This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To mark up a text with notes, questions, highlighting, etc A) Discuss. B) Annotate. C) Classify. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annotate. 2. Text Structure A) Main reason for writing. B) The repeated use of a sound, word, phrase, or line to produce an effect that adds meaning. Provides extra emphasis. C) Determines how each part of a text supports and relates to others; brings meaning to the whole text. Refers to how the information within a written text is organized. D) An author's attitude toward a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Determines how each part of a text supports and relates to others; brings meaning to the whole text. Refers to how the information within a written text is organized. 3. 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. 4. The flower wasn't looking very well, so I gave it some water and tried to revive it. A) Make it worse. B) Made it strong again. C) Stopped. D) Doubted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made it strong again. 5. 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. 6. Add notes to a text or diagram giving explanation or comment A) Annotation. B) Adjective clause. C) Aphorism. D) Affix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annotation. 7. Which word means the outcome of an event? A) Illustrate. B) Formulate. C) Support. D) Consequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consequence. 8. Habitat is the: A) Natural home of an animal. B) Food source. C) Experiment. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural home of an animal. 9. Which of these words is NOT an adjective A) Teasing. B) Slowly. C) Winding. D) Shattered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slowly. 10. Which of the following words describes a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something? A) Analysis. B) Synthesis. C) Hypothesis. D) Thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analysis. 11. 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. 12. To give a brief statement of the main points A) Summarize. B) Explain. C) Analyze. D) Infer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarize. 13. VocabularyMy family isn't wealthy, but if we're careful with ourmoney, we'll get ..... A) By. B) Along. C) Back at. D) Together with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 14. 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) Boldness. B) Joyfulness. C) Playfulness. D) Sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joyfulness. 15. 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. 16. Words that have the same meaning. A) Antonym. B) Synonym. C) Context Clues. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonym. 17. 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) Reflect. B) Contribute. C) Recognize. D) Memorize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recognize. 18. 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. 19. To write or draw something (an essay or plan) that usually needs more work A) Draft. B) Revise. C) Initiate. D) Contribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Draft. 20. 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. 21. Which of the following would you NOT use to diversify "a number of" in your paper? A) An array of. B) A series of. C) Numerous. D) Lots of. E) A plethora of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lots of. 22. What is an extreme exaggeration? A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 23. 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. 24. What does the word "Investigate" mean? A) Combine two chemicals together. B) Plot a graph. C) Gather more evidence or information about something. D) Write an essay about something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gather more evidence or information about something. 25. What does the word "contrast" mean when comparing two things? A) To find similarities. B) To mix together. C) To highlight differences. D) To combine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To highlight differences. 26. What does infer mean? A) To smell. B) To Taste. C) To Feel. D) To predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To predict. 27. 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. 28. To state or express briefly / to be a sign or symptom of A) Seek. B) Assume. C) Indicate. D) Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indicate. 29. The main character in a text A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Hero. D) Villain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protagonist. 30. To talk about a topic with other people A) Debate. B) Cite. C) Annotate. D) Discuss. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Debate. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAcademic Vocabulary Quiz 1Academic Vocabulary Quiz 2Academic Vocabulary Quiz 3Academic Vocabulary Quiz 4Academic Vocabulary Quiz 5Academic Vocabulary Quiz 6Academic Vocabulary Quiz 7Academic Vocabulary Quiz 8Academic Vocabulary Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books