This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The main point the author is trying to make A) Author's point of view. B) Author's intent or purpose. C) Author's Message. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author's Message. 2. An assertion (strong belief) that must be proven A) Cite. B) Compare. C) Clarify. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clarify. 3. To find similarities A) Contrast. B) Infer. C) Defend. D) Compare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compare. 4. The dictionary definition of a word. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Genre. D) Soliloquy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 5. What gives human qualities to nonhuman things. Ex. The apple gathered under the tree. What type of figurative A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 6. What is it called when the information within a text is organized? A) Text Structure. B) Text Feature. C) Transition. D) Textual Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Text Structure. 7. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word A) Generalization. B) Conclusion. C) Denotation. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denotation. 8. The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results, and refers to the hypothesis using data. A) Procedures. B) Conclusion. C) Responding variable. D) Materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 9. Which word is a synonym of hard? A) Difficult. B) Easy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Difficult. 10. Central idea can also be called A) Character. B) Supporting details. C) Main idea. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Main idea. 11. The emotional associations of a word ..... A) Style. B) Connotation. C) Denotation. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 12. What does the word AGRICULTURE mean? A) The study of aliens from other planets. B) The science of the state of Arizona. C) The science of cultivating soil, growing plants, and breading animals. D) How people act with one another. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The science of cultivating soil, growing plants, and breading animals. 13. Which of the following is a type of figurative language that involves an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally? A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 14. A research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to observe the effects on some behavior or mental process A) Research Question. B) Repeated Trials. C) Scientific Investigation. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Experiment. 15. A ..... is an assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt. A) Point of view. B) Tone. C) Claim. D) Summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claim. 16. To look at something closely A) Evidence. B) Examine. C) Emphasis. D) Evaluate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Examine. 17. What does it mean to 'require' something? A) To have a fear of something. B) To have no interest in something. C) To have a need for something. D) To have a dislike for something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To have a need for something. 18. A picture is a text feature. What does it help do in a text? A) Show information to help reader understand topic. B) Invalidate information author is discussing. C) Conflict the purpose of the text. D) Confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Show information to help reader understand topic. 19. The way an author develops and reveals character traits (direct and indirect) A) Dialogue. B) Irony. C) Theme. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characterization. 20. In math, what does "simplify" mean? A) To reduce to a puddle of nothing:). B) To reduce a fraction. C) To reduce a mulitple. D) To reduce a number line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To reduce a fraction. 21. Hubris is defined as ..... A) Making many big mistakes. B) Having a great sense of importance. C) Excessive pride. D) Too little pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excessive pride. 22. To show how things are alike or similar A) Contrast. B) Compare. C) Support. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compare. 23. In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat, ' what is the subject? A) The cat. B) The mat. C) Sat. D) On the mat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat. 24. What does the vocabulary word ..... evaluate ..... mean? A) To assess the value or significance of something. B) To guess. C) To ignore. D) To describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To assess the value or significance of something. 25. Which of the following signals a citing textual evidence question? A) "contribute". B) "convey". C) "which describes". D) "best supports". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "best supports". 26. An event or an action that makes something else happen. A) Place. B) Cause. C) Evidence. D) Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cause. 27. Which word means to learn about the relationship between the parts of something through detailed examination? A) Effect. B) Analyze. C) Theme. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analyze. 28. Which word means to make an educated guess based on evidence and your personal experience? A) Support. B) Infer. C) Distinguish. D) Indicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infer. 29. Which of these is always true of a preceding event? A) It comes before something else. B) It is too long. C) It is too short. D) It comes after something else. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It comes before something else. 30. What is another word for "reveal" ? A) Expose, explain. B) Common, not unique. C) Repeat again. D) Vision, see. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expose, explain. ← 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