This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word is a synonym of hard? A) Difficult. B) Easy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Difficult. 2. Central idea can also be called A) Supporting details. B) Main idea. C) Character. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main idea. 3. The emotional associations of a word ..... A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Style. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 4. What does the word AGRICULTURE mean? A) The study of aliens from other planets. B) The science of the state of Arizona. C) The science of cultivating soil, growing plants, and breading animals. D) How people act with one another. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The science of cultivating soil, growing plants, and breading animals. 5. Which of the following is a type of figurative language that involves an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 6. A research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to observe the effects on some behavior or mental process A) Scientific Investigation. B) Research Question. C) Experiment. D) Repeated Trials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experiment. 7. A ..... is an assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt. A) Summary. B) Claim. C) Tone. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim. 8. To look at something closely A) Evaluate. B) Emphasis. C) Examine. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Examine. 9. What does it mean to 'require' something? A) To have a need for something. B) To have a dislike for something. C) To have no interest in something. D) To have a fear of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have a need for something. 10. A picture is a text feature. What does it help do in a text? A) Show information to help reader understand topic. B) Invalidate information author is discussing. C) Conflict the purpose of the text. D) Confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Show information to help reader understand topic. 11. The way an author develops and reveals character traits (direct and indirect) A) Dialogue. B) Irony. C) Theme. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characterization. 12. In math, what does "simplify" mean? A) To reduce a fraction. B) To reduce a number line. C) To reduce a mulitple. D) To reduce to a puddle of nothing:). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To reduce a fraction. 13. Hubris is defined as ..... A) Excessive pride. B) Too little pride. C) Having a great sense of importance. D) Making many big mistakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excessive pride. 14. To show how things are alike or similar A) Contrast. B) Compare. C) Support. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compare. 15. In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat, ' what is the subject? A) The cat. B) Sat. C) On the mat. D) The mat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat. 16. What does the vocabulary word ..... evaluate ..... mean? A) To guess. B) To assess the value or significance of something. C) To ignore. D) To describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To assess the value or significance of something. 17. Which of the following signals a citing textual evidence question? A) "convey". B) "which describes". C) "best supports". D) "contribute". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "best supports". 18. An event or an action that makes something else happen. A) Cause. B) Geography. C) Place. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause. 19. Which word means to learn about the relationship between the parts of something through detailed examination? A) Effect. B) Theme. C) Analyze. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyze. 20. Which word means to make an educated guess based on evidence and your personal experience? A) Support. B) Indicate. C) Infer. D) Distinguish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infer. 21. Which of these is always true of a preceding event? A) It is too long. B) It is too short. C) It comes before something else. D) It comes after something else. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It comes before something else. 22. What is another word for "reveal" ? A) Repeat again. B) Expose, explain. C) Vision, see. D) Common, not unique. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expose, explain. 23. Conclusion is based on: A) Evidence. B) A guess. C) A question. D) A theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 24. What is a SYNONYM? A) A word that means exactly or nearly the SAME as another word. B) A word that means exactly or nearly the OPPOSITE of another word. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word that means exactly or nearly the SAME as another word. 25. What does this word mean? Use the context to try and figure it out.'Writing at academic level is an acquired skill that can literally take years to master' A) Obtained. B) Special. C) Difficult. D) Easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obtained. ← 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