This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct definition of dialogue A) A question. B) A conversation between two people. C) A type of novel. D) A conversation in one's head. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A conversation between two people. 2. Identify the relationship between 'theory' and 'hypothesis'. A) A theory is an untested idea; a hypothesis is a conclusion drawn from data. B) A hypothesis is a broad explanation; a theory is a specific prediction. C) A hypothesis is a testable prediction; a theory is a well-supported explanation. D) A theory is a guess; a hypothesis is a proven fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hypothesis is a testable prediction; a theory is a well-supported explanation. 3. Which of the following is an example of personification? A) The book is on the table. B) The car is fast. C) The wind whispered through the trees. D) The dog barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The wind whispered through the trees. 4. Dangerous or serious A) Severe. B) Substantial. C) Unpredictable. D) Hazard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Severe. 5. The reason an author wrote something ..... A) Evidence. B) Perspective. C) Idea. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purpose. 6. This word means to gather information that the author has presented. A) Conclude. B) Infer. C) Suggest. D) Reveal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclude. 7. It is a true story about the author's life. A) Narrative nonfiction. B) Purpose of the writing. C) Autobiography. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autobiography. 8. To say the opposite of (something that someone else has said) A) Impact. B) Sufficient. C) Isolate. D) Contradict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contradict. 9. What is the term for the time and place in which the story occurs? A) Setting. B) Conflict. C) Plot. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 10. Finland has a very ..... education system. A) Successful. B) Stressful. C) Strict. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Successful. 11. Irrelevant means the same as A) Unnecessary. B) Essential. C) Distant. D) It matters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unnecessary. 12. On the test it says, "Read the next two selections and choose the best answer" What kind of passage are you reading? A) Non-fiction. B) Poetry. C) Paired passage. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paired passage. 13. The reason or intent an author has for writing a text. These reasons include arguing a point, amusing the reader, describing a past event, highlighting a problem, and countless others. A) Author's purpose. B) Counteragument. C) Audience. D) Author's message. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's purpose. 14. Which of the following refers to a word that is spelled the same forwards and backwards? A) Palindrome. B) Homonym. C) Anagram. D) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Palindrome. 15. To give more details about something A) Elaborate. B) Contradict. C) Justify. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elaborate. 16. A ..... is a claim made to rebut a previous claim. A) Rebuttal. B) Claim. C) Counterclaim. D) Assertion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Counterclaim. 17. Taking notes while reading to understand what is read A) Analyze. B) Definition. C) Analyze. D) Annotate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Annotate. 18. What does objective mean? A) Directions of what to write. B) A goal or end of action. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A goal or end of action. 19. What does the word "State" mean? A) Say what you think will happen. B) Give a brief one or two word answer, or a short sentence. C) Use numbers in the question to work out an answer. Show your workings. D) Give the reasons why something happens. Use the word "because" . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give a brief one or two word answer, or a short sentence. 20. Judge after careful examination A) Evaluate. B) Decide. C) Summarize. D) Clarify. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaluate. 21. A word that describes a noun or pronoun, providing more detail about it. A) Conjunction. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 22. It's guaranteed to ..... and get pulses racing. A) Pour heart out. B) Fill up. C) Tug at the heartstrings. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tug at the heartstrings. 23. Which of the following is another word for PIGMENT? A) Sound. B) Smell. C) Color. D) Shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Color. 24. The team needed to find a remote ..... in which to test the rocket. A) SECTION. B) AREA. C) FORMULA. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AREA. 25. Which word would not describe an objective decision. A) Neutral. B) Angry. C) Fair. D) Careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angry. 26. 'Don't repeat yourself, but rather elaborate on a certain point that needs further explanation' A) Go into more detail. B) Say the same thing in a different way. C) Make a new point. D) Ignore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go into more detail. 27. Which word means to provide a good reason for something? A) Justify. B) Verify. C) Formulate. D) Trace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Justify. 28. The ANTONYM of bored is: A) Insight. B) Wandered. C) Curious. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curious. 29. The way someone looks at an issue, an event, or a person. A) Point of view. B) Historian. C) Chronological order. D) Human characteristics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point of view. 30. What does "facilitate" mean in this sentence? "The new software will facilitate the learning process for students." A) Complicate. B) Delay. C) Simplify. D) Hinder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simplify. 31. To judge the value or condition of (something) in a thoughtful way A) Isolate. B) Evaluate. C) Subjective. D) Objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaluate. 32. A procedure carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something in order to learn more about it A) Control Group. B) Prediction (hypothesis). C) Research Question. D) Scientific Investigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scientific Investigation. 