This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To write or draw something (an essay or plan) that usually needs more work A) Revise. B) Contribute. C) Draft. D) Initiate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Draft. 2. Which of the following can be found within a script? A) Acts and scenes. B) Dialogue. C) Setting description. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Which of the following would you NOT use to diversify "a number of" in your paper? A) An array of. B) A plethora of. C) A series of. D) Lots of. E) Numerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lots of. 4. What is an extreme exaggeration? A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 5. What means the same as EXPOSURE? A) Bare/open. B) Cover/hide. C) Close/seal. D) Protect/save. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bare/open. 6. What does the word "Investigate" mean? A) Gather more evidence or information about something. B) Plot a graph. C) Combine two chemicals together. D) Write an essay about something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gather more evidence or information about something. 7. What does the word "contrast" mean when comparing two things? A) To mix together. B) To highlight differences. C) To find similarities. D) To combine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To highlight differences. 8. What does infer mean? A) To Taste. B) To smell. C) To predict. D) To Feel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To predict. 9. What is a suffix? A) Letters at the beginning of a word to change it's meaning. B) Letters at the end of a word to change it's meaning. C) When you fix something. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Letters at the end of a word to change it's meaning. 10. To state or express briefly / to be a sign or symptom of A) Indicate. B) Assume. C) Approach. D) Seek. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indicate. 11. The main character in a text A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Villain. D) Hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. 12. To talk about a topic with other people A) Discuss. B) Debate. C) Annotate. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debate. 13. When two things have some of the same characteristics, they are- A) Similar. B) Different. C) Evident. D) Indicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Similar. 14. Supporting details help to A) A retelling of the text. B) Closely read the text. C) Establish the main idea. D) Develop and support the central idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Develop and support the central idea. 15. Central Idea (Main Idea)- A) Is a statement that cannot be proven. B) A sentence that tells what the text is mainly about. C) Text that gives readers information. D) Sentences that provide information on a topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sentence that tells what the text is mainly about. 16. What is the meaning of the word ..... analyze ..... ? A) To examine in detail. B) To ignore. C) To summarize. D) To create. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To examine in detail. 17. What does the vocabulary word completes mean? A) To finish something. B) A story about science fiction. C) A text feature. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To finish something. 18. The lawyer presented strong (a) to prove her client was innocent. A) Testimonies. B) Arguments. C) Alibis. D) A. evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. evidence. 19. If you use prior knowledge to answer a question, which of these is true? A) Your answer this question before another one. B) You answer the question in complete sentences. C) You use something you already knew to answer the question. D) You use something you just learned to answer the question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You use something you already knew to answer the question. 20. Which pronouns are used in third person narration? A) You. B) It, its. C) He, she, they. D) I, me, we, us. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He, she, they. 21. What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?As I stood atop the mighty skyscraper, the cars were toys in a miniature city below me. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 22. A text or speech intended to prove a point through the use of reasoning and evidence. A) Argument. B) Claim. C) Genre. D) Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument. 23. If the author asks you to identify an example of figurative language then you are required to ..... A) Put examples in order. B) Locate an example. C) Compare two different types. D) Find the example that only comes first in the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Locate an example. 24. Changing the order of the factors does not change the product (a x b x c = c x b x a) A) Commutative property of multiplication. B) Identity property of multiplication. C) Associative property of multiplication. D) Zero property of multiplication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commutative property of multiplication. 25. Control is a group used for: A) Conclusion. B) Testing. C) Comparison. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comparison. 26. A process used to explore questions based on the scientific method A) Scientific research. B) Comparison. C) Distinction. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientific research. 27. Any information that helps prove a claim. A) Counterclaim. B) Evidence. C) Thesis. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 28. Which part of the "plot" contains the "turning point" in the story? A) Rising Action. B) Climax. C) Resolution. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax. 29. 'borrowing some of the words and phrases listed below is a great way to articulate your ideas more effectively' A) To show. B) To make. C) To lose. D) To communicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To communicate. 30. Words that prove or give reasons supporting an idea or judgment. A) Text features. B) Text evidence. C) Summary. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Text evidence. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAcademic Vocabulary Quiz 1Academic Vocabulary Quiz 2Academic Vocabulary Quiz 3Academic Vocabulary Quiz 4Academic Vocabulary Quiz 5Academic Vocabulary Quiz 6Academic Vocabulary Quiz 7Academic Vocabulary Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books