This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When two things have some of the same characteristics, they are- A) Different. B) Similar. C) Evident. D) Indicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Similar. 2. Supporting details help to A) A retelling of the text. B) Closely read the text. C) Establish the main idea. D) Develop and support the central idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Develop and support the central idea. 3. Central Idea (Main Idea)- A) Text that gives readers information. B) Sentences that provide information on a topic. C) Is a statement that cannot be proven. D) A sentence that tells what the text is mainly about. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A sentence that tells what the text is mainly about. 4. What is the meaning of the word ..... analyze ..... ? A) To summarize. B) To examine in detail. C) To ignore. D) To create. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To examine in detail. 5. What does the vocabulary word completes mean? A) To finish something. B) A story about science fiction. C) A text feature. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To finish something. 6. The lawyer presented strong (a) to prove her client was innocent. A) A. evidence. B) Arguments. C) Testimonies. D) Alibis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. evidence. 7. If you use prior knowledge to answer a question, which of these is true? A) You use something you just learned to answer the question. B) You answer the question in complete sentences. C) You use something you already knew to answer the question. D) Your answer this question before another one. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You use something you already knew to answer the question. 8. Which pronouns are used in third person narration? A) I, me, we, us. B) You. C) He, she, they. D) It, its. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He, she, they. 9. What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?As I stood atop the mighty skyscraper, the cars were toys in a miniature city below me. A) Simile. B) Idiom. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 10. A text or speech intended to prove a point through the use of reasoning and evidence. A) Genre. B) Argument. C) Appeal. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argument. 11. If the author asks you to identify an example of figurative language then you are required to ..... A) Locate an example. B) Compare two different types. C) Find the example that only comes first in the text. D) Put examples in order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locate an example. 12. Changing the order of the factors does not change the product (a x b x c = c x b x a) A) Zero property of multiplication. B) Associative property of multiplication. C) Identity property of multiplication. D) Commutative property of multiplication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commutative property of multiplication. 13. Control is a group used for: A) Comparison. B) Testing. C) Observation. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparison. 14. A process used to explore questions based on the scientific method A) Scientific research. B) Definition. C) Comparison. D) Distinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientific research. 15. Any information that helps prove a claim. A) Evidence. B) Argument. C) Counterclaim. D) Thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 16. Which part of the "plot" contains the "turning point" in the story? A) Exposition. B) Rising Action. C) Climax. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 17. 'borrowing some of the words and phrases listed below is a great way to articulate your ideas more effectively' A) To make. B) To lose. C) To communicate. D) To show. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To communicate. 18. Words that prove or give reasons supporting an idea or judgment. A) Text features. B) Summary. C) Text evidence. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Text evidence. 19. Match the definition with the word:When you evaluate how much you know or to test knowledge A) Characteristic. B) Assess. C) Recall. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assess. 20. The BEST definition of theme is ..... A) The lesson the author is teaching. B) The message the author is sending. C) A word that summarizes the story. D) The character's main problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The message the author is sending. 21. Which word means to express the opposite of a statement or idea? A) Confirm. B) Contradict. C) Support. D) Clarify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contradict. 22. What are historical events? A) Important events that happened in the past. B) Important events that happened in the present. C) Important events that happened in the future. D) Important events that happened never. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Important events that happened in the past. 23. A comparison between things that has similar features, often used to help explain a principle or idea A) Abstract. B) Affix. C) Analogy. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. 24. Children cannot get ..... in public places without the company of an adult. A) Contribute. B) Exposed. C) Walk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exposed. 25. The end or finish of an event or process A) Necessary. B) Conclusion. C) Support. D) Opinion. 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