This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 40 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Propaganda A) Peacefully protesting with a law you disagree with. B) A coastal country in Africa. C) A way of spreading political beliefs and views. D) To make money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A way of spreading political beliefs and views. 2. Main idea A) To give knowledge or to tell. B) The subject or topic. C) The most important part in a paragraph or passage. D) The ending our outcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The most important part in a paragraph or passage. 3. Which word is an antonym for precede? A) Guide. B) Follow. C) Finish. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Follow. 4. What is the purpose of a 'thesis statement' in an essay? A) To provide a detailed summary of the essay. B) To state the main argument or point of the essay. C) To list all the sources used in the essay. D) To introduce the characters in a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To state the main argument or point of the essay. 5. Antagonist A) Main character in a story. B) The force or character that opposes the main character. C) A static character in a story. D) The friend of the main character in a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The force or character that opposes the main character. 6. A method or way of solving a problem A) Solve. B) Array. C) Strategies. D) Dividend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strategies. 7. What is it called when words represent a sound? A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopeia. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopeia. 8. How does imagery help us understand the story? A) It doesn't. B) By expressing how the author is feeling. C) Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see. D) By telling the mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see. 9. When a character is fighting against something outside his/her own mind. A) Internal conflict. B) External conflict. C) Antagonist. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External conflict. 10. Latin roots help us understand the meaning of unfamiliar words:The word submerging comes from the Latin word mergere, meaning "to plunge." This information helps the reader understand that submerging in paragraph 9 of "Rogue Wave" means that part of the boat is ..... A) Rolling into the sea. B) Sliding through the water. C) Tumbling over a wave. D) Sinking into the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sinking into the water. 11. The feelings associated with a word A) Denotation. B) Narration. C) Connotation. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 12. Writing about something that really happened. A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) Paradox. D) Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonfiction. 13. Understanding A) The story/passage. B) The order in which things happen. C) Pieces of information that help you understand. D) To know, comprehend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To know, comprehend. 14. A person who loves and strongly supports or fights for his or her country A) Utter. B) Ease. C) Lack. D) Patriot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patriot. 15. What does "multifarious" mean in this sentence? "The exhibit showcased a multifarious collection of artworks from around the world." A) Diverse. B) Simple. C) Modern. D) Common. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diverse. 16. Poem that tells a story is called ..... A) Narrative poem. B) Biography. C) Lyrical poem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrative poem. 17. What does sequence words mean? A) Words that are not used in reading. B) Words that do not show connections. C) Words used to show connections. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words used to show connections. 18. What is an argument? A) When the author wants to convenience you on their position. B) What the author uses to support their claim. C) The author's main point. D) The opposite viewpoint of the author's claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the author wants to convenience you on their position. 19. I passed all my exams, so my parents are very ..... of me. A) Proud. B) Calm. C) Ashamed. D) Cheerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proud. 20. To argue A) To declare something as true. B) To agree with. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To declare something as true. 21. What is a vacant lot? Consider the meaning of the root "vac" . A) An area that is located under the water. B) A small area of land in a city or town that is not occupied or not being used. C) An area that is exposed to light from the sun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small area of land in a city or town that is not occupied or not being used. 22. A headphone is a device you put on your ears that lets you listen to sounds or music. What does the root phon mean? A) Head. B) Ears. C) Sound. D) Device. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sound. 23. A concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief A) Affix. B) Abstract. C) Aphorism. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aphorism. 24. The result of something that happens in the story. A) Details. B) Effect. C) Infer. D) Cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effect. 25. Interactions A) Facts, examples, reasons, or other pieces of information that shape and refine the central idea. B) Vocabulary that expresses ideas in creative, unusual, or unexpected ways, especially using figurative language. C) The direct effects the factors had on one another. D) Parts of a story like characters, setting, and plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The direct effects the factors had on one another. 26. To paint a picture using the 5 senses. What literary device does this sentence refer to A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Imagery. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 27. When a character is fighting against his/her hopes and dreams. A) Rising action. B) Falling action. C) Internal conflict. D) External conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internal conflict. 28. What means the same as TRANSCRIBE? A) Modify. B) Change. C) Create. D) Copy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Copy. 29. Scientists 1 ..... that bad human activity leads to global warming. A) Crucial. B) Altered. C) Hypothesized. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesized. 30. Biography A) A fictional account of a person's life. B) A factual story written about another person's life. C) A story person writes about his/her own life. D) A story written about another person's life. 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