This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 52 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What means the same as COMPLIMENTARY? A) Different. B) Matched. C) Independent. D) Unrelated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Matched. 2. What can you do if you are able to foresee a problem? A) Solve the problem after it occurs. B) Let the problem get bugger. C) Avoid the problem before if occurs. D) Make a mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Avoid the problem before if occurs. 3. She was really bad at Math, however she ..... to pass the Math exam with good grades. A) Struggled. B) Specialized. C) Independence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Struggled. 4. EQUIPMENT is a ..... that means ..... A) Adjective. The set of tools, accessories, and objects used in a sport or activity. B) Noun. The set of tools, accessories, and objects used in a sport or activity. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. The set of tools, accessories, and objects used in a sport or activity. 5. The use of a word or phrase that is less direct but considered less distasteful or less offensive than another is called ..... A) Euphemism. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 6. The product of any number and zero is zero (a x 0= 0) A) Zero property of multiplication. B) Distributive property of multiplication over addition. C) Identity property of multiplication. D) Commutative property of multiplication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zero property of multiplication. 7. To form by combining parts or elements; to bring together information from multiple source is called what? A) Analyze. B) Infer. C) Synthesize. D) Evaluate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synthesize. 8. What are stage directions? A) To describe the main action and conflict. B) To describe where and when a scene takes place and how actors should move. C) To divide the play into acts and scenes. D) To tell the story from the narrator's perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To describe where and when a scene takes place and how actors should move. 9. Something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment. A) Classic. B) Tribute. C) Opinion. D) Gracing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tribute. 10. What does evident mean? A) Hidden. B) Obvious. C) Transparent. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obvious. 11. The definition for PRIMARILY ..... A) Most important. B) For the most part. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For the most part. 12. A telephone is a machine that can carry the sound of someone's voice. What does the root tele mean? A) Write or draw. B) Far away. C) Sound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Far away. 13. Identify means ..... A) To figure out. B) To recognize and name. C) What a text is mostly about. D) To note similarities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To recognize and name. 14. To mention something as an example to support or explain A) Cite. B) List. C) Format. D) Include. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cite. 15. Jody was proud to help her teacher put all their ..... away at the end of every physical education class. A) Equipment. B) Clothes. C) Trash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equipment. 16. What does the term 'thesis statement' refer to in academic writing? A) A question posed by the writer. B) A summary of the main points. C) The main argument or claim. D) A conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The main argument or claim. 17. Supporting Details A) How a story is revealed. B) Clearly stated. C) Facts, examples, reasons, or other pieces of information that shape and refine the central idea. D) A reasonable guess based on textual evidence and what you already know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facts, examples, reasons, or other pieces of information that shape and refine the central idea. 18. Emerges A) The direct effects the factors had on one another. B) How a story is revealed. C) Main message in a story. D) Directly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How a story is revealed. 19. Rhyme A) The repetition of vowel sounds. B) The repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. C) The repetition of sounds at the ends of words which produces a musical quality and creates unity between ideas. D) The repeated use of a sound, word, phrase, or line to produce an effect that adds meaning. Provides extra emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The repetition of sounds at the ends of words which produces a musical quality and creates unity between ideas. 20. How can you find the theme of a text? A) By finding what the author wants you to know about the subject. B) By looking for what the main character has learned. C) By analyzing the text to make an educated guess. D) By giving your very best. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By looking for what the main character has learned. 21. What is an "adverb" ? A) Describes a noun. B) Describes a person. C) Describes a verb. D) Adding a verb to the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Describes a verb. 22. The teacher had to demonstrate how to solve the equation by showing students how to understand the variable. Based on the above sentence, which of the following is the best meaning of demonstrate? A) To share information, opinions, and ideas about something. B) To prove something is true by giving evidence. C) To judge something. D) To show who or what something is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To prove something is true by giving evidence. 23. What does the vocabulary word theme mean? A) The heart of the story, the main lesson. B) To determine the word meaning. C) A product that can be observed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The heart of the story, the main lesson. 24. What is a "fragment" in writing? A) A long and complex sentence. B) A complete sentence. C) A word that is misspelled. D) An incomplete or unfinished sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An incomplete or unfinished sentence. 25. A thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, especially something abstract. A) Metaphor. B) Genre. C) Vowel. D) Intervention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 26. In literature, what is "drama" ? A) A type of comedy. B) A serious work of fiction. C) A genre characterized by conflict and emotion. D) The dialogue between characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A genre characterized by conflict and emotion. 27. To come to a logical conclusion based on evidence A) Infer. B) Confirm. C) Modify. D) Predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infer. 28. To say what is going to happen before it occurs A) Predict. B) Analyze. C) Confirm. D) Infer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predict. 29. Words that sound the same or have the same ending. A) Rhyme. B) Repetition. C) Lines. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme. 30. What is point of view? A) The viewpoint the story is being told from. B) A point in time. C) To see an ocean view. D) A point on a pencil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The viewpoint the story is being told from. ← 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