This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word is an antonym for precede? A) Guide. B) Finish. C) Lead. D) Follow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Follow. 2. What is the purpose of a 'thesis statement' in an essay? A) To provide a detailed summary of the essay. B) To state the main argument or point of the essay. C) To list all the sources used in the essay. D) To introduce the characters in a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To state the main argument or point of the essay. 3. A method or way of solving a problem A) Solve. B) Strategies. C) Array. D) Dividend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strategies. 4. What is it called when words represent a sound? A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopeia. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopeia. 5. How does imagery help us understand the story? A) It doesn't. B) By expressing how the author is feeling. C) Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see. D) By telling the mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see. 6. When a character is fighting against something outside his/her own mind. A) Protagonist. B) External conflict. C) Internal conflict. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External conflict. 7. Latin roots help us understand the meaning of unfamiliar words:The word submerging comes from the Latin word mergere, meaning "to plunge." This information helps the reader understand that submerging in paragraph 9 of "Rogue Wave" means that part of the boat is ..... A) Sinking into the water. B) Rolling into the sea. C) Tumbling over a wave. D) Sliding through the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sinking into the water. 8. The feelings associated with a word A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Narration. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 9. Writing about something that really happened. A) Generalization. B) Paradox. C) Fiction. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonfiction. 10. A person who loves and strongly supports or fights for his or her country A) Lack. B) Utter. C) Ease. D) Patriot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patriot. 11. What does "multifarious" mean in this sentence? "The exhibit showcased a multifarious collection of artworks from around the world." A) Common. B) Modern. C) Diverse. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diverse. 12. Poem that tells a story is called ..... A) Narrative poem. B) Biography. C) Lyrical poem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrative poem. 13. What does sequence words mean? A) Words that are not used in reading. B) Words that do not show connections. C) Words used to show connections. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words used to show connections. 14. What is an argument? A) The author's main point. B) When the author wants to convenience you on their position. C) The opposite viewpoint of the author's claim. D) What the author uses to support their claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the author wants to convenience you on their position. 15. I passed all my exams, so my parents are very ..... of me. A) Proud. B) Ashamed. C) Calm. D) Cheerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proud. 16. What is a vacant lot? Consider the meaning of the root "vac" . A) An area that is located under the water. B) A small area of land in a city or town that is not occupied or not being used. C) An area that is exposed to light from the sun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small area of land in a city or town that is not occupied or not being used. 17. A headphone is a device you put on your ears that lets you listen to sounds or music. What does the root phon mean? A) Device. B) Sound. C) Head. D) Ears. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sound. 18. A concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief A) Affix. B) Abstract. C) Aphorism. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aphorism. 19. The result of something that happens in the story. A) Details. B) Infer. C) Cause. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effect. 20. To paint a picture using the 5 senses. What literary device does this sentence refer to A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Imagery. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 21. When a character is fighting against his/her hopes and dreams. A) Rising action. B) Falling action. C) Internal conflict. D) External conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internal conflict. 22. What means the same as TRANSCRIBE? A) Create. B) Copy. C) Change. D) Modify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copy. 23. Scientists 1 ..... that bad human activity leads to global warming. A) Crucial. B) Altered. C) Hypothesized. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesized. 24. Which word below means the same as clue, hint or signal? A) Average. B) Product. C) Indicator. D) Prokaryote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indicator. 25. What is the theme of the story? A) Lesson of a story. B) The big idea. C) It is a fake story. D) Villarreal Elementary School. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lesson of a story. 26. What does response mean? A) To find the exact place or position of. B) An act of replying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An act of replying. 27. Repeated subtraction A) Division. B) Strategies. C) Decompose. D) Array. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Division. 28. Which of these sentences is the least descriptive A) Watched a bar of sunlight slice across his face. B) His cheek bones stuck out prominently. C) Same chubby cheeks, same mischievous glint in their narrow green eyes. D) In biology she was learning how cells divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In biology she was learning how cells divide. 29. Academic vocabulary: ..... :a way of thinking about something. A) Impression. B) Objective. C) Sensation. D) Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perspective. 30. To express (something) in an indirect way A) Imply. B) Contradict. C) Objective. D) Subjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imply. 31. He felt exteremely ..... at his new school because he didn't know anybody. A) Enthusiastic. B) Accurate. C) Isolated. D) Succeded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isolated. 