This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the vocabulary word ..... synthesize ..... mean? A) To combine different ideas to create a new understanding. B) To separate into parts. C) To memorize information. D) To repeat information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To combine different ideas to create a new understanding. 2. Figurative Language A) An imaginative comparison or a way to express ideas or experiences vividly. Not meant to be taken literally. B) Main reason for writing. C) Feelings and attitudes of a person involved in a text given away by actions, body language, and other clues. D) The feeling a word or phrase tends to produce (negative or positive). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An imaginative comparison or a way to express ideas or experiences vividly. Not meant to be taken literally. 3. Stories that are made up and never really happened. A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) Figurative Language. D) Internal Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. 4. The reason the author has for writing. A) Prediction. B) Author's Purpose. C) Main Idea. D) Logical Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's Purpose. 5. An event or an action that is the result of something else happening. A) Effect. B) Place. C) Region. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 6. What does the vocabulary word evidence mean? A) Words or sentences that provide proof. B) To buy an item. C) A grid map. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words or sentences that provide proof. 7. Which of the following best defines the term ..... context ..... ? A) The main idea of a text. B) The background information surrounding a text. C) The conclusion of a text. D) The title of a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The background information surrounding a text. 8. The turning point in a story A) Climax. B) Resolution. C) Exposition. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 9. Statements that address opposing viewpoints. A) Counterclaims. B) Rebuttels. C) Claims. D) Arguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Counterclaims. 10. VOCABULARY A) CHARGED. B) TRESSPASSING. C) KIDNAPPING. D) ARRESTED. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CHARGED. 11. What is the similarity between the two passages? A) A quality that makes one person or thing like another. B) Differences. C) Contrast. D) Chronological order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A quality that makes one person or thing like another. 12. What is it called when a poem does not rhyme or have rhythm? A) Haiku. B) Acrostic. C) Free Verse. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free Verse. 13. Examining the similarities between two or more subjects A) Contrast. B) Compare. C) Include. D) Decide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compare. 14. The author of a poem is called a ..... A) Poet. B) Poem. C) Autobiography. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poet. 15. How the author feels about the subject in which the author reveals their opinion and attitude about the topic; ask yourself what is the author's purpose for writing A) Author's perspective. B) Thesis statement. C) Argument. D) Counterclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's perspective. 16. Buzz Aldrin knows a lot about the space. He is an ..... astronaut. A) Determined. B) Specialized. C) Confidence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specialized. 17. When moving in ..... , it's important to be aware of other people so you don't crash into one another. A) General space. B) Areas. C) The field. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General space. 18. Convince A) A brief statement using the main points in a text. B) Entice, or draw in, persuade. C) Exaggerate. D) Opinion of someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Entice, or draw in, persuade. 19. "In my culture, the teacher is seen as someone with ..... and deserving respect." A) AUTHORITY. B) LEGISLATION. C) INCOME. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AUTHORITY. 20. The focal statement of an essay revealing the purpose or argument of the text is the ..... A) Main idea. B) Claim. C) Argument. D) The thesis statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The thesis statement. 21. To picture or form a mental image A) Predict. B) Visualize. C) Modify. D) Illustrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visualize. 22. Then he held up his fore-paw as the Mole stepped gingerly down.What does the word gingerly mean as it is used in the sentence? A) Angrily. B) Carefully. C) Clumsily. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carefully. 23. If you explain something, you A) Note the differences. B) Represent or give an account in words. C) Make something clear by describing in more detail. D) Note the similarities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make something clear by describing in more detail. 24. Making a claim and supporting it using logic is: A) Persuasion. B) Claim. C) Argument. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Argument. 25. An interesting or important part, for example, a special story or section in a newspaper A) Feature. B) Formulate. C) Indicate. D) Objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feature. 26. Instead it hits impervious surfaces like hard pavement and rooftops and has no chance to infiltrate the soil.What is the meaning of the word impervious as it is used in the sentence? A) Affected. B) Cracked. C) Exposed. D) Resistant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resistant. 27. Which word is more appropriate in academic writing to replace 'big'? A) Huge. B) Massive. C) Large. D) Gigantic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large. 28. Which term describes a statement or situation where there is a logical inconsistency or difference? A) Contradiction. B) Sequence. C) Categorize. D) Modify. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contradiction. 29. A small part of a whole story. A) Plot. B) Excerpt. C) Stanza. D) Suggest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excerpt. 30. A dispute means that there are at least ..... A) Two people that agree on the same topic. B) One person that dislikes another. C) Three people who all feel the same way. D) Two different viewpoints on a given topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two different viewpoints on a given topic. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAcademic Vocabulary Quiz 1Academic Vocabulary Quiz 2Academic Vocabulary Quiz 3Academic Vocabulary Quiz 4Academic Vocabulary Quiz 5Academic Vocabulary Quiz 6Academic Vocabulary Quiz 8Academic Vocabulary Quiz 9Academic Vocabulary Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books