This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The unifying concept within an informational text to which other elements and ideas relate. The main point of an informational text. A) Setting. B) Theme. C) Supporting detail. D) Central idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central idea. 2. What is a Global Citizen? A) A person who lives in a particular place. B) Someone who is connected to people and places around the world through their choices and actions. C) A teacher. D) A person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Someone who is connected to people and places around the world through their choices and actions. 3. Which word best fits the definition:'A word that is used to describe a noun or pronoun'? A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Verb. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 4. A plot structure includes ..... in this order:Exposition, rising action, ..... , falling action and ..... A) Resolution and climax. B) Climax and resolution. C) More falling action. D) Dialogue and setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax and resolution. 5. In language arts, if you are using an "expression", what does that mean? A) A problem. B) An answer. C) A clothing store. D) A saying or phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A saying or phrase. 6. Pertaining to a study whose results are obtained again when the study is repeated A) Replicable. B) Repeated Trials. C) Scientific Investigation. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replicable. 7. The instructions to the actors, director, and stage crew that might suggest scenery, lighting, sound effects, and ways for actors to move and speak A) Playwright. B) Director. C) Stage Directions. D) Script. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stage Directions. 8. What does the word "Devise" mean? A) Write a method for performing an experiment. B) Say what you think will happen. C) Write about what something is like. D) Write about the similarities and differences between two or more things. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Write a method for performing an experiment. 9. Writing topics that are asked to be persuasive are asking that the writer ..... A) Responds in at least 5 paragraphs. B) Tries to convince the reader. C) Uses only strong opinions. D) Ask questions in the response. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tries to convince the reader. 10. Taking a shower and brushing your teeth are good ..... A) Habits. B) Severe. C) Significant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habits. 11. Use 'evaluate' in a sentence that shows its meaning. A) They will evaluate the weather forecast for the week. B) She decided to evaluate her wardrobe for the season. C) The teacher will evaluate the students' projects at the end of the semester. D) The chef will evaluate the recipe before cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher will evaluate the students' projects at the end of the semester. 12. The main character in a story, often a hero or heroine, is known as the: A) Narrator. B) Foil. C) Antagonist. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protagonist. 13. To express by speaking A) Utter. B) Represent. C) Master. D) Develop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Utter. 14. You must follow the sequence of the steps in order to make it correctly. A) Compare and contrast. B) Conflict. C) The order in which things should happen. D) Problem and solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The order in which things should happen. 15. PASSAGE:a detailed investigation or examination of something A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 16. What does the vocabulary word explain mean? A) To make clear and provide the reason for something. B) A group of words in large print. C) A map with horizontal lines. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make clear and provide the reason for something. 17. To conclude the discussion is to A) Start the timer. B) Talk louder. C) Wrap it up. D) Ask about the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wrap it up. 18. Writing that explains the similar relationship between two or more ideas, people, or events A) Definition. B) Connection. C) Description. D) Distinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connection. 19. A conclusion about a group of things or people. A) Denotation. B) Personification. C) Generalization. D) Credibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generalization. 20. When a young person does something well, you should ..... them for it. A) Grumble. B) Praise. C) Gossip. D) Criticise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Praise. 21. To make a story more exciting, a writer might add a major conflict. What is a conflict in a story? A) The happy ending. B) A long description of the setting. C) The main problem or struggle. D) A friendly conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The main problem or struggle. 22. The major sections of a play A) Acts. B) Scene. C) Drama. D) Script. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acts. 23. A talk with an artist will precede a class tour of the art museum.What does that mean? A) The second activity at the museum is meeting the artist. B) The artist will talk during the tour. C) The tour will take place first. D) The first activity at the museum is meeting the artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The first activity at the museum is meeting the artist. 24. Which is an example of the commutative property? A) 3x6=189x2=18. B) 9x8=728x9=72. C) 5x2=1010x1=10. D) 10x0=00x0=0. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 9x8=728x9=72. 25. The quality of being logically or factually sound A) Amend. B) Validity. C) Sustain. D) Obtain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Validity. 26. A story that is true to life, but NOT a true story A) Realistic fiction. B) Fantasy. C) History. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Realistic fiction. 27. Three people that have opinions that all vary have ..... A) Argued for quite some time. B) The same thing in mind. C) Different birthdays. D) Separate views from each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Separate views from each other. 28. When the doctor asked Merle how he felt, Merle replied that he'd never felt better in his life. A) Yelled. B) Sighed. C) Answered. D) Whispered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Answered. 29. These are words that take the place of nouns and are used to create a sense of unity with an audience or distance from a common enemy.This definition applies to which term? A) Adjectives. B) Adverbs. C) Loaded Words. D) Pronouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pronouns. 30. Examining the differences between two or more subjects A) Inference. B) Issue. C) Evaluate. D) Contrast. 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