This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 43 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This definition applies to which term?These are descriptive words used to add emphasis and to create an emotional response. A) Evidence. B) Adjectives. C) Loaded Words. D) Exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjectives. 2. Support hold or bear; to keep going A) Fluctuate. B) Sustain. C) Amend. D) Comprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustain. 3. An idea that appears many times in a text that the author wants to share A) Annotate. B) Central idea. C) Evidence. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central idea. 4. What is the term for the central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work? A) Theme. B) Plot. C) Setting. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 5. Which word means to list the steps in order? A) Explain. B) Trace. C) Infer. D) Justify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trace. 6. Any information collected from an original source that is used to support a response/thesis or prove an argument. A) Context clue. B) Text evidence. C) Annotate. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Text evidence. 7. A statement that can be proven true. A) Opinion. B) Dialogue. C) Excerpt. D) Fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fact. 8. In science, what is the term for the process of a liquid turning into a gas? A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Precipitation. D) Freezing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 9. Answer A) To ask something to gain information. B) To know, comprehend. C) The story/passage. D) Response to a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Response to a question. 10. What is it called when the ending sound of a word corresponds to another word? A) Rhythm. B) Stanza. C) Rhyme. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhyme. 11. What does the vocabulary word appeals mean? A) A word that means the opposite of another word. B) To get the reader's attention. C) An author's viewpoint. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get the reader's attention. 12. Tell what will happen next A) Predict. B) Summarize. C) Contrast. D) Compare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predict. 13. To closely examine something and see if all of the parts fit together in a way that makes sense. A) Differentiate. B) Compile. C) Analyze. D) Validity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyze. 14. A figure of speech in which a person, thing, or abstract quality is addressed as if present A) Apostrophe. B) Antecedent. C) Abstract. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 15. What is the topic? A) The big idea, the subject. B) Fiction. C) The lesson of the story. D) Non-fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The big idea, the subject. 16. What is the main idea of the following passage? 'The rapid advancement of technology has transformed the way we communicate, making it easier and faster to connect with others around the world.' A) Technology has made communication more difficult. B) Technology has slowed down communication. C) Technology has improved global communication. D) Technology has no impact on communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Technology has improved global communication. 17. What means the same as PIGMENTATION? A) Color. B) Clean. C) Clear. D) Blurry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Color. 18. What identifies this story as realistic fiction? A) A question to be answered at the end of class. B) Theme of the story. C) To know and say what something is. D) A comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To know and say what something is. 19. To break apart and deeply study the parts of something A) Analyze. B) Cite. C) Compare. D) Clarify. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analyze. 20. ..... is a hint or clue about what will happen later. A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Resolution. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 21. In the sentence 'Despite the heavy rain, the match continued, ' what role does the word 'Despite' play? A) Conjunction. B) Preposition. C) Adverb. D) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preposition. 22. To suggest, to say good things about A) Utter. B) Remark. C) Recommend. D) Master. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recommend. 23. Ernesto practiced basketball so hard that he ..... in becoming the best player in his team. A) Succeeded. B) Enthusiastic. C) Disappointing. D) Expected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Succeeded. 24. A comparison using 'like' or 'as' is called a: A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 25. Trustworthy and Reliable A) Demonstrate. B) Deduce. C) Debate. D) Credible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Credible. 26. The chef ..... many extra ingredients to the recipe and created a magnificent dish A) Skeptical. B) Persistence. C) Manufactured. D) Incorporated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incorporated. 27. A person who write a play is called- A) A poet. B) A playwright. C) An author. D) An artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A playwright. 28. I always feel the need to arrange things in an order that makes them easy to find. What do I do when I do this? A) Organize. B) Effect. C) Identify. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organize. 29. A series of steps that describe how to perform an experiment. A) Scientific method. B) Recipe. C) Data collection. D) Metric system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientific method. 30. What does the word portable mean? Think of the meaning of the root port. A) Able to be easily heard. B) Able to be easily measured. C) Able to be easily carried. D) None of the above. 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