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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... objects allow little light to pass through them. A) Transparent. B) Translucent. C) Opaque. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opaque. 2. A poem that expresses feelings about a specific idea or topic; uses rhythm and rhyme is called a ..... A) Narrative poem. B) Biography. C) Lyrical poem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lyrical poem. 3. When words in a line begin with the same letter.Example:My mom made monkey masks Monday morning. A) Alliteration. B) Repetition. C) Free verse poem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 4. The word contain means ..... A) To copy. B) To seperate. C) To drive. D) To include. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To include. 5. One of the five themes of geography, tells what it's like there. A) Evidence. B) Place. C) Effect. D) Historian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place. 6. What does it mean to compare? A) To show how things are similar to each other. B) To show how things are different from each other. C) To mention where you got information from. D) To look at something closely and figure out its parts or how it works. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show how things are similar to each other. 7. What does the term 'context clues' refer to? A) Hints in the text to help the reader understand a word. B) The main character's thoughts. C) The author's biography. D) The setting of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hints in the text to help the reader understand a word. 8. A type of literature or writing A) Generalization. B) Personification. C) Connotation. D) Genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genre. 9. Not the literal meaning (e.g., raining cats and dogs DOES NOT mean cats and dogs are coming from the sky) A) Style. B) Denotation. C) Connotative meaning. D) Figurative meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Figurative meaning. 10. What does it mean when it asks for the allusion in the text? A) A summary of the text. B) A prediction about the text. C) A direct quote from the text. D) Reference to a person, event, or work of literature that is implied or suggested. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reference to a person, event, or work of literature that is implied or suggested. 11. Which of the following best describes a theme in literature? A) The time and place of the story. B) The central message or insight into life revealed through the story. C) The sequence of events in a story. D) The struggle between opposing forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The central message or insight into life revealed through the story. 12. What is the meaning of the word 'infer' in reading comprehension? A) To state directly. B) To guess randomly. C) To derive a conclusion from evidence. D) To ignore the details. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To derive a conclusion from evidence. 13. The ..... cheerleaders jumped and chanted when Ernesto scored the winning goal. A) Enthusiastic. B) Isolated. C) Accurate. D) Disappointing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enthusiastic. 14. An individual in a text A) Plot. B) Conflict. C) Setting. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Character. 15. Convey-The story "Amigo Brothers" conveys the importance of friendship. A) Shows. B) Gives. C) Creates. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shows. 16. What does 'reading comprehension' involve? A) Understanding and interpreting what is read. B) Memorizing the text. C) Reading as fast as possible. D) Writing a summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understanding and interpreting what is read. 17. Which of the following is a key feature of academic writing? A) Formal tone. B) Colloquial language. C) Personal anecdotes. D) Emotional expressions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formal tone. 18. To make different; to change A) Alter. B) Destruction. C) Collapse. D) Crisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alter. 19. To show or direct attention to (something) A) Subjective. B) Sufficient. C) Indicate. D) Objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indicate. 20. Identify the sentence with the correct use of a semicolon. A) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight. B) I have a big test tomorrow; but I can't go out tonight. C) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. D) I have a big test tomorrow:I can't go out tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. 21. To say or think that (two thing) are equal or the same A) Evident. B) Equate. C) Integrate. D) Distinguish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equate. 22. She ..... to the homeless shelter by giving extra food. A) Contributed. B) Irrelevant. C) Implied. D) Phrased. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contributed. 23. A belief or a view about something. * A) Gracing. B) Classic. C) Opinion. D) Tribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opinion. 24. Words used to suggest a specific emotion or attitude towards the subject matter. A) Opinion. B) Choice. C) Definition. D) Connotative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connotative language. 25. To explain something to create a mental image in the reader's mind-especially focusing on the five senses. A) Describe. B) Summarize. C) Analyze. D) Infer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Describe. 26. APPROPRIATE is an ..... that means ..... A) Adjective. Correct or right for a given situation or setting. B) Adverb. Moving toward the back or in reverse. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. Correct or right for a given situation or setting. 27. The quality of being clear and easy to understand A) Complexity. B) Confidence. C) Credibility. D) Clarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clarity. 28. They have 2 ..... this through research. A) Deduced. B) Attained. C) Anticipated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deduced. 29. What is a repeated pattern of sound? A) Poet. B) Rhythm. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhythm. 30. This is when a speaker/ writer addresses an opposing view or speaker and criticizes their argument or character.This definition applies to which term? A) Jargon. B) Harsh Critique. C) Attacks. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attacks. 31. The following phrases express contradiction, except ..... A) On the other hand. B) Notwithstanding. C) Conversely. D) Unlikely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unlikely. 