This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 35 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word is not the synonym of Pound? A) Stomp. B) Stride. C) Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act. 2. Which of the following means the same as INTENSITY? A) Apathy. B) Strength/power. C) Calm/peaceful. D) Dull/boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strength/power. 3. What does the vocabulary word 'paraphrase' mean? A) To restate text in your own words. B) To quote directly. C) To write a summary. D) To analyze the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To restate text in your own words. 4. What is the definition for determine? A) Tell in detail. B) To find out. C) To tell again. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To find out. 5. What is central idea? A) The theme of a story. B) Supporting details. C) Text evidence. D) It is the main idea, what the text is MOSTLY about. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is the main idea, what the text is MOSTLY about. 6. Grades ..... whether or not you pass. A) Determine. B) Develop. C) Explain. D) Evaluate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Determine. 7. The baseball club needed money for the equipment, so they asked me to ..... A) Severe. B) Contribute. C) Give. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contribute. 8. The main problem in a story A) Climax. B) Resolution. C) Exposition. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict. 9. Brown v. Board of Education was a decision by the Supreme Court that said ..... A) Segregation in schools was unconstitutional. B) Segregation was legal as long as they were "separate but equal". C) Black and white children could go to the same school but had to be in different classes. D) Black students had to use a separate bathroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Segregation in schools was unconstitutional. 10. Compare and contrast the events that happened in both stories. A) Look at two things carefully to see how they are different. B) Look at two things carefully to see how they are different. C) A problem and a solution. D) Cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look at two things carefully to see how they are different. 11. Characteristics-The characteristics of the character Felix from "Amigo Brothers" include his big muscles and short height. A) Characters. B) Details, traits. C) Downsides. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Details, traits. 12. What is the difference between mood and tone? A) Mood is the way the story is written, while tone is the way the characters feel. B) Mood is the author's attitude, while tone is the emotional atmosphere. C) Mood and tone are the same thing. D) Mood is the emotional atmosphere, while tone is the author's attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mood is the emotional atmosphere, while tone is the author's attitude. 13. The arrangement or organization of ideas in a text. A) Summary. B) Text. C) Structure. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Structure. 14. Make a prediction based on text evidence A) Opinion. B) Infer. C) Persuade. D) Solve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infer. 15. What does it mean to narrate? A) To tell a story or describe events that happened. B) To show how things are different from each other. C) To look at something closely and figure out its parts or how it works. D) To give reasons why you think something is true or should happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To tell a story or describe events that happened. 16. There is no ..... of human habitation here before 750 BC. A) EVIDENCE. B) PRINCIPLE. C) DATA. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EVIDENCE. 17. Shares the "how" and "why" about your results A) Explanation. B) Science. C) Repeated Trials. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explanation. 18. Come to a conclusion based on previous knowledge and clues A) Infer. B) Predict. C) Summarize. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infer. 19. What are some common academic vocabulary words used in science? A) Equation. B) Literature. C) Grammar. D) History. E) Hypothesis, experiment, data, analysis, conclusion, theory, variable, control, observation, research. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Hypothesis, experiment, data, analysis, conclusion, theory, variable, control, observation, research. 20. What prefix can be added to 'possible' to indicate 'not possible'? A) Dis-. B) Un-. C) Non-. D) Im-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Im-. 21. A dangerous or difficult situation for a period of time A) Destruction. B) Crisis. C) Hazard. D) Severe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crisis. 22. What does the vocabulary word ..... interpret ..... mean? A) To translate into another language. B) To explain the meaning of something. C) To write a summary. D) To copy text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To explain the meaning of something. 23. Meaning A) The repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. B) The feeling a word or phrase tends to produce (negative or positive). C) Authors choose words and phrases to create the meaning (ideas) of a text. D) An author's attitude toward a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Authors choose words and phrases to create the meaning (ideas) of a text. 24. Which of these is least likely to be your expectation of a movie with your favorite star? A) You think it will be fun to see the movie. B) You think you will enjoy the movie. C) You think the star will do a good job. D) You think the movie will be terrible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You think the movie will be terrible. 25. Words that an author uses to appeal to the reader's senses to create imagery. A) Humorous poetry. B) Sensory language. C) Idioms. D) Lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensory language. 26. The effect of something on a person, place, idea, or event. A) Tone. B) Influence. C) Text. D) Texture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence. 27. The events and actions of a narrative work A) Setting. B) Plot. C) Nuances. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plot. 28. What is the meaning of reasons? A) Your own ideas or what you believe to be true. B) To say who or what something is. C) Statements that tell WHY you believe something is true. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statements that tell WHY you believe something is true. 29. This poem is usually written in a story format and tells about an event. A) Free Verse. B) Narrative. C) Haiku. D) Acrostic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrative. 30. Put to use; do A) Array. B) Solve. C) Division. D) Apply. 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