This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Adapt means to: A) Change. B) Stay the Same. C) Guess. D) Conclude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change. 2. To find something for the first time A) Discover. B) Describe. C) Persuade. D) Expand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discover. 3. To stop supporting a business or country in protest. A) Boycott. B) Sit-in. C) Refusal. D) Civil Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boycott. 4. The conclusion of a story's conflict, where any unanswered questions or "loose ends" are addressed for the reader. A) Character. B) Conflict. C) Plot. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resolution. 5. In the sentence 'The cat, which was very hungry, meowed loudly, ' what is the function of the phrase 'which was very hungry'? A) Main clause. B) Subordinate clause. C) Adjective clause. D) Noun clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective clause. 6. When you do research you need to ..... the sources carefully before writing your summary to make sure the information is credible. A) Read. B) Scan. C) Analyze. D) Edit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyze. 7. To look at the differences between two things. A) Compare. B) Plagiarism. C) Contrast. D) Locate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contrast. 8. To provide evidence A) Support. B) Integrate. C) Question. D) Evaluate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 9. According to intensive ..... involving thousands of future tertiary students, many expect to be in debt after they graduate. A) RESEARCH. B) THEORY. C) POLICY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RESEARCH. 10. What is the primary function of a topic sentence in a paragraph? A) To provide evidence for the main idea. B) To introduce the main idea of the paragraph. C) To conclude the paragraph. D) To transition between paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To introduce the main idea of the paragraph. 11. The variable that gets measured or observed in an experiment. A) Independent variable. B) Dependent variable. C) Control variable. D) Data group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent variable. 12. A statement believed to be the truth A) Support. B) Critique. C) Claim. D) Component. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claim. 13. There are many theories, but scientists are still ..... to determine (find out) the origin (how it started) of the pandemic. A) Interacting. B) Experimenting. C) Investigating. D) Describing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Investigating. 14. To ..... is to use your own words to retell the main ideas of a text. A) Summarize. B) Plagiarize. C) Analyze. D) Synthesize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarize. 15. Which of the following is considered LIGHT ENERGY? A) Sunlight. B) Glucose. C) Hamburgers. D) AAA batteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight. 16. Words or phrases that help you understand the meaning of an unknown word or phrase are ..... A) Point of view. B) Context clues. C) Character traits. D) Text features. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Context clues. 17. The test of a hypothesis is called a A) Control. B) Dependent variable. C) Conclusion. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Experiment. 18. IDENTIFY A) To express the most important components of something in a concise manner. B) To give the name or characteristics of something. C) To point out facts or details about something. D) To note the similarity or likeness between two or more things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give the name or characteristics of something. 19. The exact opposite of your claim that is provable with reasons and evidence A) Counterclaim. B) Reason. C) Claim. D) Overview. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Counterclaim. 20. A passing reference it a text to a literary or historical person, place, event, or other literary work A) Allusion. B) Suspense. C) Dialogue. D) Style. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 21. Words used in an imaginative way that express ideas that are not necessarily true. A) Poetry. B) Figurative language. C) Imagery. D) Sensory language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative language. 22. Motive A) Reason for doing something. B) Avoid doing something. C) Deny doing something. D) Encourage to do something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reason for doing something. 23. Evidence from the text is used to A) Support ideas. B) Create confusion. C) Summarize events. D) Describe characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support ideas. 24. The set of facts or circumstances surrounding a situation A) Context. B) Conclude. C) Seek. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context. 25. Enough, adequate A) Patriot. B) Suficient. C) Ease. D) Benefit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suficient. ← 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