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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does it mean to make a claim? A) To say something is true, even if you haven't proved it yet. B) To show how things are similar to each other. C) To tell a story or describe events that happened. D) To look at something closely and figure out its parts or how it works. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To say something is true, even if you haven't proved it yet. 2. The word that the pronoun replaces or refers to A) Apostrophe. B) Abstract. C) Affix. D) Antecedent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antecedent. 3. Exams are very difficult in this school, so students have to study hard to ..... A) Fail. B) Pass. C) Approve. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pass. 4. Writing that gives detailed information about an idea, person, or event A) Expert. B) Quote. C) Distinction. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Description. 5. Which word refers to the chemical processes your body uses to produce energy? A) Osmosis. B) Walking. C) Metabolism. D) Passive transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metabolism. 6. A comparison made between two different things that are similar in some way A) Nonfiction. B) Analogy. C) Illustrating. D) Context clue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analogy. 7. Serve as a means for expressing something ..... A) ANALYSIS. B) CONVEY. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CONVEY. 8. A form of literature meant to be performed by actors for an audience; a play A) Movie. B) Poem. C) Drama. D) Prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drama. 9. This definition applies to which term? This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in order to emphasize certain words and make them more memorable. A) Rule of Three. B) Figurative Language. C) Alliteration. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 10. What is an adjective? A) Describes a noun. B) Takes the place of a noun. C) Connects two parts of a sentence. D) Describes a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Describes a noun. 11. What is a POLYMER? A) More than 2 parts. B) Only one part. C) Monomer. D) Less than 2 parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More than 2 parts. 12. What is fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied? A) Infer. B) Explicit. C) Delineate. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explicit. 13. To prohibit someone from entering a building is to A) Ask them to enter nicely. B) Give them food upon entering. C) Turn them away. D) Invite them in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turn them away. 14. How is "articulate" used in this sentence? "The student was able to articulate her thoughts clearly during the debate." A) To simplify. B) To express. C) To confuse. D) To hide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To express. 15. Your teacher says that a report you wrote is too subjective. A) Your report is on a very interesting subject. B) Your penmanship looks like you were scribbling. C) You use too many facts and made your report dull. D) You expressed too many opinions and feelings in your report. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You expressed too many opinions and feelings in your report. 16. Love, honesty, freedom are examples of A) Abstract. B) Absolute phrase. C) Allegory. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abstract. 17. Buying and selling or exchanging items A) Discover. B) Trade. C) Solve. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trade. 18. The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of several words in a sequence is known as ..... A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Consonance. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 19. To communication your message, idea or thought A) Sensory detail. B) Tone. C) Generalization. D) Convey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convey. 20. A problem between the main characters or forces is called what? A) Conflict. B) Plot. C) Rising action. D) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 21. A claim that does not have good reasons A) Evidence. B) Counterclaim. C) Argument. D) Unsubstantiated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unsubstantiated. 22. Variable is something that: A) Changes. B) Is always true. C) Stays the same. D) Is never tested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changes. 23. Author's Purpose A) Feelings and attitudes of a person involved in a text given away by actions, body language, and other clues. B) An author's attitude toward a subject. C) Main reason for writing. D) An imaginative comparison or a way to express ideas or experiences vividly. Not meant to be taken literally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Main reason for writing. 24. To increase in size or amount A) Explain. B) Compare. C) Expand. D) Summarize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expand. 25. The theme is the main subject of a piece of writing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. What does it mean to write academically? A) To write using proper English language. B) To avoid copy pasting from the Internet. C) To write in order to pass final exams. D) To write paper for scholars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To write paper for scholars. 27. Information that is reliable and can be trusted A) Author's perspective. B) Accurate or credible source. C) Evidence. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accurate or credible source. 28. What type of question is this?"The author included paragraph 3 most likely to-" A) Organizational pattern. B) Context Clues. C) Inference. D) Author's Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inference. 29. What evidence from the text supports your thinking? A) Something that shows something else is true. B) The main idea of a paragraph. C) A book. D) Items in italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that shows something else is true. 30. BACKWARD is an ..... and means ..... A) Noun. To manage or regulate the movement. B) Adverb. Moving toward the back or in reverse. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. Moving toward the back or in reverse. 31. What does the term 'Ineffable' best relate to? A) Something that is not affected by external forces. B) Something that is not bound by time. C) Something too great or extreme to be expressed in words. D) Something that is easily described in words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something too great or extreme to be expressed in words. 