This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Tells why and makes someone care about your claim A) Mistake. B) Fib. C) Reason. D) Misunderstanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reason. 2. The ..... is the time, place, and culture of a society. A) Mood. B) Antagonist. C) Protagonist. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 3. To come into possession of A) Analyze. B) Context. C) Interpret. D) Obtain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obtain. 4. The person's view of the events happening is the ..... A) Point of view. B) Perspective. C) Exposition. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perspective. 5. Writing academic papers requires deliberate, thorough and careful thought. Therefore, what should one do to achieve a well-crafted academic essa A) One must depend on his/her own opinions alone. B) One must not consult the Internet for unsure sources. C) One must conduct a research on the topic at hand. D) One must depend highly on the Internet for easy information access. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One must conduct a research on the topic at hand. 6. A newspaper chooses to run heavily influence perception of a person or event on numerous media outlets such as TV, newspaper, magazines, or narrations. A) Media Criticism. B) Bias by headlines. C) Evidence. D) Bias by photo, images, captions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bias by photo, images, captions. 7. All of Miguel's answers were ..... on his test, so he received an A. A) Succeeded. B) Enthusiastic. C) Accurate. D) Isolated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accurate. 8. The word "prime" means: A) Two factors. B) One factor. C) More than one factor. D) No factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two factors. 9. To expand your vocabulary is to know ..... words. A) Fewer words with more letters. B) Short. C) More. D) All of the following. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More. 10. Which word refers to the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work? A) Setting. B) Plot. C) Theme. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 11. "Polling suggested that US farmers were in favour of the changes to NAFTA, although groups representing the farming industry were kind of reluctant." Which word or phrase is unsuitable? A) In favour of. B) Suggested. C) Representing. D) Kind of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kind of. 12. The word 'Raspy' is an adjective that can be used to describe A) Trees. B) A voice. C) Eyes. D) Something being dragged on a floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A voice. 13. What is the theme of the following excerpt? 'Despite the challenges, she persevered and achieved her dreams.' A) Despair. B) Perseverance. C) Indifference. D) Failure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perseverance. 14. To determine and explain the meaning of A) Indicate. B) Interpret. C) Conclude. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interpret. 15. The series of events in a story make up the ..... A) Diagram. B) Exposition. C) Plot. D) Rising action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plot. 16. The piece of art created a lot of ..... for there were many who liked it but also those who did not like it. A) Controversy. B) Striking. C) Provoking. D) Ingenious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controversy. 17. Globalization is ..... A) The way people around the world are becoming more connected through the movement of people, ideas and businesses. B) The spread of cultural aspects-such as food, languages, clothing, activities, and beliefs-from one culture to another. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The way people around the world are becoming more connected through the movement of people, ideas and businesses. 18. What does the word autobiographer mean? A) One who writes two books. B) One who writes about him or herself. C) One who writes more about himself than someone else. D) Self life write comparative (more). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One who writes about him or herself. 19. Which word is a synonym of sack? A) Transport. B) Bag. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bag. 20. While Melissa looked in her picnic basket for the ketchup, a stray dog ran to the table and gobbled up her cheeseburger. A) The dog ate slowly. B) The dog ate noisily. C) The dog likes cheeseburgers. D) The dog ate quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog ate quickly. 21. What does the word EDUCATION mean? A) Knowledge or skill gained from study or practice. B) The study of exercise. C) Another word for gym class. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knowledge or skill gained from study or practice. 22. Choose the best alternative for the word devices. When I do research, my computer is a reasearch ..... A) Implement. B) Tool. C) Source. D) Method. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tool. 23. A morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word or word form A) Allegory. B) Annotate. C) Affix. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affix. 24. To amuse or keep interested A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Purpose. D) Entertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Entertain. 25. When a story relives a previous moment, like a memory, dream, etc A) Flashback. B) Narration. C) Flash forward. D) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 26. In which sentence could anticipation fill in the blank? A) The was noisy because of so many people. B) My was not fun because it rained. C) I look forward to summer with happy . D) We plan to have lots this summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I look forward to summer with happy . 27. The universal truth, lesson, or moral about life that a text presents A) Central idea. B) Mood. C) Theme. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 28. Extreme exaggeration A) Paradox. B) Pun. C) Idiom. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 29. In which sentence is objective used correctly? A) They objective everything we suggest. B) They are objective and look at both sides of the issues. C) They are objective and spend more time with one friend than the other. D) They are not objective and will always be late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are objective and look at both sides of the issues. 30. Began to thaw the ice that was my heart. What literary device is this sentence A) Imagery. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Personification. 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