyright law?

A. A university Drama club producing a play. The play was specifically written
by a student for the production.

B. Science students marketing a product they developed at university.

C. A student making a few photocopies from a university library book for his
or her own study purposes.

D. ✅ All of above.

% D All of above. //

24.Q24. Which of the following publishers would be considered reliable for an

academic context?

A. Wikipedia

B. A street food blog

C. ✅ Hanoi National University Press

D. A website to review new products

% C Hanoi National University Press //

25.Q25. When you scan an academic journal article, which parts would you
probably read in great detail?

A. ✅ Abstract, introduction, conclusion

B. Abstract, methodology, conclusion

C. Introduction, methodology, findings

D. Methodology, findings, conclusion

% A Abstract, introduction, conclusion //

26.Q26. Which of the following is TRUE about reflection?

A. Reflection is a turning back on experience

B. Reflection at university is a study habit

C. Critical reflection involves identifying an experience that reveals an area of

concern, analyzing, learn and growing from it

D. ✅ All of the answers are correct

% D All of the answers are correct //

27.Q27. Which of the following is right about system thinking?

A. A way of understanding complex or unfamiliar ideas, issues and situations

B. Focuses on understanding the relationship between components

C. Can help avoid assumptions in the common cause- effect approach

D. ✅ All of the answers are correct

% D All of the answers are correct //

28.Q28. Which of the following is NOT a strategy for paraphrasing?

A. Identify the key information

B. Identify liking phrases and expressions

C. ✅ Replace the key words with synonyms and keep the other information
the same from the original

D. Think about what you want to say about the claim in the original text

% C Replace the key words with synonyms and keep the other information
the same from the original //

29.Q29. What is academic integrity?

A. ✅ Behaving ethically and responsibly at university.

B. Behaving politely and professionally with university staff and professors.

C. Understanding and following the implicit rules at university.

D. Being friends with everyone at university to build a friendly campus and

opened learning environment.

% A Behaving ethically and responsibly at university. //

30.Q30. Plagiarism is

A. when you copy or reproduce words, ideas, or any other materials from
another source. to the original author.

B. when you copy or reproduce words, ideas, or any other materials from
another source without giving credit

C. ✅ using other people's work, things like other people's ideas, arguments
and opinions, and claiming them as your own without giving proper credit to
the people who thought of and created the information in the first place work
as your own.

D. the practice of employing or allowing another person to alter or revise your

work, and then submitting the

% C using other people's work, things like other people's ideas, arguments
and opinions, and claiming them as your own without giving proper credit to
the people who thought of and created the information in the first place work
as your own. //

31.Q31. One of the ways to advance the discovery and sharing of knowledge:

A. is a very interesting thing to describe.

B. is by describing it like an onion.

C. is the contingent nature of knowledge.

D. ✅ is a shared set of ideas about generating knowledge.

% D is a shared set of ideas about generating knowledge. //

32.Q32. Which of the following is a descriptive task or simple problem?

A. Analyze the role of technology in Communication

B. ✅ Define "Communication" and give examples

C. What recommendations would you give to utilize technology in

communication?

D. Critically discuss the pros and cons of technology in communication

% B Define "Communication" and give examples //

33.Q33. Abstract, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, References This is the usual

structure of.

A. Humanities journal article

B. Science journal article

C. Junk article

D. ✅ Any scholarly journal article

% D Any scholarly journal article //

34.Q34. According to Liedtka and Ogilvie, in design thinking, how many

stages are there to solve a problem?

A. 3 stages: understanding the problem, devising a plan, and choosing

suitable solutions.

B. ✅ 4 stages: understanding the problem, generating many possible

solutions, choosing suitable solutions, and actual implementation.

C. 4 stages: understanding the problem, devising a plan, carrying out the

plan, and looking back at what you have done

D. 5 stages: understanding the problem, brainstorming, SWOT analysis,

explanation of strategies, and carrying out the plan.

% B 4 stages: understanding the problem, generating many possible

solutions, choosing suitable solutions, and actual implementation. //

35.Q35. "How can a novelist write a fantastic book?" What kind of problem is
this?

A. ✅ Ill-defined problem
B. Well-defined problem

% A Ill-defined problem //

36.Q36. It's 4.30pm, and Mary has just submitted her essay for Introduction
to Microbiology online. She feels pretty confident she did well. She spent a
lot of time researching, and was able to provide good evidence for most of
her claims. However, as she is closing down her computer she realizes
that she accidentally submitted her draft version, which is missing many
of her in-text and end-of-text references for her assignment. The online
form won't let her submit the essay again. Mary is very concerned that
this will be counted as plagiarism. What should Mary do?

