This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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) Dramatic irony. B) Figurative meaning. C) Irony. D) Suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dramatic irony. 2. A claim supported by reasons and evidence A) Joke. B) Conversation. C) Statement. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Argument. 3. Parts of a text that help a reader understand a nonfiction text A) Text Structure. B) Contrast. C) Genre. D) Text Features. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Text Features. 4. Relating to a subject or topic in an appropriate way A) Accurate. B) Credible. C) Relevant. D) Similar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relevant. 5. What does the idiom mean?"As an economist, he was able to shed some light on the problem." A) Break down. B) Offer a new perspective. C) Provide an explanation. D) Find a solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provide an explanation. 6. Which of the following words is a synonym for 'comprehend'? A) Understand. B) Ignore. C) Forget. D) Overlook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understand. 7. A prefix meaning "not" A) Dis-. B) Re-. C) Pre-. D) Mis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dis-. 8. 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. 9. To examine carefully and in detail A) Format. B) Claim. C) Cite. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analyze. 10. Author's reason for writing A) Author's intent or purpose. B) Author's Message. C) Author's point of view. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's intent or purpose. 11. 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. 12. Criticize A) Supporting someone or something with loyalty. B) Important for success-necessary. C) Point out the flaws of someone or something in a disapproving way. D) Disagreeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point out the flaws of someone or something in a disapproving way. 13. To show, make visible or apparent A) Comprise. B) Cycle. C) Analyze. D) Exhibit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exhibit. 14. He decided to ..... his poem for his class poetry competition. A) Reflect. B) Memorize. C) Contribute. D) Raise his pet turtles to become ninjas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Memorize. 15. State or show that something is true or correct; to verify A) Infer. B) Confirm. C) Modify. D) Predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confirm. 16. Which word means to carefully consider the value of something? A) Identify. B) Evaluate. C) Argue. D) Refer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaluate. 17. Protagonist A) The main character of a story. B) A static character in the story. C) The friend of a main character in a story. D) A character or force in conflict with the main character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The main character of a story. 18. 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 color. D) The author's favorite food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attitude or feeling expressed by the author. 19. Person, animal, or thing in the story A) Cast. B) Character. C) Director. D) Actor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Character. 20. The study of past events. A) Evidence. B) History. C) Timeline. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) History. 21. 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. 22. Imagery A) Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste). B) A picture. C) A drawing in the book. D) A picture of the author in the back of the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste). 23. 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. 24. Choose the synonym of word 'Frightened'. A) Comforted. B) Bolt. C) Panic striken. D) Halt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panic striken. 25. 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. 26. Using what you know and clues from the text to understand what the author is saying. A) Predict. B) Infer. C) Context Clues. D) Text Features. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infer. 27. To make a judgment about or determine value of (something) A) Assess. B) Sufficient. C) Formulate. D) Distinguish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assess. 28. If the preceding day was a great one for you, which sentence is true? A) Yesterday was a great day for you. B) Last week had several great day. C) Tomorrow will be a great day. D) Today will be a grate day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yesterday was a great day for you. 29. 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. 30. Able to be believed; reasonable to trust or believe A) Interpret. B) Differentiate. C) Formulate. D) Credible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Credible. ← 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