This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To look at the differences between two things. A) Compare. B) Contrast. C) Plagiarism. D) Locate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contrast. 2. To provide evidence A) Support. B) Integrate. C) Question. D) Evaluate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 3. According to intensive ..... involving thousands of future tertiary students, many expect to be in debt after they graduate. A) RESEARCH. B) THEORY. C) POLICY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RESEARCH. 4. What is the primary function of a topic sentence in a paragraph? A) To conclude the paragraph. B) To provide evidence for the main idea. C) To transition between paragraphs. D) To introduce the main idea of the paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To introduce the main idea of the paragraph. 5. The variable that gets measured or observed in an experiment. A) Dependent variable. B) Data group. C) Independent variable. D) Control variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent variable. 6. A statement believed to be the truth A) Critique. B) Claim. C) Support. D) Component. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim. 7. There are many theories, but scientists are still ..... to determine (find out) the origin (how it started) of the pandemic. A) Experimenting. B) Investigating. C) Describing. D) Interacting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Investigating. 8. To ..... is to use your own words to retell the main ideas of a text. A) Plagiarize. B) Synthesize. C) Analyze. D) Summarize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Summarize. 9. Which of the following is considered LIGHT ENERGY? A) AAA batteries. B) Sunlight. C) Glucose. D) Hamburgers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunlight. 10. Words or phrases that help you understand the meaning of an unknown word or phrase are ..... A) Character traits. B) Context clues. C) Text features. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Context clues. 11. The test of a hypothesis is called a A) Conclusion. B) Control. C) Experiment. D) Dependent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experiment. 12. The exact opposite of your claim that is provable with reasons and evidence A) Overview. B) Claim. C) Reason. D) Counterclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counterclaim. 13. A passing reference it a text to a literary or historical person, place, event, or other literary work A) Allusion. B) Suspense. C) Dialogue. D) Style. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 14. Words used in an imaginative way that express ideas that are not necessarily true. A) Sensory language. B) Figurative language. C) Poetry. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative language. 15. Evidence from the text is used to A) Support ideas. B) Create confusion. C) Summarize events. D) Describe characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support ideas. 16. The set of facts or circumstances surrounding a situation A) Context. B) Conclude. C) Seek. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context. 17. Enough, adequate A) Patriot. B) Ease. C) Benefit. D) Suficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suficient. 18. What is an antonym? A) A word that has a similar/same meaning. B) A word that has the opposite meaning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word that has the opposite meaning. 19. What does the vocabulary word event mean? A) Fairy tales stories. B) A set of rules. C) A happening in a written selection. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A happening in a written selection. 20. Prose writing based on facts, real events, and real people such as biography, or history A) Illustrate. B) Visualize. C) Analogy. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonfiction. 21. Information collected during a scientific investigation A) Observations. B) Data. C) Evidence. D) Materials list. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence. 22. What does it mean to analyze a text? A) To proofread and correct errors in a text. B) To examine and evaluate the content, structure, and language of a text. C) To memorize the content of a text. D) To summarize the main points of a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To examine and evaluate the content, structure, and language of a text. 23. "If you want to gain promotion in my industry, you are ..... to speak at least one other language well." A) ESTABLISHED. B) REQUIRED. C) CONSISTENT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REQUIRED. 24. A single row of words in a poem. They are not sentences and may be short or long. A) Lines. B) Stanza. C) Rhyme. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lines. 25. Which word means to confirm the truth of something? A) Infer. B) Support. C) Illustrate. D) Verify. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verify. 26. What is evidence stemming specifically from a text such as a book, article, or other reliable source? A) Text Feature. B) Context. C) Text Structure. D) Textual Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Textual Evidence. 27. To give special importance to something A) Emphasis. B) Define. C) Describe. D) Evaluate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emphasis. 28. Felix wondered if he was a coward for running away from the tiny barking Chihuahua. A) Someone who is afraid or not courageous. B) Someone who doesn't like dogs. C) Someone who enjoys running. D) Someone who hates loud sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone who is afraid or not courageous. 29. When the grumpy old man saw the cute puppies playing in the pet store, he let a rare smile cross his face. A) Really old. B) Brand new. C) Not common/ does not happen much. D) Related to animals. 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