This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 48 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Proof that something happened or is true. A) Geography. B) Timeline. C) Evidence. D) Cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence. 2. What means the same as SYNTHESIZE? A) Divide. B) Disperse. C) Separate. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make. 3. The word 'utmost' is synonymous with the following words, except ..... A) Greatest. B) Ultimate. C) Maximum. D) Relevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relevant. 4. Disproves the alternate or opposing claim, explains why the opposing claim is wrong A) Alternate claim. B) Counterclaim. C) Credible source. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counterclaim. 5. A word opposite in meaning to another A) Literacy. B) Literature. C) Semantics. D) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antonym. 6. Walking ..... is more difficult than walking forward because you can't see where you're going. A) Backward. B) Side way. C) On one leg. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backward. 7. What is a rebuttal? A) When the author responds directly to the counterclaim and provides reasons why their point is superior. B) Proof that the author can be trusted. C) The author's main point. D) Facts, statistics, quotes, and expert opinions that support the author's main point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the author responds directly to the counterclaim and provides reasons why their point is superior. 8. Information or details that an author includes within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words. A) Context clue. B) Text evidence. C) Annotate. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context clue. 9. When the result of previous studies are of the same with yours, it means that the former studies ..... your discovery. A) Are broadly inconsistent with. B) Accord with. C) Contradict. D) Differ from. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accord with. 10. When you put the words of others into your own words, you are doing what? A) Plagiarizing. B) Writing. C) Cheating. D) Paraphrasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paraphrasing. 11. This definition applies to which term? This is the facts or information that are used to indicate whether a view is true or valid and is used to give weight to an argument. A) Anecdotes. B) Assertion. C) Rule of Three. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 12. A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. A) Analogy. B) Antagonist. C) Anecdote. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote. 13. The conversation between two characters is called- A) Stage direction. B) Plot. C) Dialogue. D) Cast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dialogue. 14. The word indicate means- A) Add space. B) Leave out. C) Not obvious; hidden. D) Show or point to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Show or point to. 15. An arguable statement made by an author of an argument. An idea that the speaker wants the audience to agree with. A) Genre. B) Argument. C) Appeal. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claim. 16. The inference that a claim is true for most people and is used to speak to prevailing beliefs or prejudices of an audience.This definition applies to which term? A) Generalization. B) Faulty Reasoning. C) Assertion. D) Attacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Generalization. 17. Trace A) To list the steps in order. B) The outcome of an event. C) To make an educated guess based on evidence and your personal experience. D) To remember a fact, event, or situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To list the steps in order. 18. What means the same as DEGENERATES? A) Elevates. B) Improves. C) Breaks down. D) Builds up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breaks down. 19. To find differences A) Integrate. B) Defend. C) Evaluate. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contrast. 20. Many governements aim to ..... goals about reducing Carbon Dioxide levels by 2045 A) Justify. B) Attain. C) Perceive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attain. 21. What does it mean to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence. A) Infer. B) Analyze. C) Evaluate. D) Identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infer. 22. This is used to create imagery and express things non-literally; it can help to make an idea more emotive, vivid & convincing. This definition applies to which term? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Figurative language. 23. Titles, subheadings, sidebars, and captions are examples of ..... A) Text features. B) Arguments. C) Opinions. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Text features. 24. What means the same as PRESERVE? A) Protect. B) Destroy. C) Abandon. D) Lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protect. 25. The order in which things happen is the ..... A) Foreshadowing. B) Sequence. C) Rising action. D) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sequence. 26. If something is "notable, " it means it is ..... A) (adj.) worthy of attention or notice. B) (adj.) incredibly awesome. C) (n.) the most important event in someone's life. D) (n.) 1, 000 doughnuts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (adj.) worthy of attention or notice. 27. What is this question really asking?"The sensory language in paragraph 1 helps the reader imagine-" A) What is the central idea of paragraph 1?. B) How does the use of our 5 senses help us picture something?. C) What is happening in paragraph 1?. D) What senses is the author using in paragraph 1?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How does the use of our 5 senses help us picture something?. 28. Words that describe nouns and answer "What kind?" and "How many?" A) Common nouns. B) Adjectives. C) Verbs. D) Proper nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjectives. 29. Items (such as objects, numbers, etc.) arranged in rows and columns A) Array. B) Solve. C) Zero property of multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Array. 30. To change for the better; improve. A) Amend. B) Incorporate. C) Exhibit. D) Compile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amend. ← 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