This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the role of a literature review in a research paper? A) To provide a summary of the research findings. B) To review the author's personal opinions. C) To survey existing research on a topic. D) To present new experimental data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To survey existing research on a topic. 2. What is the main purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph? A) To introduce the main idea. B) To conclude the paragraph. C) To provide evidence. D) To ask a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To introduce the main idea. 3. An inference is ..... A) Text evidence + what you know. B) Retelling a text. C) Making a guess without evidence. D) Information written directly into the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Text evidence + what you know. 4. The emotional meaning of a word A) Denotation. B) Generalization. C) Conclusion. D) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connotation. 5. Items used on stage to help actors tell a story A) Flats. B) Sets. C) Props. D) Costumes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Props. 6. Data is: A) Information. B) A guess. C) A conclusion. D) A question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Information. 7. The way the author organizes the text. A) Text Structure. B) Text Features. C) Exposition. D) Stanzas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Text Structure. 8. To create, invent, or produce (something) by thought and effort A) Sufficient. B) Formulate. C) Indicate. D) Objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formulate. 9. What means the same as TEMPLATE? A) Disorder. B) Creative. C) Freehand. D) Pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pattern. 10. These are short personal stories used to connect with the audience and add evidence or credibility to an argument.This definition applies to which term? A) Narrative. B) Exaggeration. C) Anecdotes. D) Loaded Words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdotes. 11. What is a "dynamic character" ? A) A character who changes over the course of the story. B) A character that stays the same over the course of the story. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A character who changes over the course of the story. 12. A set of actors in a play who have to talk loud or change voices. A) Script. B) Act. C) Cast or characters. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cast or characters. 13. Having more than one definition A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Multiple meanings. D) Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiple meanings. 14. In literature, what does the term ..... theme ..... refer to? A) The setting of the story. B) The main character. C) The underlying message or lesson. D) The plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The underlying message or lesson. 15. What does the vocabulary word 'synonym' mean? A) A word that has the opposite meaning. B) A word that has the same meaning. C) A word that sounds the same. D) A word that is spelled the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word that has the same meaning. 16. What is a legend? A) A traditional story sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenticated. B) A story with animals as characters conveying a moral. C) A story involving supernatural beings or events. D) A story that may sound true but features lots of exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A traditional story sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenticated. 17. Categories of books based on similarities in style and topic A) Text Structure. B) Predict. C) Genre. D) Text Features. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genre. 18. Sometimes writers are hard to understand, but she wrote with great ..... A) Audience. B) Credibility. C) Clarity. D) Confidant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clarity. 19. An arguable statement, which states a writer's position on an issue or problem A) Author's perspective. B) Sound reasoning. C) Opposing claim. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claim. 20. Which word means to make something clear or understandable to others? A) Explain. B) Infer. C) Distinguish. D) Sequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explain. 21. In the sentence "The author's perspective was evident through the characters' dialogue, " what does "perspective" mean? A) A long speech. B) A point of view. C) A detailed description. D) A loud voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A point of view. 22. A claim is ..... A) A kind of shellfish often used in chowder. B) A fact. C) A statement that offers an opinion that is defensible and debatable. D) A bad thing to make about something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A statement that offers an opinion that is defensible and debatable. 23. What is theme? A) Theme is the main idea of a story. B) Theme is the moral or lesson of a story. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme is the moral or lesson of a story. 24. Hannah Montana used to be famous but now she is ..... A) Phrase. B) Irrelevant. C) Implied. D) Contribute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrelevant. 25. You are now going to compose your essay.What is the directions asking you to do? A) Write a complete essay. B) Edit your essay. C) Revise your essay. D) Write your central idea statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Write a complete essay. 26. Using as few words as possible to communicate a message or idea A) Convey. B) Sensory detail. C) Concise language. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concise language. 27. Attributing human qualities to a non-human thing or idea A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 28. What you believe will be proven true in the experiment A) Opinion. B) Data. C) Prediction (hypothesis). D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prediction (hypothesis). 29. Using your five senses to describe something. A) Observation. B) Prediction. C) Experiment. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observation. 30. What does the verb 'affect' mean? A) To create. B) To understand. C) To observe. D) To change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To change. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books