This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 42 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An aspect of something A) Discuss. B) Classify. C) Assess. D) Characteristic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characteristic. 2. To mimic or copy A) Analyze. B) Imitate. C) Predict. D) Elaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imitate. 3. A plan or way to tackle a problem or reach a goal A) Elaborate. B) Cause. C) Strategy. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strategy. 4. A synonym for the word plot would be- A) Excerpt. B) Story elements. C) Stanza. D) Central idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Story elements. 5. She said that she did not recall what time her mom said her curfew was. Recall in this statement probably means ..... A) She was in trouble. B) Understand. C) Change. D) It slipped her memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It slipped her memory. 6. What is a myth? A) A story with animals as characters conveying a moral. B) A story that may sound true but features lots of exaggeration. C) A traditional story explaining some natural or social phenomenon. D) A story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A traditional story explaining some natural or social phenomenon. 7. What does the word DISCRIMINATION mean? A) Not being fair or right. B) The treating of some people better than others without any fair or proper reason. C) Dividing something evenly. D) Treating everyone the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The treating of some people better than others without any fair or proper reason. 8. The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. A) Antagonist. B) Alliteration. C) Annotate. D) Affix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 9. Being logical organization that the reader understands. A) Coherent. B) Audience. C) Prompt. D) Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coherent. 10. A piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication. A) Draft. B) Narrative. C) Exppression. D) Article. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article. 11. When my favorite superhero died in the movie, I felt a deep sense of sorrow. A) Anger. B) Sadness. C) Happiness. D) Confusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sadness. 12. When the setting changes, the ..... changes. A) Act. B) Narrator. C) Scene. D) Author's purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scene. 13. What is a context clue? A) The definition of a word. B) Sentences around a difficult word that helps you understand the meaning. C) Clues that help you infer. D) Sentences with the main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sentences around a difficult word that helps you understand the meaning. 14. In the sentence "Despite the arduous journey, the climbers reached the summit, " what does "arduous" mean? A) Dangerous. B) Easy. C) Difficult. D) Quick. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Difficult. 15. Tell the facts or details A) Describe. B) Analyze. C) Persuade. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Describe. 16. People who watch, read or listen to something or someone A) Academic. B) Analogy. C) Nonfiction. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audience. 17. What are the rhyming patterns in poetry? A) Lines. B) Poets. C) Stanzas. D) Rhyme Scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhyme Scheme. 18. What means the same as TRANSLATE? A) Keep. B) Convert. C) Remove. D) Confuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convert. 19. Building up a speaker's credibility on a message in order to convince the audience they should be trusted is called the ..... A) Appeal to pathos. B) Appeal to logos. C) Appeal to ethos. D) Appeal to authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeal to ethos. 20. A(n) ..... is a result of something that happens. A) Effect. B) Setting. C) Cause. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 21. It is the will to achieve a difficult task. A) Independence. B) Determination. C) Specialized. D) Confidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determination. 22. Which of the following means the same as UNDERGO? A) Oppose. B) Experience. C) Refuse. D) Reject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experience. 23. What does it mean to CONCLUDE something? A) To come to a decision based on information presented. B) To break down into parts and examine closely. C) To point out facts or details about sometihng. D) To make something easier to understand by giving more details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To come to a decision based on information presented. 24. Her sickness is not ..... the doctors can cure her easily. A) Significant. B) Severe. C) Exposed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Severe. 25. My mother enjoys watching thought ..... documentaries. * A) Provoking. B) Striking. C) Ingenious. D) Controversy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provoking. 26. The media leaves out one side of the story, or one aspect of the story A) Bias by selection of sources. B) Bias. C) Bias by placement. D) Bias through omission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bias through omission. 27. To use your background knowledge and clues in the text or picture to figure out what is happening A) Summarize. B) Elaborate. C) Infer. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infer. 28. A television is a machine that uses signals sent from far away to make pictures and sound people can watch. The root tele means far away. What does the root vis mean? A) Own or self. B) See or look at. C) Rock or earth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) See or look at. 29. GENERAL SPACE is a ..... that means ..... A) Noun. The area within a boundary in which a person can move. B) Adjective. Describes the amount of area used or needed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. The area within a boundary in which a person can move. 30. What is a folktale? A) A story with animals as characters conveying a moral. B) A story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth. C) A story involving supernatural beings or events. D) A story that may sound true but features lots of exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth. ← 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