A. ✅ Email her lecturer immediately with the final version of her essay
attached, give a brief explanation and apologize.

B. Wait until the next day when she can go and see her lecturer.

C. Nothing, it isn't a big deal.

D. Email her lecturer immediately, explain what happened and apologize for
the mix-up but don't attach the final version.

E. Get advice from student services.

% A Email her lecturer immediately with the final version of her essay
attached, give a brief explanation and apologize. //

37.Q37. Which are features of deductive reasoning?

A. ✅ Top-down reasoning

B. Bottom-up reasoning

C. Specific observations lead to a more general truth

D. ✅ General premises lead to a specific conclusion

% A Top-down reasoning, D General premises lead to a specific conclusion //

38.Q38. Which of the following is not an example of descriptive problems?

A. Briefly define the characteristics of great leader

B. Storytelling of effective working in groups experience

C. List all factors of communication process

D. ✅ Thoroughly analyze the stages of a project plan

% D Thoroughly analyze the stages of a project plan //

39.Q39. A number of ways that we can be creative when solving a problem

include all except for:

A. A random juxtaposition

B. Negative brainstorming

C. Doing the opposite

D. ✅ Working forwards

% D Working forwards //

40.Q40. What is not recommended before you sit an exam?

A. Check what will be covered in the exam

B. Practice writing under time pressure

C. Make sure you understand all the core concepts in the exam

D. ✅ Read every page of the textbook and memorize all of them

% D Read every page of the textbook and memorize all of them //

41.Q41. What is NOT a strategy that you can use to understand a problem?

A. Making a list of everything we know about the problem

B. Brainstorming

C. Drawing a mind map

D. ✅ Nominal group technique

% D Nominal group technique //

42.Q42. Look at the following problem from a university course. "Using
Merleau Ponty's theory of phenomenology and the process of 'becoming
an expert', how long would it take for the average person to learn to ride a
horse from scratch? (Post your answer on the discussion board - 200
words)" What are the key terms you would need to define in order to
answer this question adequately?

A. Merleau Ponty

B. ✅ The average person

C. ✅ Merleau Ponty's theory of phenomenology

D. ✅ The process of 'becoming an expert'

E. Time

F. Person

% B The average person, C Merleau Ponty's theory of phenomenology, D The

process of 'becoming an expert' //

43.Q43. What is IDEAL in Problem Solving Strategy?

A. I-Identify the problem

B. D - Define the cause

C. E -Explore possible strategies

D. A -Action

E. L - Look back and Learn

F. ✅ All above

% F All above //

44.Q44. Consider the following question from a university course: "Between a

leader and a follower, which one enterprises prefer when recruiting?
Justify your answer." What is the function word or phrase in this question?

A. ✅ Justify

B. A leader and a follower

C. Prefer

D. There is no function word or phrase in the question

% A A Justify //

45.Q45. What makes evaluating solutions in an academic context different

from evaluating solutions in everyday settings? More than one option is
correct.

A. ✅ The use of evidence

B. ✅ Reference to disciplinary bodies of knowledge

C. Expression in written form

D. Use of common sense

% A The use of evidence, B Reference to disciplinary bodies of knowledge //

46.Q46. What problem is there with the following argument? I have all my
best ideas in the shower. I need to regularly have good ideas when I am at
work. Therefore, I need to have numerous showers during the day in order
to perform well at work. Check one option.

A. Nothing. It is a good argument

B. The premises are false.

C. The premises are not connected

D. ✅ The conclusion is not the most logical outcome from the premises

% D The conclusion is not the most logical outcome from the premises //

47.Q47. What form of reasoning is used in the following sentence? "Sahra

drinks milk two or three times a week. Every time she drinks milk she
feels nauseous. Therefore, Sahra is allergic to milk." Refer to lesson 4.2a
and 4.2b Check one option.

A. ✅ Inductive

B. Deductive
C. Abductive

D. Systematic

% A Inductive //

48.Q48. According to the course of Information & Digital Literacy Skills,

universities are not just trying to train you for a job role, but are also
trying to prepare you ... Refer to lesson 1.4a. Choose one option.

A. to conduct qualitative research.

B. to not cheat.

C. o not become involved in political scandals.

D. ✅ to behave ethically.

% D to behave ethically. //

49.Q49. If we use the criteria of mode, we can divide evidence into

A. personal experience or the experience of others.

B. ✅ print media, electronic media, or verbal communication.

C. academic or non-academic.

D. primary, secondary or tertiary.

% B print media, electronic media, or verbal communication. //

50.Q50. Which of the following statements can be considered hasty

generalizations?

