This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To give a good reason for something A) Compare. B) Justify. C) Contrast. D) Elaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Justify. 2. To break down an idea or problem into parts A) Analyze. B) Confirm. C) Infer. D) Modify. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analyze. 3. To analyze A) To understand, break down, look closely at. B) To glance at quickly. C) To argue with. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To understand, break down, look closely at. 4. Extinction is the: A) Disappearance of a species. B) Adaptation. C) Habitat. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disappearance of a species. 5. To break down a text to understand it better A) Analyze. B) Annotate. C) Scientific research. D) Comparsion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analyze. 6. What is a "character" in a story? A) Speech by a single character or conversation between two or more people in a text. B) A major event or occurrence in a story that is a turning point. C) Any person, animal or figure represented in a text. D) Make an educated guess or logical conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any person, animal or figure represented in a text. 7. EVALUATE A) To make a judgement. B) To find meaning from information and clues; read between the lines. C) To give the name or characteristics of something. D) To break down into parts and examine closely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make a judgement. 8. What does "sequence" refer to in writing? A) The arrangement of events in chronological order. B) The emotional tone of the text. C) The main idea of the passage. D) The figurative language used. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The arrangement of events in chronological order. 9. Bumblebee ..... back into a car when humans see him. A) Argues. B) Evaluate. C) Develop. D) Transforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transforms. 10. If asked to constrast something, what kind of things should you be talking about? A) Things that are similar. B) Things that are different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Things that are different. 11. Able to express ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing A) Assess. B) Incorporate. C) Infer. D) Articulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Articulate. 12. What does the word SQUEALED mean? A) To get angry. B) To act like a little mouse. C) To make a long shrill call or noise. D) To sneeze loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make a long shrill call or noise. 13. The decisions you make will always ..... your life because you are causing a change. A) Discuss. B) Affect. C) Claim. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 14. The root bio means life. What does the word biotechnology mean? A) Technology based on the use of burning fuel. B) Technology based on the use of light from the sun. C) Technology based on the use of living things. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Technology based on the use of living things. 15. You are running late for school. The car in front of you is traveling at 20 mph. You yell at the car, "Get out of the way, car! You can go faster!" This is an example of what? A) Apostrophe. B) Allusion. C) Abstract. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 16. Someone sent into a school to evaluate student behavior is being sent to A) Speak only to adults. B) Watch students when they leave the building at 3:30. C) Observe students and how they interact. D) To examine teachers closely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observe students and how they interact. 17. To cause someone to do something by asking arguing, or giving reasons A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuade. 18. Analyze means to: A) Examine carefully. B) Guess. C) Conclude. D) Observe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Examine carefully. 19. What is the term for a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought? A) Phrase. B) Clause. C) Sentence. D) Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence. 20. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence:Neither the teacher nor the students ..... ready for the exam. A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 21. What is the plot of a narrative. A) The plot of a narrative refers to the main character's physical appearance. B) The plot of a narrative refers to the author's writing style. C) The plot of a narrative refers to the setting of the story. D) The plot of a narrative refers to the sequence of events that make up the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The plot of a narrative refers to the sequence of events that make up the story. 22. Made up of 2 or more parts or elements ..... A) Solute. B) Atom. C) Liquid. D) Compound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compound. 23. CONTRAST A) To give the name or characteristics of something. B) To tell what will happen next. C) To express the most important components of something in a concise manner. D) To note the difference between two or more things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To note the difference between two or more things. 24. The voice of the person expressing the idea and feeling of the poem. A) Speaker. B) Narrative poem. C) Biography. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaker. 25. To notice or recognize a difference between people or things A) Evaluate. B) Isolate. C) Distinguish. D) Objective. 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