This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If you're building a puzzle you can ..... the pieces. A) Integrate. B) Analyze. C) Develop. D) Imagine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Integrate. 2. The reason an author writes (persuade, inform, entertain, or explain). A) Point of view. B) Author's purpose. C) Claim. D) Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's purpose. 3. Simplifying an expression by multiplying a number by each term inside the parenthesis a x (b+c)= (a x b) + (a x c) A) Associative property of multiplication. B) Commutative property of multiplication. C) Identity property of multiplication. D) Distributive property of multiplication over addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Distributive property of multiplication over addition. 4. What is a fable? A) A traditional story sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenticated. B) A story with animals as characters conveying a moral. C) A story involving supernatural beings or events. D) A story that may sound true but features lots of exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A story with animals as characters conveying a moral. 5. To decide by reasoning A) Interpret. B) Assume. C) Context. D) Conclude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclude. 6. What is the meaning of 'contextualize'? A) To analyze data without any reference. B) To summarize information in a brief manner. C) To create a new context for unrelated topics. D) To place something in its context for better understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To place something in its context for better understanding. 7. What are scenes in a play? A) A large section of a play containing the main action. B) A smaller section of a play that usually takes place in one location and time. C) A description of where and when a scene takes place. D) A phrase with a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A smaller section of a play that usually takes place in one location and time. 8. What does point of view mean? A) A location or place in time. B) The dot on a line segment. C) The viewpoint the story is told from. D) An point on a pencil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The viewpoint the story is told from. 9. Which word is the odd one out? A) Fascinating. B) Insightful. C) Numerous. D) Solid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascinating. 10. Your teachers announce that subsequent classes will be held in the library. What does that mean? A) Small classes will meet in the library. B) Classes with a substitute teacher will go to the library. C) The lower grades are using the library. D) THe next class will be held at the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) THe next class will be held at the library. 11. What is it called when an author makes a comparison using 'like' or 'as'? A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 12. Information from reading that hints at a word's meaning A) Confirm. B) Context clues. C) Visualize. D) Modify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Context clues. 13. The anticipation of a game makes the team nervous. What does that mean? A) The game was played and the team lost. B) The team is nervous from thinking about the game. C) The team is nervous because no one knows where the game will be played. D) No one expects the team to win. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No one expects the team to win. 14. What does restate mean? A) To say again or in another way. B) A goal or end of action. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To say again or in another way. 15. What does the vocabulary word imagery mean? (Hint:Think of the word image) A) Words or sentences to paint a picture in the reader's mind. B) The main character in a story. C) A key word in a story. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words or sentences to paint a picture in the reader's mind. 16. To argue with others about an issue A) Deduce. B) Debate. C) Discuss. D) Credible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debate. 17. What is a synonym for "exemplify" ? A) Represent. B) Criticize. C) Simplify. D) Oppose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Represent. 18. What does the word "Describe" mean? A) Give the reasons why something happens. Use the word "because" . B) Use numbers in the question to work out an answer. Show your workings. C) Write about what something is like. D) Say what you think will happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Write about what something is like. 19. What does the word 'analyze' mean? A) To examine in detail to understand or draw conclusions. B) To ignore and overlook details. C) To summarize briefly without details. D) To memorize information without understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To examine in detail to understand or draw conclusions. 20. To restate the important ideas or events from a text in a shorter way A) Summarize. B) Evidence. C) Text. D) Strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarize. 21. The reason why something happens is the ..... A) Cause. B) Resolution. C) Exposition. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause. 22. Act of closely examining and judging the media A) Reasoning. B) Bias. C) Media Criticism. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Media Criticism. 23. Story Elements A) Parts of a story like characters, setting, and plot. B) Facts, examples, reasons, or other pieces of information that shape and refine the central idea. C) The most important point an author is trying to make about the topic. D) A problem in a story the characters must respond to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parts of a story like characters, setting, and plot. 24. Series of events in a drama A) Plot. B) Set. C) Scene. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plot. 25. Tone can best described as A) Attitude of the reader. B) The overall mood or feeling in a story. C) The author's attitude toward his writing. D) Reader's point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author's attitude toward his writing. 26. What may be suggested by or associated with the meaning of words (e.g., home may suggest warmth or family) A) Denotative meaning. B) Connotative meaning. C) Figurative meaning. D) Literal meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotative meaning. 27. Information that supports your reasons with facts and research A) Evidence. B) Story. C) Advertisement. D) Rumor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 28. The general place, historical time, and social circumstances in which action occurs in a story or play A) Setting. B) Characterization. C) Plot. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 29. The use of effective and precise language or word choice to communicate information in a specific way to enlighten the reader. A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Diction. D) Edit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diction. 30. The ANTONYM of ran / bolted is: A) Insight. B) Wandered. C) Curious. D) Bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wandered. ← 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