This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Match the definition with the word:When you evaluate how much you know or to test knowledge A) Characteristic. B) Assess. C) Recall. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assess. 2. The BEST definition of theme is ..... A) A word that summarizes the story. B) The character's main problem. C) The lesson the author is teaching. D) The message the author is sending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The message the author is sending. 3. Which word means to express the opposite of a statement or idea? A) Support. B) Clarify. C) Contradict. D) Confirm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contradict. 4. What are historical events? A) Important events that happened in the present. B) Important events that happened never. C) Important events that happened in the past. D) Important events that happened in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Important events that happened in the past. 5. A comparison between things that has similar features, often used to help explain a principle or idea A) Analogy. B) Affix. C) Antagonist. D) Abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 6. Children cannot get ..... in public places without the company of an adult. A) Contribute. B) Exposed. C) Walk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exposed. 7. The end or finish of an event or process A) Support. B) Opinion. C) Necessary. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion. 8. An advantage or profit gained from something A) Dismay. B) Complete. C) Recommend. D) Benefit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benefit. 9. If your Biology teacher asks you to try to be accurate as you are recording data then they are asking ..... A) For you to write in pen not pencil. B) For you to work with your partners. C) For you to make sure your data is correct. D) Make sure your data can be read and is not sloopy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For you to make sure your data is correct. 10. Capacity is ..... A) To grant or give to. B) The ability to contain, hold, produce, or understanding something. C) Limitation to space or ability to hold, produce, or understanding something. D) Going to the store to purchase something on sale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ability to contain, hold, produce, or understanding something. 11. What does the word disadvantage mean? A) To be helpful or useful. B) To situation that makes you feel confident. C) A favorable situation. D) A situation that is not favorable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A situation that is not favorable. 12. A situation in a play or story in which the author and the audience or reader have information that is unknown to the characters or actors (e.g., Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Snow White does not know the apple offered to her is poisonous, but the audience or reader knows this) A) Irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Figurative meaning. D) Suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic irony. 13. A claim supported by reasons and evidence A) Statement. B) Argument. C) Joke. D) Conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argument. 14. Parts of a text that help a reader understand a nonfiction text A) Genre. B) Text Structure. C) Contrast. D) Text Features. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Text Features. 15. Relating to a subject or topic in an appropriate way A) Accurate. B) Similar. C) Credible. D) Relevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relevant. 16. What does the idiom mean?"As an economist, he was able to shed some light on the problem." A) Find a solution. B) Break down. C) Offer a new perspective. D) Provide an explanation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provide an explanation. 17. Which of the following words is a synonym for 'comprehend'? A) Understand. B) Ignore. C) Forget. D) Overlook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understand. 18. A prefix meaning "not" A) Re-. B) Pre-. C) Mis-. D) Dis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dis-. 19. However, the world has 5 ..... a lot over the past 50 years because temperatures are much hotter than before. A) Perceived. B) Deduced. C) Altered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Altered. 20. To examine carefully and in detail A) Claim. B) Analyze. C) Cite. D) Format. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analyze. 21. Author's reason for writing A) Author's point of view. B) Author's Message. C) Audience. D) Author's intent or purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author's intent or purpose. 22. What is the formula to determine the central idea? A) Topic + Ending. B) Characters + Setting. C) Point + Opinion. D) Topic + Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Topic + Point. 23. To show, make visible or apparent A) Cycle. B) Exhibit. C) Comprise. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exhibit. 24. He decided to ..... his poem for his class poetry competition. A) Reflect. B) Raise his pet turtles to become ninjas. C) Memorize. D) Contribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Memorize. 25. State or show that something is true or correct; to verify A) Infer. B) Confirm. C) Predict. D) Modify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confirm. 26. Which word means to carefully consider the value of something? A) Refer. B) Evaluate. C) Identify. D) Argue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaluate. 27. What does it mean when it asks you the author's tone? A) The author's birthplace. B) Attitude or feeling expressed by the author. C) The author's favorite food. D) The author's favorite color. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attitude or feeling expressed by the author. 28. Person, animal, or thing in the story A) Cast. B) Director. C) Actor. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Character. 29. The study of past events. A) Timeline. B) History. C) Place. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) History. 