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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Many governements aim to ..... goals about reducing Carbon Dioxide levels by 2045 A) Justify. B) Attain. C) Perceive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attain. 2. What does it mean to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence. A) Evaluate. B) Infer. C) Identity. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infer. 3. This is used to create imagery and express things non-literally; it can help to make an idea more emotive, vivid & convincing. This definition applies to which term? A) Simile. B) Figurative language. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative language. 4. Titles, subheadings, sidebars, and captions are examples of ..... A) Opinions. B) Arguments. C) Text features. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Text features. 5. What means the same as PRESERVE? A) Protect. B) Destroy. C) Abandon. D) Lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protect. 6. The order in which things happen is the ..... A) Foreshadowing. B) Sequence. C) Rising action. D) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sequence. 7. If something is "notable, " it means it is ..... A) (adj.) incredibly awesome. B) (n.) the most important event in someone's life. C) (n.) 1, 000 doughnuts. D) (adj.) worthy of attention or notice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (adj.) worthy of attention or notice. 8. What is this question really asking?"The sensory language in paragraph 1 helps the reader imagine-" A) How does the use of our 5 senses help us picture something?. B) What is happening in paragraph 1?. C) What is the central idea of paragraph 1?. D) What senses is the author using in paragraph 1?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How does the use of our 5 senses help us picture something?. 9. Words that describe nouns and answer "What kind?" and "How many?" A) Common nouns. B) Verbs. C) Proper nouns. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjectives. 10. Items (such as objects, numbers, etc.) arranged in rows and columns A) Solve. B) Division. C) Zero property of multiplication. D) Array. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Array. 11. To change for the better; improve. A) Compile. B) Incorporate. C) Exhibit. D) Amend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amend. 12. What does it mean to CLARIFY something? A) To come to a decision based on information presented. B) To break down into parts and examine closely. C) Point out facts or details about something. D) To make something easier to understand by giving more details. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make something easier to understand by giving more details. 13. What does "undermine" mean in this sentence? "Criticizing your teammate in public can undermine their confidence." A) Defend. B) Weaken. C) Strengthen. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weaken. 14. What is the term for the use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to a literary work? A) Metaphor. B) Imagery. C) Irony. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 15. The tone of a poem refers to A) The poet's attitude towards what he/she is writing about. B) How the reader feels about the poem. C) The central idea of the poem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The poet's attitude towards what he/she is writing about. 16. What is a synonym for "homogeneous" ? A) Complicated. B) Similar. C) Diverse. D) Powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Similar. 17. A way you do something is a ..... A) Strategy. B) A summary. C) A conclusion. D) An author's purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strategy. 18. To confirm the truth of something. A) Distinguish. B) Justify. C) Illustrate. D) Verify. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verify. 19. What means the same as ASSEMBLE? A) Cancel. B) Collect. C) Disperse. D) Scatter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collect. 20. Grandma stepped around the toys and books that were on the floor. She asked, "Why is there so much clutter in your room?" A) Something you can read. B) A normal part of your bedroom. C) A mess. D) Furniture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A mess. 21. What is a struggle between two opposite character or forces? A) Resolution. B) Conflict. C) Fight. D) Script. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 22. What does the term 'juxtaposition' mean in literature? A) Placing two elements side by side for comparison. B) Describing the setting. C) Writing in first person. D) Using a metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Placing two elements side by side for comparison. 23. In math, what is a "multiple? A) Dividing by the same number. B) Skip counting. C) A pattern. D) Multiplying by the same number. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skip counting. 24. What is traditional literature? A) A story with animals as characters conveying a moral. B) Stories that were originally told verbally and later became written text. C) A story that may sound true but features lots of exaggeration. D) A traditional story explaining some natural or social phenomenon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stories that were originally told verbally and later became written text. 25. The main idea of an entire work. A) Claim. B) Text. C) Central idea. D) Format. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central idea. 26. Repeat of a test A) Variable. B) Experiment. C) Inference. D) Repeated Trials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repeated Trials. 27. Choose the word that matches all three meanings below. *a hole with water*satisfactorily*healthy A) Well. B) Cave. C) Can. D) Fine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Well. 28. In which sentence could subjective fill in the blank? A) They need a way to be fair about the plan. B) We can be that our plan was accepted. C) I know I am , but I like our plan better. D) You can organize a day to discuss the plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I know I am , but I like our plan better. 