This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The main character in a text is the ..... A) Antagonist. B) Resolution. C) Protagonist. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protagonist. 2. What is the primary focus of a doctor? A) To travel the world. B) To make money. C) To help patients. D) To relax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To help patients. 3. Words spoken to God or to oneself in a story. A) Dialogue. B) Soliloquy. C) Antagonist. D) Narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soliloquy. 4. To tell so a picture is painted in the mind. A) Demonstrate. B) Define. C) Evaluate. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Describe. 5. What does "irksome" mean in this sentence? "The repetitive nature of the task made it increasingly irksome." A) Pleasurable. B) Annoying. C) Fascinating. D) Motivating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annoying. 6. A relevant topic to school would PROBABLY not be ..... A) Technology in the classroom. B) The start and end times to a specific lunch. C) What your uncle ate for breakfast on yesterday. D) The late work policy for the math dept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What your uncle ate for breakfast on yesterday. 7. Products that are made in a factory. A) Skeptical. B) Persistence. C) Manufactured. D) Traversed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manufactured. 8. In English grammar, what is a 'compound sentence'? A) A sentence with one independent clause. B) A sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction. C) A sentence with a dependent clause. D) A sentence with a subject and a predicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction. 9. This made it illegal to discriminate in the workplace. A) Civil Rights Act. B) Voting Act. C) Equal Rights Act. D) Emancipation Proclamation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civil Rights Act. 10. The sequence of events in a story, play, movie, etc. A) Plot. B) Conflict. C) Setting. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plot. 11. The general or literal meaning of a word (e.g., home is a place where a person lives) A) Connotative meaning. B) Denotation. C) Figurative meaning. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 12. In the sentence "The hypothesis was supported by the data collected during the experiment, " what does "hypothesis" mean? A) A proven fact. B) An educated guess or prediction. C) A random choice. D) A detailed plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An educated guess or prediction. 13. When a writer states or expresses something quickly A) Analyze. B) Indicate. C) Approach. D) Conclude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indicate. 14. The organization or arrangement of a written work. A) Main idea. B) Format. C) Issue. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Format. 15. What does the term 'connotation' refer to in literature? A) The literal meaning of a word. B) The emotional or cultural associations attached to a word. C) The grammatical structure of a sentence. D) The chronological order of events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The emotional or cultural associations attached to a word. 16. When the author says something, but it means something different. The author is using ..... A) Vocabulary. B) Figurative language. C) Sensory language. D) Inferring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative language. 17. What does the word ORDINARY mean? A) Regular or usual condition. B) To be bold and different. C) To make things neat and in order. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regular or usual condition. 18. I can draw the conclusion that the character is mad when the story says she stomped out of the room. A) The opening paragraph of a story. B) All paragraphs in the middle of an essay. C) Take information from the text and come to a new understanding. D) A single item. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take information from the text and come to a new understanding. 19. Metaphor A) A comparison between similar things. B) A comparison between to unlike things using "like" or "as". C) A direct comparison of two unrelated things. D) The differences between two things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A direct comparison of two unrelated things. 20. The coach's expectation of the team is high. What does that mean? A) The coach is looking up at the team. B) The coach has a team of tall players. C) The coach expects the team to do well. D) The coach wonders if the team can win. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The coach expects the team to do well. 21. What is the role of acts in a play? A) To describe where and when a scene takes place. B) To contain the main action, conflict, and resolution. C) To tell the story from the narrator's perspective. D) To divide the play into smaller sections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To contain the main action, conflict, and resolution. 22. What is 'academic writing'? A) A technique to write balanced, accurate and professional assignments. B) How university professors write. C) An old-fashioned way of writing. D) The writing you find in textbooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A technique to write balanced, accurate and professional assignments. 23. A brief account of a text's central or main points, themes, or ideas that is free of bias, prejudice, and personal opinion and does not incorporate outside information A) Objective summary. B) Opinion. C) Claim. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Objective summary. 24. Acts divided into smaller sections ..... A) Scene. B) Act. C) Script. D) Excerpt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scene. 25. The way the author chooses to organize a nonfiction text so it is easier for readers. A) Text Features. B) Predict. C) Context Clues. D) Text Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Text Structure. 26. An idea or action intended to deal with a problem or situation / to move towards A) Context. B) Derive. C) Obtain. D) Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Approach. 27. Which word is an antonym for 'abundant'? A) Plentiful. B) Scarce. C) Ample. D) Bountiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scarce. 28. What is the meaning of "claims" ? A) Statements that need evidence to be supported. B) Feelings or opinions about a subject. C) Explanations based on reasoning. D) Mistakes in arguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statements that need evidence to be supported. 29. 'lacking enthusiasm or interest', is the meaning of: A) Bottom of my heart. B) Core of my heart. C) Half Heartedly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Half Heartedly. 30. Which term means a guess or conclusion you make based on information you have? A) Inference. B) Chronological. C) Contrast. D) Narrate. 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