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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a legend? A) A story with animals as characters conveying a moral. B) A traditional story sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenticated. C) A story that may sound true but features lots of exaggeration. D) A story involving supernatural beings or events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A traditional story sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenticated. 2. Categories of books based on similarities in style and topic A) Genre. B) Predict. C) Text Features. D) Text Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genre. 3. Sometimes writers are hard to understand, but she wrote with great ..... A) Confidant. B) Audience. C) Clarity. D) Credibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clarity. 4. An arguable statement, which states a writer's position on an issue or problem A) Claim. B) Author's perspective. C) Opposing claim. D) Sound reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim. 5. Which word means to make something clear or understandable to others? A) Sequence. B) Explain. C) Distinguish. D) Infer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explain. 6. In the sentence "The author's perspective was evident through the characters' dialogue, " what does "perspective" mean? A) A point of view. B) A loud voice. C) A long speech. D) A detailed description. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A point of view. 7. A claim is ..... A) A kind of shellfish often used in chowder. B) A fact. C) A statement that offers an opinion that is defensible and debatable. D) A bad thing to make about something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A statement that offers an opinion that is defensible and debatable. 8. Hannah Montana used to be famous but now she is ..... A) Irrelevant. B) Implied. C) Phrase. D) Contribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irrelevant. 9. You are now going to compose your essay.What is the directions asking you to do? A) Write your central idea statement. B) Write a complete essay. C) Revise your essay. D) Edit your essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write a complete essay. 10. Using as few words as possible to communicate a message or idea A) Concise language. B) Convey. C) Sensory detail. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concise language. 11. Attributing human qualities to a non-human thing or idea A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 12. What you believe will be proven true in the experiment A) Variable. B) Opinion. C) Prediction (hypothesis). D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prediction (hypothesis). 13. Using your five senses to describe something. A) Observation. B) Conclusion. C) Prediction. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observation. 14. What does the verb 'affect' mean? A) To create. B) To understand. C) To observe. D) To change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To change. 15. To mark up a text with notes, questions, highlighting, etc A) Discuss. B) Annotate. C) Classify. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annotate. 16. What is to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of? A) Evaluate. B) Identify. C) Synthesize. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analyze. 17. The flower wasn't looking very well, so I gave it some water and tried to revive it. A) Stopped. B) Make it worse. C) Made it strong again. D) Doubted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made it strong again. 18. Refer to for illustration or proof A) CITE. B) SHIFT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SHIFT. 19. Add notes to a text or diagram giving explanation or comment A) Adjective clause. B) Affix. C) Aphorism. D) Annotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Annotation. 20. Which word means the outcome of an event? A) Illustrate. B) Consequence. C) Support. D) Formulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consequence. 21. Which of these words is NOT an adjective A) Shattered. B) Teasing. C) Slowly. D) Winding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slowly. 22. Which of the following words describes a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something? A) Synthesis. B) Hypothesis. C) Analysis. D) Thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analysis. 23. The following expressions can be used to state a conclusion, EXCEPT ..... A) To wrap things up. B) Upon considering all the facts. C) In a nutshell. D) While some facts state otherwise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While some facts state otherwise. 24. To give a brief statement of the main points A) Analyze. B) Summarize. C) Explain. D) Infer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summarize. 25. VocabularyMy family isn't wealthy, but if we're careful with ourmoney, we'll get ..... A) Back at. B) Together with. C) Along. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By. 26. He rode through the streets demurely enough, but on reaching the open country roads his spirits broke forth into wild jubilation, and, urging the butcher's horse to full gallop, he dashed away in true cowboy fashion.What does the word jubilation mean in the sentence? A) Playfulness. B) Boldness. C) Joyfulness. D) Sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joyfulness. 27. A sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls the audience to action is called ..... A) An inverted sentence. B) An imperative sentence. C) A commanding sentence. D) A hortative sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A hortative sentence. 28. Words that have the same meaning. A) Synonym. B) Context Clues. C) Antonym. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonym. 29. Which word completes both sentences below?I ..... you from my switch class last year!We should always ..... those who have fought for our country. A) Contribute. B) Reflect. C) Recognize. D) Memorize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recognize. 30. For many jobs you need to have a university ..... A) Career. B) Qualification. C) Degree. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Degree. 31. To write or draw something (an essay or plan) that usually needs more work A) Draft. B) Initiate. C) Revise. D) Contribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Draft. 