Genre (B)
Go through the section about “Genre” and test your understanding by taking the following quiz!
1. The word “genre” is originated from
- A. The Greek word “Genos”
- B. The German word “Gen”
- C. The English word “Gender”
- D. The Latin word “Genus”
2. The Latin word “genus” means
- A. generous
- B. kind of
- C. gender spectrum
- D. genius
3. Whose suggestion brought ancient Greece to pay attention to the concept of genre?
- A. Socrates
- B. Daedalus
- C. Aristotle
- D. Pythagoras
4. Aristotle suggested that poetry should be separated into two kinds. What are they?
- A. Serious and Noble
- B. Funny and Depressing
- C. Happy Ending and Sad Ending
- D. Realistic and Fantasy
5. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of research articles?
- A. IMRD Structure
- B. Nominalization
- C. Use of colloquial items
- D. In-text citations
6. Our better understanding of genres does NOT:
- A. increase the quality of our production
- B. increase the quantity of our production
- C. help us precisely convey our messages.
- D. help meet readers’ expectations.
7. It might become difficult to identify the distinctive characteristics of each genre because:
- A. we get used to their existence.
- B. it is hard to understand the concept of genre.
- C. genre is not a concept used in modern texts.
- D. there are not a lot of differences between various genres.
8. When the audience knows a particular genre well,
- A. they stop caring about author’s understanding of that particular genre.
- B. they get impressed if a large number of websites or journals are cited.
- C. they are able to assess the quality of the product in terms of its genre features.
- D. they stop caring about other genres.
9. Which of these is a typical genre feature of academic writing?
- A. The use of an informal and friendly tone
- B. The use of slangs.
- C. The use of idioms.
- D. IMRD structure.