32. No only did Ellen have a toothache, but she also had measles, which just added to her misery. What does misery mean? A) Ellen is recovering. B) Ellen is really suffering. C) Ellen is uncomfortable. D) Ellen is resting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ellen is really suffering. 33. To combine different elements A) Infer. B) Integrate. C) Defend. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Integrate. 34. To reestate the important ideas or events from a text in a shorter way A) Summarize. B) Text. C) Evidence. D) Strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarize. 35. A belief or judgment A) Valid. B) Evidence. C) Opinion. D) Authentic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opinion. 36. A statement that seems true and not true at the same time. Ex:Everything I say is a lie. A) Paradox. B) Idiom. C) Hyperbole. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 37. Who are the target readers of an academic essay? A) Parents, workers, teachers. B) Students, out-of-school youth, government officials. C) Teachers, students, academic community. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teachers, students, academic community. 38. What is a colony? A) A group of people who moves in a new house. B) A group of students who settle together in a new classroom. C) A group of people who settle together in a new place. D) A group of people who moves into an old house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A group of people who settle together in a new place. 39. A category of artistic composition, A) Genre. B) Metaphor. C) Vowel. D) Comprehension. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genre. 40. What is an inference? A) To show how things are similar to each other. B) To mention where you got information from. C) To tell a story or describe events that happened. D) A guess or conclusion you make based on information you have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A guess or conclusion you make based on information you have. 41. Which word would not be related to conclude A) End. B) Finish. C) Set up. D) Final. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Set up. 42. Rhetoric is defined as A) The use of ethos. logos, and pathos. B) The art of speaking and writing effectively and persuasively. C) Fancy writing. D) Something Aristotle came up with 3, 000 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The art of speaking and writing effectively and persuasively. 43. This person led the Civil Rights movement with peaceful protests. A) Rosa Parks. B) Malcolm X. C) Martin Luther King, Jr. D) Abraham Lincoln. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Martin Luther King, Jr. 44. What does the term 'culture' refer to? A) A particular form of art. B) A particular form of language. C) A particular form of technology. D) A particular form of civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A particular form of civilization. 45. Everyone at the hospital knew Dr. Richards and treated him with great reverence. A) Respect. B) Anger. C) Hatred. D) Boredom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respect. 46. Which word is not the synonym of Pound? A) Stomp. B) Stride. C) Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act. 47. Which of the following means the same as INTENSITY? A) Dull/boring. B) Apathy. C) Calm/peaceful. D) Strength/power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strength/power. 48. What does the vocabulary word 'paraphrase' mean? A) To write a summary. B) To restate text in your own words. C) To quote directly. D) To analyze the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To restate text in your own words. 49. What is the definition for determine? A) Tell in detail. B) To find out. C) To tell again. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To find out. 50. What is central idea? A) Text evidence. B) The theme of a story. C) Supporting details. D) It is the main idea, what the text is MOSTLY about. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is the main idea, what the text is MOSTLY about. 51. Grades ..... whether or not you pass. A) Evaluate. B) Explain. C) Determine. D) Develop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Determine. 52. The baseball club needed money for the equipment, so they asked me to ..... A) Severe. B) Contribute. C) Give. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contribute. 53. The main problem in a story A) Climax. B) Resolution. C) Exposition. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict. 54. Brown v. Board of Education was a decision by the Supreme Court that said ..... A) Segregation in schools was unconstitutional. B) Segregation was legal as long as they were "separate but equal". C) Black and white children could go to the same school but had to be in different classes. D) Black students had to use a separate bathroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Segregation in schools was unconstitutional. 55. Compare and contrast the events that happened in both stories. A) Look at two things carefully to see how they are different. B) Look at two things carefully to see how they are different. C) A problem and a solution. D) Cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look at two things carefully to see how they are different. 56. Characteristics-The characteristics of the character Felix from "Amigo Brothers" include his big muscles and short height. A) Characters. B) Details, traits. C) Downsides. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Details, traits. 57. What is the difference between mood and tone? A) Mood is the way the story is written, while tone is the way the characters feel. B) Mood is the author's attitude, while tone is the emotional atmosphere. C) Mood and tone are the same thing. D) Mood is the emotional atmosphere, while tone is the author's attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mood is the emotional atmosphere, while tone is the author's attitude. 58. The arrangement or organization of ideas in a text. A) Summary. B) Cite. C) Text. D) Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Structure. 59. Make a prediction based on text evidence A) Solve. B) Persuade. C) Opinion. D) Infer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infer. 60. What does it mean to narrate? A) To tell a story or describe events that happened. B) To show how things are different from each other. C) To look at something closely and figure out its parts or how it works. D) To give reasons why you think something is true or should happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To tell a story or describe events that happened. ← 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