This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct definition of contribute A) A personal view. B) To take away. C) A specific statement. D) To give. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To give. 2. What is a hypothesis? A) A prediction or "educated guess" of what will happen in your experiment. B) An untestable statement. C) Whatever the teacher tells you is the truth. D) An experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A prediction or "educated guess" of what will happen in your experiment. 3. The ANTONYM of ignorance is: A) Insight. B) Wandered. C) Curious. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insight. 4. A conclusion that you come to by evaluating the evidence and details that have been presented A) Inference. B) Quote. C) Textual evidence. D) Central idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inference. 5. What does it mean to "visualize" something in the context of reading or writing? A) To create mental images or pictures based on the text. B) To summarize the main ideas of a passage. C) To analyze the structure of a sentence. D) To draw conclusions based on evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create mental images or pictures based on the text. 6. The book consisted of a series of ..... A) Implications. B) Phrases. C) Dialogues. D) Contributions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dialogues. 7. A factor that can change in an experiment A) Variable. B) Observation. C) Evidence. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Variable. 8. Sometimes the controlling idea will be ..... in a text, but you must infer the main idea if it is not obvious in the story.What word best fills in the blank in the sentence above? A) Evident. B) Specific. C) Similar. D) Factor. E) Indicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evident. 9. Which part of your school day is the least likely to be evaluated A) Submitted test. B) Your classroom behavior. C) You speaking with a counselor. D) You entering the restroom to blow your nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You entering the restroom to blow your nose. 10. What is not true of a summary? A) It has no personal opinions. B) It can be 3-5 sentences. C) It is made up of key details. D) It requires you to make an inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It requires you to make an inference. 11. The use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions. Imagery can be used for emotional effect and to intensify the impact on the reader A) Imagery. B) Mood. C) Figurative language. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 12. Which of the following is a metaphor? A) The stars were like diamonds in the sky. B) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. C) The stars are shining brightly tonight. D) The stars twinkled like little lights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. 13. One of the five themes of geography, an area with common geographic features. A) History. B) Region. C) Evidence. D) Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Region. 14. To hold up; reinforce A) Author. B) Support. C) Evidence. D) Specific. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support. 15. In a narrative, what is the 'climax'? A) The introduction of characters and setting. B) The turning point or most intense moment. C) The resolution of the story's conflict. D) The background information provided at the beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The turning point or most intense moment. 16. A subject being discussed. A) Problem. B) Plot. C) Conclusion. D) Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Issue. 17. In modern slang, what does it mean to 'ghost' someone? A) To scare them as a joke. B) To suddenly stop all communication with them. C) To help them with a difficult task. D) To send them a secret message. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To suddenly stop all communication with them. 18. Fill-in-the-blank:The teacher used charts and graphs to ..... her explanation. A) Reverberate. B) Exemplify. C) Undermine. D) Surpass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exemplify. 19. I can use this tool to look up the definitions of unfamiliar words in the text. A) Dictionary. B) Highlighter. C) Eliminator. D) Zoom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dictionary. 20. Theme A) An overview of a passage that captures the main points butdoes not give every detail and does not include opinions. B) The way an author develops a character over the course of atext. C) Of a literary passage:is its lesson or message. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of a literary passage:is its lesson or message. 21. To emphasize A) To talk about something. B) To tell the details about something. C) To give importance to something. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give importance to something. 22. What does it mean to FORMULATE something? A) To note what makes something different. B) To make clear by citing examples. C) To make an educated guess based on evidence and your personal experience. D) To create a plan or strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To create a plan or strategy. 23. All of the following are synonyms to recall except ..... A) Remember. B) Think of. C) Call to mind. D) Forget. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forget. 24. The antonym of indicate is to A) Raise. B) Show. C) Reveal. D) Hide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hide. 25. The SYNONYM of ambled is: A) Insight. B) Wandered. C) Curious. D) Bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wandered. 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