This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To analyze is to A) Look closely and in more depth. B) Retell the central idea. C) Grow over time. D) Support the central idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look closely and in more depth. 2. Explanations that aim to prove the claim, and that make sense A) Logical or sound reasoning. B) Implied. C) Thesis statement. D) Relelvant evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical or sound reasoning. 3. Choose the correct definition of implied A) Suggested but not said. B) Said outright. C) A fact. D) Someone's opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggested but not said. 4. Some friends are very der to me because they are very ..... A) Have a heart to heart. B) Close to my heart. C) To wear your heart on your sleeve. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Close to my heart. 5. What is personification A) Comparing two things with the words '' like" or '' as". B) When a writer gives an idea, object, or animal human qualities ( acts like a person). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a writer gives an idea, object, or animal human qualities ( acts like a person). 6. In the sentence "The benevolent teacher helped her students understand complex topics easily, " what does "benevolent" mean? A) Strict. B) Kind. C) Confused. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kind. 7. When you read all the articles about your research topic you need to study the details to find the ..... in each article you have read. A) Conclusion sentence. B) Paragraphs. C) Main idea. D) Title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Main idea. 8. Cheap goods are only made available to consumers when ..... is also cheap. A) LABOUR. B) EXPORT. C) CONTRACT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LABOUR. 9. Evidence found within a particular text used to support or explain conclusions, opinions, and/or assertions about the text itself A) Textual evidence. B) Quotes. C) Dialogue. D) Central idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Textual evidence. 10. When what happens in a story is opposite of what a character or the audience is expecting ..... A) Plain irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Situational irony. D) Verbal irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situational irony. 11. Something proven to be true; used in discussing the significance A) Statistic. B) Fact. C) Expert interview. D) Example. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fact. 12. A type of text feature that shows what something looks like (created by an artist) A) Heading. B) Illustration. C) Photograph. D) Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illustration. 13. A type of writing that tells a story A) Expository writing. B) Opinion writing. C) Informative writing. D) Narrative writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Narrative writing. 14. A broad statement about a topic or person A) Definition. B) Generalization. C) Connotation. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generalization. 15. What does appropriate mean? A) To create a structure. B) Especially suiting or fitting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Especially suiting or fitting. 16. What a text is mostly about A) Paragraph. B) Central message. C) Theme. D) Main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Main idea. 17. What is a metaphor? A) A comparison using 'like' or 'as'. B) A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'. C) A type of poem. D) A historical event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'. 18. Relating to a subject in an appropriate way A) Contradict. B) Differentiate. C) Sufficient. D) Relevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relevant. 19. One of the five themes of geography, explains how and why people, ideas, and goods go from place to place. A) Cause. B) Movement. C) Effect. D) Timeline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movement. 20. Ended segregation in public places A) Voting Act. B) Black Tuesday. C) Emancipation Proclamation. D) Civil Rights Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Civil Rights Act. 21. A group of lines like a paragraph. A) Stanza. B) Lines. C) Paragraph. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. 22. Small section or portion of a play A) Scene. B) Drama. C) Theatre. D) Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scene. 23. Total, complete, not allowing dissent A) Absolute. B) Convey. C) Tone. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute. 24. Give the short version of something A) Summarize. B) Describe. C) Predict. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarize. 25. A speaker's attitude towards the subject or message is ..... A) The tone. B) The style. C) The attitude. D) The mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tone. 26. A technique found in an argument where the author provides reasoning as to why the opposing argument is incorrect or flawed. A) Author's purpose. B) Author's message. C) Audience. D) Counteragument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counteragument. 27. What is meant by "characterization" ? A) The development of a character's personality. B) The main character. C) The protagonist. D) When a character speaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The development of a character's personality. 28. To express the most important components of something in a concise manner. A) Interpret. B) Summarize. C) Identify. D) Compare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interpret. 29. To state or express briefly A) Analyze. B) Seek. C) Indicate. D) Assume. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indicate. 30. In math, the words "lines of symmetry" means: A) Another way to do geometry. B) Straight points to form an arrow. 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