The Uzbekistan State University of World Languages

The Uzbekistan State University

of World Languages

Student’s name	Zokhidova Barno
Group	128

Practical English II
Final test
(English Philology – Masters Degree)
(Writing)

Date: 27 May 2021

Duration: 13:20 – 15.20

(time allowed: 2.00 hours)

Instructions:

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  Answer all questions.
  
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  Answers are to be written on the answer sheets.
  
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  Illegible writing and vagueness will result in loss of marks.
  

Do not write here – reserved for the examiner

Question 1	10 points
Question 2	20 points
Total final assessment	30 points

Do not turn this page until you are ready to start under examination

Task 1. Answer the following questions.

1. 
   What is the structure of a synthesis essay?
   

_The basic synthesis essay outline template contains three major parts:

a)Introduction with thesis statement

b) body, which contains arguments and counterarguments to the thesis

c) conclusion.

2. 
   Define the below stated types of reviews?
   

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  Peer review Software review
  
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  Consumer review Expert review Bought review
  

_Peer review is analysing peer’s work in the same field. For example a linguist gives a feedback on another linguist’s work and this procedure can be example for peer review

Consumer review is a review which is written by customer about a product or service after purchased or used a product consumer can give his own opinion about product on their consumer review

Software review is "a process or meeting during which a software product is examined by a project personnel, managers, users, customers, user representatives, or other interested parties for comment or approval Expert review _is that an expert can test any social websites as a typical user and after that he/she can give recommendation and spot problems in order to improve usability

Bought review is the system where the creator (usually a company) of a new product pays a reviewer to review his new product.

3. 
   What are the rules of writing a proper abstract for an article?
   

1. An abstract briefly explains the salient aspects of the content.

2. Abstracts should be accurate and succinct, self-contained, and readable.

3. The abstract should paraphrase and summarize rather than quote from the paper.

4. Abstracts should relate only to the paper to be presented/assessed.

4. 
   Comment on the outline of an academic proposal.
   

In research proposal you can give all information about your academic work.

It describes the broad field of study in which your research is conducted, referencing existing knowledge and any recent discussions on the subject. It also highlights the uniqueness of your study proposal.

5. 
   What means of organizing principles are mainly utilized in writing a literature review? Enumerate the downsides of each type.
   

A literature review is not a list describing or summarizing one item of literature after another. It should be organized around a single organizing principle:

Thematic - organize around a topic or issue

Chronological - sections for each vital time period

Methodological - focus on the methods used by the researchers/writers