29. A prefix meaning "not" or "Without" A) De-. B) Re-. C) Pre-. D) Mis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) De-. 30. The reason the author has for writing a story A) Fiction/non-fiction. B) Author's purpose. C) Main idea. D) Just for fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's purpose. 31. What is the primary purpose of using academic vocabulary in research writing? A) To impress readers. B) To ensure clarity and precision. C) To make the text longer. D) To confuse the audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ensure clarity and precision. 32. To decide (something) especially because of evidence or facts; to establish (something) exactly A) Indicate. B) Determine. C) Incorporate. D) Impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determine. 33. This made voting easier for African Americans. A) Martin Luther King, Jr. B) Voting Act of 1965. C) Civil Rights Act. D) Sit-in. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voting Act of 1965. 34. The perspective of the author A) Audience. B) Author's intent or purpose. C) Author's point of view. D) Author's Message. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author's point of view. 35. To give reasons in favor of or against something is to ..... A) Recall. B) Analyze. C) Argue. D) Discuss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Argue. 36. A letter or word that is repeated over and over in a poem. A) Repetition. B) Rhyme. C) Narrative poem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 37. This text structure gives the reader a mental picture. This is called ..... A) Description. B) Cause and effect. C) Problem/solution. D) An agenda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Description. 38. Whole, or to finish. A) Patriot. B) Master. C) Hail. D) Complete. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complete. 39. A person who is knowledgeable about a topic A) Quote. B) Expert. C) Scientific research. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expert. 40. Governments and individuals can 10 ..... that they care about the environment by recycling. A) Deduce. B) Anticipate. C) Demonstrate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Demonstrate. 41. What does the vocabulary word selection mean? A) A written or spoken text or story. B) Repeating patterns of sound. C) Digital resource. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A written or spoken text or story. 42. To decide by reasoning / to reach a conclusion after a discussion A) Seek. B) Conclude. C) Interpret. D) Derive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclude. 43. The artist used many ..... colors to complete his painting. A) Ingenious. B) Provoking. C) Controversy. D) Striking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Striking. 44. When the findings of your empirical investigation are different from a certain study, it means that your results ..... the previous research. A) Are contrary to. B) Echo. C) Are highly correlated with. D) Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are contrary to. 45. A book or written work A) Evaluate. B) Analyze. C) Text. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Text. 46. To look at something carefully by attention to its parts A) Evidence. B) Analyze. C) Materials List. D) Defend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analyze. 47. The verbal interaction between two or more characters in a dramatic or narrative work A) Evidence. B) Theme. C) Characterization. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialogue. 48. I support the ..... that health care should be free for all members of society. A) LABOUR. B) SOURCE. C) PRINCIPLE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PRINCIPLE. 49. To express the opposite of something A) Summarize. B) Contrast. C) Explain. D) Compare. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contrast. 50. Not related to the concrete properties of an object; pertaining to ideas, concepts, qualities instead of physical attributes. A) Aphorism. B) Abstract. C) Alliteration. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abstract. 51. What is the definition of lesson? A) To tell again. B) Tell in detail. C) Instruction. D) A lesson to show right from wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Instruction. 52. What is it called when an author gives human like qualities to everyday objects? A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 53. Having or providing as much as is needed:enough A) Subjective. B) Objective. C) Sufficient. D) Isolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sufficient. 54. Recognize what makes (someone or something) different. A) Objective. B) Differentiate. C) Isolate. D) Evaluate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Differentiate. 55. No one has lived in the vacant house on the hill for about 15 years. A) Not lived in. B) Old and dusty. C) Broken down. D) Haunted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not lived in. 56. Which word or phrase is a synonym for anticipate? A) Give back. B) Move ahead. C) Expect. D) Give up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expect. 57. Clues in a text that help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word A) Text Features. B) Text Structure. C) Infer. D) Context Clues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Context Clues. 58. To make sense of and assign meaning to the data A) Interpret. B) Identity property of multiplication. C) Strategies. D) Divisor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interpret. 59. Words that have opposite meanings A) Connotation. B) Antonyms. C) Denotation. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonyms. 60. At the end of the meeting there were still a number of unresolved ..... A) ISSUES. B) CONCEPTS. C) STRUCTURE. D) None of the above. 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