This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When you do research you need to ..... the sources carefully before writing your summary to make sure the information is credible. A) Read. B) Scan. C) Analyze. D) Edit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyze. 2. To look at the differences between two things. A) Compare. B) Plagiarism. C) Contrast. D) Locate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contrast. 3. To provide evidence A) Support. B) Integrate. C) Question. D) Evaluate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 4. According to intensive ..... involving thousands of future tertiary students, many expect to be in debt after they graduate. A) RESEARCH. B) THEORY. C) POLICY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RESEARCH. 5. What is the primary function of a topic sentence in a paragraph? A) To provide evidence for the main idea. B) To introduce the main idea of the paragraph. C) To conclude the paragraph. D) To transition between paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To introduce the main idea of the paragraph. 6. The variable that gets measured or observed in an experiment. A) Independent variable. B) Dependent variable. C) Control variable. D) Data group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent variable. 7. A statement believed to be the truth A) Support. B) Critique. C) Claim. D) Component. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claim. 8. There are many theories, but scientists are still ..... to determine (find out) the origin (how it started) of the pandemic. A) Interacting. B) Experimenting. C) Investigating. D) Describing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Investigating. 9. To ..... is to use your own words to retell the main ideas of a text. A) Summarize. B) Plagiarize. C) Analyze. D) Synthesize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarize. 10. Which of the following is considered LIGHT ENERGY? A) Sunlight. B) Glucose. C) Hamburgers. D) AAA batteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight. 11. Words or phrases that help you understand the meaning of an unknown word or phrase are ..... A) Point of view. B) Context clues. C) Character traits. D) Text features. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Context clues. 12. The test of a hypothesis is called a A) Control. B) Dependent variable. C) Conclusion. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Experiment. 13. IDENTIFY A) To express the most important components of something in a concise manner. B) To give the name or characteristics of something. C) To point out facts or details about something. D) To note the similarity or likeness between two or more things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give the name or characteristics of something. 14. The exact opposite of your claim that is provable with reasons and evidence A) Counterclaim. B) Reason. C) Claim. D) Overview. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Counterclaim. 15. A passing reference it a text to a literary or historical person, place, event, or other literary work A) Allusion. B) Suspense. C) Dialogue. D) Style. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 16. Words used in an imaginative way that express ideas that are not necessarily true. A) Poetry. B) Figurative language. C) Imagery. D) Sensory language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative language. 17. Motive A) Reason for doing something. B) Avoid doing something. C) Deny doing something. D) Encourage to do something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reason for doing something. 18. Evidence from the text is used to A) Support ideas. B) Create confusion. C) Summarize events. D) Describe characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support ideas. 19. The set of facts or circumstances surrounding a situation A) Context. B) Conclude. C) Seek. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context. 20. Enough, adequate A) Patriot. B) Suficient. C) Ease. D) Benefit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suficient. 21. What is an antonym? A) A word that has a similar/same meaning. B) A word that has the opposite meaning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word that has the opposite meaning. 22. What does the vocabulary word event mean? A) Fairy tales stories. B) A set of rules. C) A happening in a written selection. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A happening in a written selection. 23. Prose writing based on facts, real events, and real people such as biography, or history A) Illustrate. B) Analogy. C) Nonfiction. D) Visualize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonfiction. 24. Information collected during a scientific investigation A) Evidence. B) Data. C) Observations. D) Materials list. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 25. What does it mean to analyze a text? A) To proofread and correct errors in a text. B) To examine and evaluate the content, structure, and language of a text. C) To memorize the content of a text. D) To summarize the main points of a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To examine and evaluate the content, structure, and language of a text. 26. "If you want to gain promotion in my industry, you are ..... to speak at least one other language well." A) ESTABLISHED. B) REQUIRED. C) CONSISTENT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REQUIRED. 27. A single row of words in a poem. They are not sentences and may be short or long. A) Lines. B) Stanza. C) Rhyme. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lines. 28. Which word means to confirm the truth of something? A) Support. B) Illustrate. C) Verify. D) Infer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verify. 29. What is evidence stemming specifically from a text such as a book, article, or other reliable source? A) Textual Evidence. B) Context. C) Text Feature. D) Text Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Textual Evidence. 30. To give special importance to something A) Emphasis. B) Evaluate. C) Describe. D) Define. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emphasis. ← 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