This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How would you say "I'm fixin' to go to the store" in standard English? A) I am about to go to the store. B) I am fixing a snack for the store. C) I am going to fix the store. D) I went to the store to fix something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I am about to go to the store. 2. Mrs. Carter will discuss the chapter with the class so that they can share what they have learned from reading. Based on the sentence above, which of the following is the best meaning of discuss? A) To share information, opinions, and ideas about something. B) To arrange things in an order that makes them easy to find. C) A change that results from a cause. D) The main subject of a piece of writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To share information, opinions, and ideas about something. 3. What is the connotative meaning of a word? A) The connotative meaning of a word is its dictionary definition. B) The emotional or cultural associations that a word carries, beyond its literal definition. C) The connotative meaning of a word is its pronunciation. D) The connotative meaning of a word is its part of speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The emotional or cultural associations that a word carries, beyond its literal definition. 4. To tell how two things are similar (alike) A) Company. B) Contour. C) Contrast. D) Compare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compare. 5. What is the definition of 'data'? A) Facts, statistics, or information. B) Personal opinions. C) Fictional stories. D) Historical events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Facts, statistics, or information. 6. To determine and explain the meaning of something A) Seek. B) Interpret. C) Derive. D) Indicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interpret. 7. What is the correct order for PPQRAP? A) Preview, Predict, Questions, Read/Gist, Answer, Prove. B) Read, Answer, Prove, Preview, Predict. C) Predict, Questions, Read/Gist, Answer, Prove. D) Preview, Read/Gist, Answer, Prove. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preview, Predict, Questions, Read/Gist, Answer, Prove. 8. When you do research you should be careful to consult many sources to select the most ..... sources. A) Interesting. B) Unimportant. C) Important. D) Credible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Credible. 9. Which of the following means the same as ABSORB? A) Eject. B) Disperse. C) Spew. D) Take in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take in. 10. A story within a story about politics, religion, or morality which has a deeper meaning.The Three Little Pigs A) Apostrophe. B) Anecdote. C) Allegory. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allegory. 11. Read the sentence: "The evidence was sufficient to prove his point." What does sufficient mean here? A) Too much. B) Unclear. C) Not enough. D) Just enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Just enough. 12. Experiment is a: A) Observation. B) Test. C) Theory. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Test. 13. What the actors wear A) Props. B) Costumes. C) Scene. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Costumes. 14. The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event A) Context. B) Derive. C) Interpret. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context. 15. What does locate mean? A) To create a structure. B) Find the exact place or position of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Find the exact place or position of. 16. Which of the following terms means to mention an idea from a text to support your opinion? A) Cite. B) Compare. C) Interpret. D) Argue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cite. 17. What does it mean to "classify" information in a text? A) To draw conclusions. B) To analyze the effect of the information. C) To evaluate the significance of the information. D) To categorize or group similar items together. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To categorize or group similar items together. 18. To arrive at a conclusion through logic and reasoning A) Describe. B) Detective. C) Deduce. D) Debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deduce. 19. Which of the following is NOT a claim? A) California is the best state in the USA. B) Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance. C) The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4. D) Christmas is the best holiday of the year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4. 20. An objection that others might raise in response to the claim A) Alternate or opposing claim. B) Conflicting evidence. C) Counterclaim. D) Concluding statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alternate or opposing claim. 21. To provide a good reason for something A) Formulate. B) Justify. C) Sequence. D) Verify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Justify. 22. The math word "composite" means: A) No factors. B) Two factors. C) One factor. D) 3 or more factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3 or more factors. 23. What is it called when an author makes a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'? A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 24. The author's most important message in a text is ..... A) The topic. B) The purpose. C) The central idea. D) The author's mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The central idea. 25. The time and place a story occurs. A) Setting. B) Fact. C) Stage. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 26. To show how people or things differ from one another A) Contradict. B) Compare. C) Elaborate. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contrast. 27. To go into or provide more details about something A) Evaluate. B) Summarize. C) Elaborate. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elaborate. 28. "You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink" is an example of A) Adjective clause. B) Adverb clause. C) Abstract. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aphorism. 29. A synonym for allocate A) Allot. B) Hold. C) Submit. D) Defer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allot. 30. The meaning of a word A) Antonymns. B) Connotation. C) Denotation. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Definition. ← 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