This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What the author wants the reader to learn or take away from reading a text. Often referred to as the moral or lesson. A) Counteragument. B) Audience. C) Author's purpose. D) Author's message. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author's message. 2. After a conflict, there is always a what? A) Prop. B) Plot. C) Set. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resolution. 3. An urgent message is one that is A) Important and needs immediate attention. B) Skeptical and doubtful. C) Passionate and emotional. D) Celebratory and joyful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Important and needs immediate attention. 4. What does it mean to EXPEDITION? A) A person who knows a lot about something. B) A journey taken for a specific purpose. C) To have to wait for something. D) A big piece of cheese. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A journey taken for a specific purpose. 5. Information from someone who witnessed an event. A) Geography. B) Movement. C) Primary sources. D) Cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary sources. 6. What are some strategies to improve academic vocabulary? A) Watching movies and TV shows in English, relying solely on textbooks, memorizing word lists, avoiding reading challenging texts. B) Reading extensively, using context clues, creating flashcards, practicing with vocabulary exercises, and engaging in discussions and debates. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading extensively, using context clues, creating flashcards, practicing with vocabulary exercises, and engaging in discussions and debates. 7. Which pronouns are used in first person narration? A) It, its. B) I, me, we, us. C) He, she, they. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I, me, we, us. 8. Revealing secrets & becoming known is the meaning of: A) Heart to heart. B) Bottom of my heart. C) Pour heart out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pour heart out. 9. A thing that is known to be proven or true A) Entertain. B) Opinion. C) Theme. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fact. 10. What does 'relevant' mean? A) Unrelated to the matter at hand. B) Bearing upon or connected with the matter at hand. C) Unimportant. D) Random. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bearing upon or connected with the matter at hand. 11. A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space is a (this is like the paragraph of poetry) ..... A) Stanza. B) Refrain. C) Ballad. D) Chorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. 12. To make a smart guess about what is going to happen A) Solve. B) Clarify. C) Predict. D) Necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predict. 13. To point out or show A) Illustrate. B) Justify. C) Verify. D) Indicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indicate. 14. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The scientist's ..... was evident in his groundbreaking research. A) Indifference. B) Expertise. C) Confusion. D) Ignorance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expertise. 15. Find the synonym of the word 'unjust'. A) Unhappy. B) Biased. C) Traumatic. D) Catastrophic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biased. 16. What steps can you help you identify the main ( central ) idea of a passage? A) Repetition ( words that repeat). B) First and Last sentence of the passage or look at each paragraph. C) Identifying the topic. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. What is the role of a literature review in a research paper? A) To provide a summary of the research findings. B) To survey existing research on a topic. C) To present new experimental data. D) To review the author's personal opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To survey existing research on a topic. 18. What is the main purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph? A) To provide evidence. B) To introduce the main idea. C) To ask a question. D) To conclude the paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To introduce the main idea. 19. An inference is ..... A) Retelling a text. B) Text evidence + what you know. C) Making a guess without evidence. D) Information written directly into the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Text evidence + what you know. 20. The emotional meaning of a word A) Denotation. B) Conclusion. C) Generalization. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connotation. 21. Items used on stage to help actors tell a story A) Flats. B) Costumes. C) Sets. D) Props. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Props. 22. The way the author organizes the text. A) Stanzas. B) Exposition. C) Text Features. D) Text Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Text Structure. 23. To create, invent, or produce (something) by thought and effort A) Sufficient. B) Objective. C) Indicate. D) Formulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Formulate. 24. What means the same as TEMPLATE? A) Disorder. B) Creative. C) Freehand. D) Pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pattern. 25. These are short personal stories used to connect with the audience and add evidence or credibility to an argument.This definition applies to which term? A) Exaggeration. B) Loaded Words. C) Narrative. D) Anecdotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anecdotes. 26. What is a "dynamic character" ? A) A character who changes over the course of the story. B) A character that stays the same over the course of the story. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A character who changes over the course of the story. 27. A set of actors in a play who have to talk loud or change voices. A) Drama. B) Script. C) Cast or characters. D) Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cast or characters. 28. Having more than one definition A) Multiple meanings. B) Definition. C) Connotation. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multiple meanings. 29. In literature, what does the term ..... theme ..... refer to? A) The plot. B) The main character. C) The underlying message or lesson. D) The setting of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The underlying message or lesson. 30. What does the vocabulary word 'synonym' mean? A) A word that is spelled the same. B) A word that sounds the same. C) A word that has the opposite meaning. D) A word that has the same meaning. 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