30. A telegraph is an old-fashioned way to send a written message to someone who is far away. What does the root graph mean? A) Far away. B) Write or draw. C) Hear or listen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write or draw. 31. How can students expand their academic vocabulary? A) By watching television shows and movies in their native language. B) By memorizing word lists without context. C) By avoiding reading books and articles. D) By reading extensively, using vocabulary-building exercises, and actively engaging in discussions and debates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By reading extensively, using vocabulary-building exercises, and actively engaging in discussions and debates. 32. Choose the synonym of word 'Frightened'. A) Panic striken. B) Bolt. C) Comforted. D) Halt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panic striken. 33. What does the vocabulary word details mean? A) Information that supports the main idea or topic. B) A group of animals. C) Heavy, dark print. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Information that supports the main idea or topic. 34. Using what you know and clues from the text to understand what the author is saying. A) Predict. B) Context Clues. C) Text Features. D) Infer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infer. 35. To make a judgment about or determine value of (something) A) Formulate. B) Assess. C) Distinguish. D) Sufficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assess. 36. If the preceding day was a great one for you, which sentence is true? A) Tomorrow will be a great day. B) Today will be a grate day. C) Yesterday was a great day for you. D) Last week had several great day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yesterday was a great day for you. 37. I think May is the best month, so that is my ..... A) Opinion. B) Reason. C) Evidence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opinion. 38. Able to be believed; reasonable to trust or believe A) Interpret. B) Credible. C) Formulate. D) Differentiate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Credible. 39. To give the meaning of something A) Define. B) Deduce. C) Discuss. D) Demonstrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Define. 40. A type of text feature that shows what something looks like (taken with a camera) A) Photograph. B) Title. C) Heading. D) Illustration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photograph. 41. Make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas. A) Conclusion. B) Explain. C) Multiple meanings. D) Concise language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explain. 42. VocabularyI've got lots of ..... but I think Aunt Paula and Uncle Joe are my favourites. A) Partners. B) Classmates. C) Enemies. D) Relatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relatives. 43. The main problem in a story that often is the result of an internal or external struggle or confrontation. A) Character. B) Conflict. C) Resolution. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 44. When the author uses words to create a picture in your head. A) Imagery. B) Plot. C) Alliteration. D) Sensory language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 45. Which term below means to remember something? A) Recall. B) Effect. C) Organize. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recall. 46. To determine something means ..... A) To represent in words. B) To recognize and name. C) To figure out. D) To express meaning using different words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To figure out. 47. Which word means to show who or what something is? A) Argue. B) Infer. C) Identify. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identify. 48. In reasoning, what is an "assumption" ? A) A statement that contradicts or says the opposite of the evidence. B) A belief or premise taken for granted without proof. C) A logical conclusion drawn from evidence. D) A fact that is proven to be true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A belief or premise taken for granted without proof. 49. When I ..... back on my time growing up, I realize that the challenges I've faced helped me to become stronger. A) Note. B) Reflect. C) Memorize. D) Recognize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflect. 50. Unique with individual differences A) Diverse cultures. B) Key details. C) Stories. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diverse cultures. 51. The artists and musicians paid ..... to the talented painter. A) Opinion. B) Classic. C) Gracing. D) Tribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tribute. 52. To make clear and understandable A) Compare. B) Claim. C) Clarify. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clarify. 53. This person believed in using any means necessary, including violence, to get equal rights. A) Malcolm X. B) Rosa Parks. C) Martin Luther King, Jr. D) Darth Vader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malcolm X. 54. A type of writing that gives facts and information A) Informative writing. B) Opinion writing. C) Expository writing. D) Narrative writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informative writing. 55. To gain or get something by effort A) Correspond. B) Initiate. C) Obtain. D) Exhibit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obtain. 56. Part BSelect the quotation from the story that most strongly suggests that the theme is Don't let pride keep you from asking for help. A) Nicole had been struggling with the math homework but didn't want to say so. B) "Well I'm tired, okay? It's not my fault you're bored'.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nicole had been struggling with the math homework but didn't want to say so. 57. What is the difference between "affect" and "effect?" The effect of rain is that everyone got wet. The rain affected the people's feelings. A) "affect" is what happens and "effect" is to influence or have an impact on something. B) "effect" is the result or what happens and "affect" is to influence or have an impact on something. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "effect" is the result or what happens and "affect" is to influence or have an impact on something. 58. After I analyze charts, I have to write a paper about how I ..... the charts. A) Interpret. B) Infer. C) Cite. D) Assess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interpret. 59. Vocabulary8. Since Mum went on strike, the dishes have been ..... in the kitchen sink. A) Falling out. B) Falling apart. C) Piling up. D) Piling on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Piling up. 60. To fall down; cave in A) Collapse. B) Destruction. C) Crisis. D) Substantial. 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