A. All generalizations are bad

B. ✅ All homeless people are unemployed

C. Winter months are colder than Summer months

D. ✅ All homeless people are poor

% B All homeless people are unemployed, D All homeless people are poor //
51.Q51. Which of the following statements can be considered hasty
generalizations?

A. When I was young, my dad and brothers never helped with the household
chores. All men are useless in the house.

B. My child's classmates in preschool bullied him. All children are terrorizing

bullies. for their living.

C. Dozens of poor families come to my grandfather for financial help. All poor
people depend on other people

D. ✅ All of the answers are correct

% D All of the answers are correct //

52.Q52. Have a look at the following statement. What is the problem with the
argument? "According to the law, workers have the right to rest and
leisure, including reasonable number of vacation days. I have been
working so hard recently, which makes me feel tired. In sum, I have the
right to enjoy a vacation."

A. ✅ The second premise is not strong as the definition of "so hard" is vague.

B. The premises are not logically connected

C. There should be a conclusion to make the argument stronger

D. The first premise is not valid

% A The second premise is not strong as the definition of "so hard" is

vague. //

53.Q53. Have a look at the following statement. What can be done to

improve the argument? "According to the law, workers have the right to
rest and leisure, including reasonable number of vacation days. I have
been working so hard recently, which makes me feel tired. In sum, I have
the right to enjoy a vacation."

A. State the name of the law and the article number

B. Replace vague words with specific words

C. Add more premises

D. ✅ All of the answers are correct.

% D All of the answers are correct. //

54.Q54. Have a look at the following statement. Which sentence is the

conclusion? I have the right to leave work after lunch. According to the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 24, everyone has the right
to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours. I
have been working an unreasonable amount of hours. Check one option.

A. ✅ The first sentence

B. The second sentence

C. The third sentence

D. There is no conclusion sentence

% A The first sentence //

55.Q55. Consider the following situation. Mohammed is a third year

undergraduate student studying epidemiology. His professor is highly
regarded in the field and Mohammed is very excited to study under him.
However, while trying to replicate one of his professor's experiments,
Mohammed notices that his professor made a small error when calculating
the data for the original experiment. When Mohammed fixes the error, it
changes the results so much that the conclusion isn't correct any more.
Mohammed checks the original and his own multiple times but he still gets
the same result. Mohammed is very concerned because the paper with
the published results of the experiments his professor did has been
referenced many times. Mohammed decides to approach his professor
with the mistake and his calculations. However, his professor tells him not
to worry about it and that "is just how science is". His professor does
nothing. What should Mohammed do now?

A. Go to the head of the school and tell her that his professor is has been
falsifying his results.

B. Do nothing. Maybe that is just how science is done in epidemiology.

C. ✅ Go to the head of the school and ask for their opinion on the situation.
D. Tell his friend who works at the university's newspaper all about it, so they
can write up an expose on his professor.

% C Go to the head of the school and ask for their opinion on the situation. //

56.Q56. What question should you ask to check credibility of an academic

resource?

A. Is the writing well-organized?

B. Is the writing grammatically accurate?

C. Is there a site map or index?

D. ✅ You should ask all.

% D You should ask all. //

57.Q57. Some traits of critical thinking include:

A. It aims to be objective and free from bias

B. It allows students to see things from different perspectives

C. It is forceful and persuasive

D. It encourages students to think outside the box

E. ✅ A, B and D

F. All of the answers are correct

% E A, B and D //

58.Q58. What kind of bias is present in the following statement? "The key to
ending the pandemic is vaccines".

A. Use of logical connectors creates bias

B. Positioning the reader in the same in-group

C. Use of emotive language

D. ✅ Use of certain or definitive language

% D Use of certain or definitive language //

59.Q59. Have a look at the following passage. What is wrong with the
argument? Every morning, as it gets closer to midday, the temperature
rises. At the same time, I always start to feel hungry. Therefore, an
increase in temperature makes me hungry.

A. ✅ It assumes that there is a cause-effect relationship between the two

trends

B. It draws a conclusion based on too few examples

C. It misrepresents the original argument

D. The conclusion is drawn based on too simple examples

% A It assumes that there is a cause-effect relationship between the two

trends //

60.Q60. What is the problem with the following 'laundry list' approach to the
issue of homelessness? Mental health issues > Poverty > homelessness >
Unemployment

A. ✅ The list doesn't demonstrate the relationship between each factor and
how they are related

B. The factors are not related to each other

C. ✅ The list only indicates a one way relationship between the causes and
effect

D. The factors are not relevant

% A The list doesn't demonstrate the relationship between each factor and
how they are related, C The list only indicates a one way relationship
between the causes and effect //