32. Which of the following can be found within a script? A) Acts and scenes. B) Dialogue. C) Setting description. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 33. Which of the following would you NOT use to diversify "a number of" in your paper? A) Numerous. B) Lots of. C) A plethora of. D) An array of. E) A series of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lots of. 34. What is an extreme exaggeration? A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 35. What means the same as EXPOSURE? A) Close/seal. B) Bare/open. C) Cover/hide. D) Protect/save. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bare/open. 36. What does the word "Investigate" mean? A) Plot a graph. B) Write an essay about something. C) Combine two chemicals together. D) Gather more evidence or information about something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gather more evidence or information about something. 37. What does the word "contrast" mean when comparing two things? A) To highlight differences. B) To find similarities. C) To mix together. D) To combine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To highlight differences. 38. What does infer mean? A) To Feel. B) To Taste. C) To predict. D) To smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To predict. 39. What is a suffix? A) Letters at the beginning of a word to change it's meaning. B) Letters at the end of a word to change it's meaning. C) When you fix something. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Letters at the end of a word to change it's meaning. 40. To state or express briefly / to be a sign or symptom of A) Assume. B) Approach. C) Seek. D) Indicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indicate. 41. The main character in a text A) Hero. B) Antagonist. C) Villain. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protagonist. 42. To talk about a topic with other people A) Discuss. B) Debate. C) Annotate. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debate. 43. When two things have some of the same characteristics, they are- A) Evident. B) Indicate. C) Different. D) Similar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Similar. 44. Supporting details help to A) A retelling of the text. B) Closely read the text. C) Establish the main idea. D) Develop and support the central idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Develop and support the central idea. 45. Central Idea (Main Idea)- A) Sentences that provide information on a topic. B) A sentence that tells what the text is mainly about. C) Is a statement that cannot be proven. D) Text that gives readers information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sentence that tells what the text is mainly about. 46. What is the meaning of the word ..... analyze ..... ? A) To create. B) To examine in detail. C) To summarize. D) To ignore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To examine in detail. 47. What does the vocabulary word completes mean? A) To finish something. B) A story about science fiction. C) A text feature. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To finish something. 48. The lawyer presented strong (a) to prove her client was innocent. A) Alibis. B) A. evidence. C) Arguments. D) Testimonies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. evidence. 49. If you use prior knowledge to answer a question, which of these is true? A) Your answer this question before another one. B) You use something you just learned to answer the question. C) You use something you already knew to answer the question. D) You answer the question in complete sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You use something you already knew to answer the question. 50. Which pronouns are used in third person narration? A) He, she, they. B) I, me, we, us. C) You. D) It, its. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He, she, they. 51. What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?As I stood atop the mighty skyscraper, the cars were toys in a miniature city below me. A) Personification. B) Idiom. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 52. A text or speech intended to prove a point through the use of reasoning and evidence. A) Argument. B) Claim. C) Genre. D) Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument. 53. If the author asks you to identify an example of figurative language then you are required to ..... A) Compare two different types. B) Put examples in order. C) Locate an example. D) Find the example that only comes first in the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Locate an example. 54. Changing the order of the factors does not change the product (a x b x c = c x b x a) A) Associative property of multiplication. B) Commutative property of multiplication. C) Identity property of multiplication. D) Zero property of multiplication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commutative property of multiplication. 55. Control is a group used for: A) Comparison. B) Conclusion. C) Testing. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparison. 56. A process used to explore questions based on the scientific method A) Distinction. B) Scientific research. C) Definition. D) Comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientific research. 57. Any information that helps prove a claim. A) Argument. B) Thesis. C) Counterclaim. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 58. Which part of the "plot" contains the "turning point" in the story? A) Exposition. B) Resolution. C) Climax. D) Rising Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 59. 'borrowing some of the words and phrases listed below is a great way to articulate your ideas more effectively' A) To lose. B) To show. C) To communicate. D) To make. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To communicate. 60. Words that prove or give reasons supporting an idea or judgment. A) Text evidence. B) Summary. C) Conclusion. D) Text features. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Text evidence. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAcademic Vocabulary Quiz 1Academic Vocabulary Quiz 2Academic Vocabulary Quiz 3Academic Vocabulary Quiz 4Academic Vocabulary Quiz 6Academic Vocabulary Quiz 7Academic Vocabulary Quiz 8Academic Vocabulary Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books