32. When the words mean exactly what they say. A) Figurative Language. B) Literal Meaning. C) Falling Action. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literal Meaning. 33. To convince someone of your idea(s) on something through logic or reasoning A) Evidence. B) Analyze. C) Persuade. D) Infer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persuade. 34. Information from someone who did NOT witness an event. A) Secondary sources. B) Timeline. C) Place. D) Historian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary sources. 35. If you have prior plans, why will you miss the game at school? A) You have other plans that you made earlier. B) You would rather see your friends after the game. C) You don't know who planned the game. D) You don't know where the game is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You have other plans that you made earlier. 36. To look closely at two or more people or things and show how they are alike A) Elaborate. B) Compare. C) Contrast. D) Contradict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compare. 37. The denotative meaning of a word is ..... A) The reader's definition. B) The author's opinion. C) The textbook definition. D) The suggested meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The textbook definition. 38. The representation of something as greater than is the case, used to grab the attention of the audience & emphasize certain points.This definition applies to which term? A) Alliteration. B) Evidence. C) Hook. D) Exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exaggeration. 39. To make a prediction or guess based on facts and details in the story. A) Summary. B) Infer. C) Details. D) Main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infer. 40. We have questions regarding the work-life balance in the military. Rephrase. A) The work-life balance is problematic for the army. B) The recorded unequal allocation of time to work vs. life among the military needs further examination. C) There is a problem in terms of work-life balance in the army. D) The work-life balance is questioned in the military. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The recorded unequal allocation of time to work vs. life among the military needs further examination. 41. Rhetorical Devices are ..... A) Main problem or struggle within a story. B) Writing techniques used to persuade/influence the audience. C) Clearly expressed, no doubt. D) A message communicated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing techniques used to persuade/influence the audience. 42. The conflict in a story A) Problem. B) Solution. C) Effect. D) Cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Problem. 43. Development refers to A) Not based on opinions. B) The growth of something over time. C) A retelling of the main details. D) The main point or main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The growth of something over time. 44. Choose the incorrect answer. If something is in a sequence, then it is ..... A) An interruption of events. B) A set of related things. C) In a particular order. D) A progression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An interruption of events. 45. What is the definition for key details? A) Unique with individual differences. B) Information to support the author's main point/idea. C) A connected series of events told through words (written or spoken). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information to support the author's main point/idea. 46. Which point of view uses 'he', 'she', or 'they' and is not a character in the story? A) Second Person. B) Omniscient. C) Third Person. D) First Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Person. 47. To back up your answer with details from your own experience or details from the text (evidence) A) Compare. B) Analyze. C) Support. D) Persuade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Support. 48. In order to hunt for food, the animals usually ..... the rocky mountains. A) Skeptical. B) Persistence. C) Manufactured. D) Traversed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traversed. 49. What is the definition for recount? A) To tell again. B) To find out. C) Tell in detail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tell in detail. 50. An aspect of something A) Classify. B) Assess. C) Discuss. D) Characteristic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characteristic. 51. To mimic or copy A) Analyze. B) Predict. C) Imitate. D) Elaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imitate. 52. A plan or way to tackle a problem or reach a goal A) Strategy. B) Support. C) Elaborate. D) Cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strategy. 53. A synonym for the word plot would be- A) Story elements. B) Excerpt. C) Stanza. D) Central idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Story elements. 54. She said that she did not recall what time her mom said her curfew was. Recall in this statement probably means ..... A) She was in trouble. B) Understand. C) Change. D) It slipped her memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It slipped her memory. 55. What does the word DISCRIMINATION mean? A) Not being fair or right. B) The treating of some people better than others without any fair or proper reason. C) Dividing something evenly. D) Treating everyone the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The treating of some people better than others without any fair or proper reason. 56. The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. A) Antagonist. B) Alliteration. C) Annotate. D) Affix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 57. Being logical organization that the reader understands. A) Audience. B) Convention. C) Coherent. D) Prompt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coherent. 58. A piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication. A) Exppression. B) Narrative. C) Draft. D) Article. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article. 59. When my favorite superhero died in the movie, I felt a deep sense of sorrow. A) Happiness. B) Confusion. C) Sadness. D) Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sadness. 60. When the setting changes, the ..... changes. A) Author's purpose. B) Act. C) Narrator. D) Scene. 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