This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 37 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "A collaborative global campaign of vaccination effectively got rid of smallpox by 1980." Which word or phrase is unsuitable? A) Small pox. B) Vaccination. C) Got rid of. D) Collaborative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Got rid of. 2. A word added BEFORE a root word A) Prefix. B) Suffix. C) Affix. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prefix. 3. The term, "VERY OFTEN" may be improved using a more appropriate academic word which is: A) Frequently. B) Seriously. C) Rarely. D) Stubbornly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frequently. 4. Trying to make someone believe something is true without evidence. A) Guess. B) Show. C) Persuade. D) Trick. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persuade. 5. A questions asks "Explain the trend in results."What is the best answer? A) The graph is linear. B) As the number of coils is increased, the number of paperclips picked up also increases. C) As the number of coils is increased, the number of paperclips picked up also increases. This is because adding more coils to the electromagnet makes it stronger. D) A stronger electromagnet will pick up more paperclips. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As the number of coils is increased, the number of paperclips picked up also increases. This is because adding more coils to the electromagnet makes it stronger. 6. They 4 ..... the other argument by arguing against that humans are NOT responsible. A) Advocate. B) Contradict. C) Perceived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contradict. 7. A prefix meaning "again" A) Re-. B) Pre-. C) Un-. D) Mis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Re-. 8. Austin found that physical education class was more fun when everyone in his class demonstrated ..... behavior. A) Appropriate. B) Competitive. C) Not engaged. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appropriate. 9. What does it mean to "modify" something in writing? A) To provide evidence to support a claim. B) To revise or make changes to it. C) To draw conclusions based on evidence. D) To summarize the main points. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To revise or make changes to it. 10. To greet with praise and enthusiasm A) Hail. B) Recommend. C) Benefit. D) Remark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hail. 11. What does it mean to "infer" ? A) To make an educated guess based on limited evidence. B) To deduce or conclude information based on evidence or reasoning. C) To ignore evidence and make a hasty conclusion. D) To guess randomly without any evidence or reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To deduce or conclude information based on evidence or reasoning. 12. Which of the following is a source of CHEMICAL ENERGY? A) Sunlight. B) Heat. C) AA batteries. D) Glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glucose. 13. It was so ..... for fans to see their team lose again. A) Disappointing. B) Enthusiastic. C) Succeeded. D) Isolated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disappointing. 14. What is an example of 'emphasis'? A) Ignoring the importance of something. B) Not paying attention to details. C) Putting stress on a syllable with a written accent mark. D) Speaking softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Putting stress on a syllable with a written accent mark. 15. What does the vocabulary word 'infer' mean? A) To conclude from evidence. B) To state directly. C) To ask a question. D) To describe in detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To conclude from evidence. 16. The product of any number and 1 is the original number (a x 1 = a) A) Associative property of multiplication. B) Distributive property of multiplication. C) Zero property of multiplication. D) Identity property of multiplication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identity property of multiplication. 17. What can help you identify the theme? A) Look for the main idea. B) Ask yourself, what message about life does the author want you to know?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ask yourself, what message about life does the author want you to know?. 18. Producers have to ..... magical worlds when creating shows for children. A) Analyze. B) Imagine. C) Argue. D) Develop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagine. 19. What does the vocabulary word 'summarize' mean? A) To give a brief statement of the main points. B) To write a detailed account. C) To argue a point. D) To ask questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give a brief statement of the main points. 20. What is a counterclaim? A) The opposite viewpoint of the author's claim. B) The author's main point. C) A statement the author believes is true. D) Facts, quotes, statistics, and expert opinions the author uses to support their claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The opposite viewpoint of the author's claim. 21. The reason for something; the trigger A) Infer. B) Evidence. C) Cause. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cause. 22. Text A) Response to a question. B) The story/passage. C) Pieces of information that help you understand. D) To ask something to gain information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The story/passage. 23. The atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work that can be expressed through literary elements, language, and genre characteristics such as imagery, word choice, setting, voice, theme A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Diction. D) Edit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 24. COMPARE A) To express the most important components of something in a concise manner. B) To tell what will happen next. C) To note the similarity or likeness between two or more things. D) To give the name or characteristics of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To note the similarity or likeness between two or more things. 25. If asked to compare something, what kind of things should you be talking about? A) Things that are similar. B) Things that are different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Things that are similar. 26. What is inner dialogue? A) When a character thinks something to themselves. B) Dialogue found in quotations '' ''. C) Conversation between two characters. D) None of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When a character thinks something to themselves. 27. To come into possession of something A) Seek. B) Approach. C) Interpret. D) Obtain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obtain. 28. What is it called when words or lines of a poem are repeated? A) Rhyme. B) Repetition. C) Poetry. D) Lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 29. What does it mean to cite something? A) To mention where you got information from. B) To show how things are similar to each other. C) To put things in order by time, from earliest to latest. D) To say something is true, even if you haven't proved it yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To mention where you got information from. 30. What does survive mean? A) Things one does to die. B) Things one does to stay alive. C) Playing around. D) Joking around. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Things one does to stay alive. ← 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