32. To alter something already written or printed in order to make corrections, improvements, or updates. A) Contributions. B) Precise. C) Draft. D) Revise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revise. 33. The belief of a person; not proven to be true A) Theme. B) Opinion. C) Entertain. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opinion. 34. A text that gives both sides of an argument A) Article. B) Claim. C) One-sided. D) Overview. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overview. 35. If a pizza party will precede a movie, which of these is true? A) Kids will have pizza before the movie. B) Kids will have pizza during the movie. C) The party will take place after the movie. D) Most kids will be hungry during the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kids will have pizza before the movie. 36. What does 'contribute' mean in the context of a group project? A) To take a backseat and let others do the work. B) To only provide feedback without participating. C) To avoid any involvement in the project. D) To actively participate and share efforts in achieving the project's goals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To actively participate and share efforts in achieving the project's goals. 37. Break something down methodically into its parts (a) A) FormTags6.2. B) A. Analyze. C) Organize. D) Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. Analyze. 38. Which sentence uses the most appropriate academic tone for a formal science report? A) We saw the plants get bigger when we gave them more light. B) It was crazy how much the plants grew with extra light. C) The results totally prove that light makes plants grow. D) The data indicates a positive correlation between light exposure and plant growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The data indicates a positive correlation between light exposure and plant growth. 39. To "memorize" something means ..... A) (adj.) to commit it to memory. B) (n.) mastery of it. C) (v.) to practice it. D) (v.) to commit it to memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (v.) to commit it to memory. 40. Choose a synonym for the word "uncertain" A) Incorporated. B) Persistence. C) Manufactured. D) Skeptical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeptical. 41. What is alliteration? A) A large section of a play containing the main action. B) A phrase with a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. C) The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words. D) Repeating vowel sounds in words that are close together. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words. 42. What means the same as REPLICATION? A) Make a copy. B) The original. C) Have a difference. D) Create the opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make a copy. 43. The SYNONYM of absorbed is: A) Insight. B) Wandered. C) Curious. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curious. 44. To look at the difference between two things A) Locate. B) Compare. C) Plagiarism. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contrast. 45. What does it mean to 'deduce' something? A) To ignore all evidence. B) To avoid making any conclusions. C) To derive a conclusion from something known. D) To guess randomly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To derive a conclusion from something known. 46. In which sentence is bias not used correctly? A) Most people have a bias towards their own community. B) Students may have a bias against other schools. C) Teachers often have a bias towards their own subject. D) Pets have a bias that allows them to be like everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pets have a bias that allows them to be like everyone. 47. To make a judgment A) Evaluate. B) Identify. C) Interpret. D) Compare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaluate. 48. This is when an idea is presented as fact without full explanation or evidence; it is used to assert authority & make claims sound factual.This definition applies to which term? A) Assertion. B) Evidence. C) Attacks. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertion. 49. A baseball heads for a window and you foresee the window breaking. What does that mean? A) You plan to break the window. B) You know that window will break before it happens. C) You wish the window would break. D) You saw a broken window and guessed what happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You know that window will break before it happens. 50. What does the word STARVING mean? A) To go looking for and study new stars. B) To start to do something new. C) To suffer or die because of a lack of food. D) To help someone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To suffer or die because of a lack of food. 51. Organizational structure A) The middle of a story or paper. B) The feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for a reader. C) The order in which an author presents the ideas. D) The beginning of a story or paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The order in which an author presents the ideas. 52. Most individuals 10 ..... global warming will have a huge effect on wildlife in the future. A) Crucial. B) Anticipate. C) Attain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anticipate. 53. To speculate involves all of the following except ..... A) Evaluating. B) Thinking. C) Eating. D) Examining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating. 54. To try to locate or discover A) Obtain. B) Seek. C) Analyze. D) Assume. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seek. 55. You are writing an email to your principal. Which closing is most appropriate? A) Later!. B) Sincerely,. C) See ya,. D) Peace out,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sincerely,. 56. Give an example of an academic vocabulary word. A) Conclusion. B) Experiment. C) Hypothesis. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 57. What does zoology mean? A) An expert in or student of the behavior, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals. B) A facility with usually indoor and outdoor settings where living, typically wild animals are kept especially for public exhibition. C) The study of the biology and behavior of animals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The study of the biology and behavior of animals. 58. Family celebrations are really ..... for me. A) Severe. B) Significant. C) Exposed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Significant. 59. Collete didn't sleep very well on her flight, but she thought she may have dozed for a few minutes. A) Sat very still. B) Dreamed. C) Slept lightly. D) Pilot of the plane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slept lightly. 60. The leading character of a story. A) Protagonist. B) Fiction. C) Antagonist. D) Dialogue. 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