This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a "character" in a story? A) Speech by a single character or conversation between two or more people in a text. B) A major event or occurrence in a story that is a turning point. C) Any person, animal or figure represented in a text. D) Make an educated guess or logical conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any person, animal or figure represented in a text. 2. EVALUATE A) To make a judgement. B) To find meaning from information and clues; read between the lines. C) To give the name or characteristics of something. D) To break down into parts and examine closely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make a judgement. 3. What does "sequence" refer to in writing? A) The arrangement of events in chronological order. B) The emotional tone of the text. C) The main idea of the passage. D) The figurative language used. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The arrangement of events in chronological order. 4. Bumblebee ..... back into a car when humans see him. A) Argues. B) Evaluate. C) Develop. D) Transforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transforms. 5. If asked to constrast something, what kind of things should you be talking about? A) Things that are similar. B) Things that are different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Things that are different. 6. Able to express ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing A) Assess. B) Incorporate. C) Infer. D) Articulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Articulate. 7. What does the word SQUEALED mean? A) To get angry. B) To act like a little mouse. C) To make a long shrill call or noise. D) To sneeze loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make a long shrill call or noise. 8. The decisions you make will always ..... your life because you are causing a change. A) Discuss. B) Affect. C) Claim. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 9. The root bio means life. What does the word biotechnology mean? A) Technology based on the use of burning fuel. B) Technology based on the use of light from the sun. C) Technology based on the use of living things. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Technology based on the use of living things. 10. You are running late for school. The car in front of you is traveling at 20 mph. You yell at the car, "Get out of the way, car! You can go faster!" This is an example of what? A) Apostrophe. B) Allusion. C) Abstract. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 11. Someone sent into a school to evaluate student behavior is being sent to A) Speak only to adults. B) Watch students when they leave the building at 3:30. C) Observe students and how they interact. D) To examine teachers closely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observe students and how they interact. 12. To cause someone to do something by asking arguing, or giving reasons A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuade. 13. Analyze means to: A) Examine carefully. B) Guess. C) Conclude. D) Observe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Examine carefully. 14. What is the term for a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought? A) Phrase. B) Clause. C) Sentence. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence. 15. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:Neither the teacher nor the students ..... ready for the exam. A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 16. What is the plot of a narrative. A) The plot of a narrative refers to the main character's physical appearance. B) The plot of a narrative refers to the author's writing style. C) The plot of a narrative refers to the setting of the story. D) The plot of a narrative refers to the sequence of events that make up the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The plot of a narrative refers to the sequence of events that make up the story. 17. Made up of 2 or more parts or elements ..... A) Solute. B) Atom. C) Liquid. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 18. CONTRAST A) To give the name or characteristics of something. B) To tell what will happen next. C) To express the most important components of something in a concise manner. D) To note the difference between two or more things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To note the difference between two or more things. 19. The voice of the person expressing the idea and feeling of the poem. A) Speaker. B) Narrative poem. C) Biography. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaker. 20. To notice or recognize a difference between people or things A) Evaluate. B) Isolate. C) Distinguish. D) Objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distinguish. 21. A relaxed and informal way of behaving A) Ease. B) Lack. C) Patriot. D) Remark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ease. 22. What are the 3 things that make a good argument? A) Claim, evidence, persuasion. B) Claim, reasons, evidence. C) Overview, opinion, reason. D) Reason, analysis, argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim, reasons, evidence. 23. What is an excerpt? A) Part of a text. B) Question. C) Answer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Part of a text. 24. Information that proves or disproves an idea A) Evidence. B) Scientific research. C) Definition. D) Comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 25. A sequence is A) The order in which steps in a process or series of events occur. B) The earliest date to the latest date. C) A disk shaped bead. D) Any order you choose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The order in which steps in a process or series of events occur. 26. Having to do with education or school A) Audience. B) Analyze. C) Academic. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Academic. 27. To reason by deduction; to infer A) Analyze. B) Derive. C) Assume. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derive. 28. What does it mean to argue? A) To give reasons why you think something is true or should happen. B) To tell a story or describe events that happened. C) To show how things are different from each other. D) To put things in order by time, from earliest to latest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give reasons why you think something is true or should happen. 29. Malik received an ..... message from his family in Iraq. The protests were getting violent, and they were worried that they might not be allowed to leave. A) Urgent. B) Skeptical. C) Passionate. D) Celebratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urgent. 30. The conversation between the characters told the reader a lot about their relationship. A) Dialogue in written text. B) Figurative language such as similes. C) A friendship between two people. D) An informal talk between two people or a small group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An informal talk between two people or a small group. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAcademic Vocabulary Quiz 1Academic Vocabulary Quiz 3Academic Vocabulary Quiz 4Academic Vocabulary Quiz 5Academic Vocabulary Quiz 6Academic Vocabulary Quiz 7Academic Vocabulary Quiz 8Academic Vocabulary Quiz 9Academic Vocabulary Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books