33. What does the word "explicit mean? A) Clearly and directly stated. B) Implicit and implied. C) Hidden and concealed. D) Vague and ambiguous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clearly and directly stated. 34. The conversation in a text that takes place between characters A) Thoughts. B) Monologue. C) Direct quote. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialogue. 35. The ..... is a writer's attitude about a topic. A) Setting. B) Mood. C) Tone. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 36. To look back at or mention something is to ..... A) Theme. B) Assess. C) Refer. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refer. 37. "The increased incidence of inflammatory bowel disease was maybe due to dysfunctional Th1 regulation." Which word is unsuitable? A) Increased. B) Due to. C) Maybe. D) Dysfunctional. E) Desease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maybe. 38. What is a voyage? A) A long journey. B) A slow journey. C) A quick journey. D) A fast journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A long journey. 39. Connotative Meaning A) The feeling a word or phrase tends to produce (negative or positive). B) An imaginative comparison or a way to express ideas or experiences vividly. Not meant to be taken literally. C) Authors choose words and phrases to create the meaning (ideas) of a text. D) Feelings and attitudes of a person involved in a text given away by actions, body language, and other clues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The feeling a word or phrase tends to produce (negative or positive). 40. What is the grammatical term for a word that modifies a noun or pronoun? A) Conjunction. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 41. Pushing your own feelings on to someone else A) Project. B) Patriot. C) Develop. D) Lack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Project. 42. What does "syntax" refer to in writing? A) The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences. B) The emotional tone of the text. C) The main idea of the passage. D) The chronological order of events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences. 43. Which of the following best defines the term 'contextualize'? A) To place in a particular setting or context. B) To remove from context. C) To summarize the main idea. D) To compare and contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To place in a particular setting or context. 44. When the author or poet uses words that start with the same letter to emphasize something. A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 45. The effect that personification has is to A) Enable the reader to relate to the subject. B) Be funny. C) To create an image in the readers mind. D) To compare two things. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enable the reader to relate to the subject. 46. He was ..... from the accusation of cheating. Choose the right word to fill the blank. A) Caught. B) Arrested. C) Exonerated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exonerated. 47. Cultural Diffusion is ..... A) The spread of cultural aspects-such as food, languages, clothing, activities, and beliefs-from one culture to another. B) All the ways of life that characterize a particular group of people. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The spread of cultural aspects-such as food, languages, clothing, activities, and beliefs-from one culture to another. 48. Let's test your knowledge of conventions:Lisa ate pickles ketchup, and mayonnaise on her cheeseburger. A) Change Lisa to lisa. B) Add a comma after pickles. C) Change the period to a question mark. D) Change and to or. E) Make no changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add a comma after pickles. 49. Vocabulary3. You worked hard all day, Mum. Sit down and ..... while I get dinner ready. A) Do your fair share. B) Put your feet up. C) Be sick and tired. D) Run errands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Put your feet up. 50. Are parts of a text authors use to make the text easier to understand (example:title, captions, or maps) A) Text evidence. B) Text structures. C) Text features. D) Tiktoks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Text features. 51. This is the presentation of only one side of an issue or viewpoint and is used to subjectively influence an audience.This definition is an example of what term? A) Bias. B) Objective. C) Connotation. D) Subjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 52. Provides information such as the time and place of the story or description of the setting. A) Stage Direction. B) Props. C) Playwright. D) Foreshadow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stage Direction. 53. A process that allows an author to improve their writing by making corrections to spelling, capitalization, verb tense, punctuation, and other conventions. This makes the writing grammatically accurate. A) Mood. B) Diction. C) Tone. D) Edit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Edit. 54. What does claim mean? A) Drama. B) Nonfiction. C) The author's opinion. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author's opinion. 55. In the context of literature, what does the term "narrative" refer to? A) A scientific report. B) A spoken conversation. C) A story or account of events. D) A list of facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A story or account of events. 56. Geographic features that come from nature. A) Physical characteristics. B) Region. C) Evidence. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical characteristics. 57. Which of the following is a synonym for 'analyze'? A) Simplify. B) Complicate. C) Examine. D) Ignore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Examine. 58. The study of the natural world A) Observations. B) Prediction (hypothesis). C) Science. D) Scientific Investigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Science. 59. What happened as a result of something else; the result or consequence A) Effect. B) Infer. C) Cause. D) Conclude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 60. Biodiversity is the: A) Size of a habitat. B) Number of animals. C) Variety of life. D) Experiment. 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