This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event A) Derive. B) Context. C) Analyze. D) Interpret. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Context. 2. What does locate mean? A) To create a structure. B) Find the exact place or position of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Find the exact place or position of. 3. Which of the following terms means to mention an idea from a text to support your opinion? A) Interpret. B) Argue. C) Compare. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cite. 4. What does it mean to "classify" information in a text? A) To draw conclusions. B) To categorize or group similar items together. C) To analyze the effect of the information. D) To evaluate the significance of the information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To categorize or group similar items together. 5. To arrive at a conclusion through logic and reasoning A) Debate. B) Deduce. C) Describe. D) Detective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deduce. 6. Which of the following is NOT a claim? A) California is the best state in the USA. B) Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance. C) The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4. D) Christmas is the best holiday of the year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4. 7. An objection that others might raise in response to the claim A) Concluding statement. B) Conflicting evidence. C) Counterclaim. D) Alternate or opposing claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alternate or opposing claim. 8. To provide a good reason for something A) Sequence. B) Formulate. C) Justify. D) Verify. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Justify. 9. The math word "composite" means: A) One factor. B) Two factors. C) 3 or more factors. D) No factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 or more factors. 10. Evidence is: A) Proof. B) A guess. C) A question. D) A theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proof. 11. Moral A) What the story is mostly about. B) Beginning of the story, the characters and setting is introduced. C) The lesson learned. D) The general atmosphere of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The lesson learned. 12. What is it called when an author makes a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'? A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 13. The author's most important message in a text is ..... A) The purpose. B) The topic. C) The central idea. D) The author's mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The central idea. 14. The time and place a story occurs. A) Flashback. B) Fact. C) Stage. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 15. To show how people or things differ from one another A) Compare. B) Contrast. C) Contradict. D) Elaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contrast. 16. Dialogue is A) A conversation between/amongst characters. B) A verb. C) When the narrator tells you what is happening in a story. D) Boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A conversation between/amongst characters. 17. To go into or provide more details about something A) Analyze. B) Summarize. C) Evaluate. D) Elaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elaborate. 18. "You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink" is an example of A) Aphorism. B) Abstract. C) Adjective clause. D) Adverb clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphorism. 19. A synonym for allocate A) Allot. B) Hold. C) Submit. D) Defer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allot. 20. The meaning of a word A) Definition. B) Denotation. C) Connotation. D) Antonymns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Definition. 21. To analyze is to A) Look closely and in more depth. B) Retell the central idea. C) Grow over time. D) Support the central idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look closely and in more depth. 22. Explanations that aim to prove the claim, and that make sense A) Logical or sound reasoning. B) Relelvant evidence. C) Thesis statement. D) Implied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical or sound reasoning. 23. Choose the correct definition of implied A) A fact. B) Said outright. C) Suggested but not said. D) Someone's opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suggested but not said. 24. Mood A) The attitude a writer takes toward his or her writing. B) The feeling or atmosphere a write creates for the reader. C) The emotional meaning of a word. D) A story that is scary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The feeling or atmosphere a write creates for the reader. 25. Some friends are very der to me because they are very ..... A) Have a heart to heart. B) Close to my heart. C) To wear your heart on your sleeve. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Close to my heart. 26. What is personification A) Comparing two things with the words '' like" or '' as". B) When a writer gives an idea, object, or animal human qualities ( acts like a person). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a writer gives an idea, object, or animal human qualities ( acts like a person). 27. Thesis A) A statement or theory. B) A comparison. C) A list. D) A summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A statement or theory. 28. In the sentence "The benevolent teacher helped her students understand complex topics easily, " what does "benevolent" mean? A) Strict. B) Kind. C) Confused. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kind. 29. When you read all the articles about your research topic you need to study the details to find the ..... in each article you have read. A) Conclusion sentence. B) Paragraphs. C) Title. D) Main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Main idea. 30. Cheap goods are only made available to consumers when ..... is also cheap. A) LABOUR. B) EXPORT. C) CONTRACT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LABOUR. ← 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