This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the word DEPENDENT mean? A) Stronger than. B) Relies on. C) Separate from. D) Important to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relies on. 2. Irony is ..... A) The expected. B) Sarcasm. C) A plot device. D) The unexpected; the incongruous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The unexpected; the incongruous. 3. What are groups of lines in a poem that provide a natural break? A) Lines. B) Theme. C) Rhyme Scheme. D) Stanzas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stanzas. 4. It is 12 ..... for the survival of the human race that everybody cares more about Earth and the environment. A) Deduced. B) Altered. C) Crucial. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crucial. 5. What is the function of a thesis statement in an essay? A) To state the main argument or point of the essay. B) To list all the sources used. C) To provide a summary of the essay. D) To introduce the author. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To state the main argument or point of the essay. 6. Stanzas A) The repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. B) Groups of lines in a poem. C) The arrangement of lines is irregular, and there may be no pattern of rhyme at all. D) Pattern of rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groups of lines in a poem. 7. Which word in this sentence is domain-specific to music? "The orchestra played the final crescendo with great passion." A) Orchestra. B) Crescendo. C) Great. D) Passion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crescendo. 8. Which literary device involves the repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words? A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 9. What does the word "Explain" mean? A) Give the reasons why something happens. Use the word "because" . B) Say what you think will happen. C) Write about what something is like. D) Write about the similarities and differences between two or more things. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Give the reasons why something happens. Use the word "because" . 10. Founded on fact or evidence A) Opinion. B) Defend. C) Data. D) Valid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Valid. 11. Clarify A) To come to a decision based on information presented. B) To break down into parts and examine closely. C) Point out facts or details about something. D) To make something easier to understand by giving more details. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make something easier to understand by giving more details. 12. At school you study ..... like maths, science and languages. A) Subjects. B) Degrees. C) Qualifications. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subjects. 13. To form (an opinion) from evidence; to reach (a conclusion) based on known facts A) Relevant. B) Interpret. C) Infer. D) Formulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infer. 14. This person refused to give their seat to a white person on the bus. A) Malcolm X. B) Rosa Parks. C) Martin Luther King, Jr. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rosa Parks. 15. Repeating patterns of sounds in poems or songs. A) Rhythm. B) Speaker. C) Stanza. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhythm. 16. How would you say "I'm fixin' to go to the store" in standard English? A) I am going to fix the store. B) I am about to go to the store. C) I went to the store to fix something. D) I am fixing a snack for the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am about to go to the store. 17. Observation is: A) Something you see. B) A conclusion. C) A guess. D) A theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something you see. 18. Mrs. Carter will discuss the chapter with the class so that they can share what they have learned from reading. Based on the sentence above, which of the following is the best meaning of discuss? A) To share information, opinions, and ideas about something. B) To arrange things in an order that makes them easy to find. C) A change that results from a cause. D) The main subject of a piece of writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To share information, opinions, and ideas about something. 19. What is the connotative meaning of a word? A) The emotional or cultural associations that a word carries, beyond its literal definition. B) The connotative meaning of a word is its dictionary definition. C) The connotative meaning of a word is its part of speech. D) The connotative meaning of a word is its pronunciation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The emotional or cultural associations that a word carries, beyond its literal definition. 20. Conclude A) To come to a decision based on information presented. B) To break down into parts and examine closely. C) Point out facts or details about something. D) To make something easier to understand by giving more details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To come to a decision based on information presented. 21. To tell how two things are similar (alike) A) Contour. B) Contrast. C) Compare. D) Company. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compare. 22. What is the definition of 'data'? A) Fictional stories. B) Facts, statistics, or information. C) Personal opinions. D) Historical events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facts, statistics, or information. 23. To determine and explain the meaning of something A) Seek. B) Derive. C) Indicate. D) Interpret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interpret. 24. What is the correct order for PPQRAP? A) Read, Answer, Prove, Preview, Predict. B) Preview, Read/Gist, Answer, Prove. C) Preview, Predict, Questions, Read/Gist, Answer, Prove. D) Predict, Questions, Read/Gist, Answer, Prove. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preview, Predict, Questions, Read/Gist, Answer, Prove. 25. When you do research you should be careful to consult many sources to select the most ..... sources. A) Important. B) Unimportant. C) Credible. D) Interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credible. 26. Which of the following means the same as ABSORB? A) Eject. B) Take in. C) Disperse. D) Spew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take in. 27. A story within a story about politics, religion, or morality which has a deeper meaning.The Three Little Pigs A) Apostrophe. B) Anecdote. C) Allegory. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allegory. 28. Read the sentence: "The evidence was sufficient to prove his point." What does sufficient mean here? A) Not enough. B) Too much. C) Just enough. D) Unclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Just enough. 29. Experiment is a: A) Test. B) Conclusion. C) Observation. D) Theory. 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