This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an antonym? A) A word that has a similar/same meaning. B) A word that has the opposite meaning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word that has the opposite meaning. 2. What does the vocabulary word event mean? A) Fairy tales stories. B) A set of rules. C) A happening in a written selection. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A happening in a written selection. 3. Prose writing based on facts, real events, and real people such as biography, or history A) Illustrate. B) Analogy. C) Nonfiction. D) Visualize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonfiction. 4. Information collected during a scientific investigation A) Evidence. B) Data. C) Observations. D) Materials list. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 5. What does it mean to analyze a text? A) To proofread and correct errors in a text. B) To examine and evaluate the content, structure, and language of a text. C) To memorize the content of a text. D) To summarize the main points of a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To examine and evaluate the content, structure, and language of a text. 6. "If you want to gain promotion in my industry, you are ..... to speak at least one other language well." A) ESTABLISHED. B) REQUIRED. C) CONSISTENT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) REQUIRED. 7. A single row of words in a poem. They are not sentences and may be short or long. A) Lines. B) Stanza. C) Rhyme. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lines. 8. Which word means to confirm the truth of something? A) Support. B) Illustrate. C) Verify. D) Infer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verify. 9. What is evidence stemming specifically from a text such as a book, article, or other reliable source? A) Textual Evidence. B) Context. C) Text Feature. D) Text Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Textual Evidence. 10. To give special importance to something A) Emphasis. B) Evaluate. C) Describe. D) Define. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emphasis. 11. Felix wondered if he was a coward for running away from the tiny barking Chihuahua. A) Someone who is afraid or not courageous. B) Someone who doesn't like dogs. C) Someone who enjoys running. D) Someone who hates loud sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone who is afraid or not courageous. 12. When the grumpy old man saw the cute puppies playing in the pet store, he let a rare smile cross his face. A) Really old. B) Brand new. C) Not common/ does not happen much. D) Related to animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not common/ does not happen much. 13. SUMMARIZE A) To express the most important components of something in a concise manner. B) To give the name or characteristics of soemthing. C) To make a judgement. D) To note the differences between two or more things. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To express the most important components of something in a concise manner. 14. Which word means the conditions in which something happens? A) Analyze. B) Theme. C) Effect. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Context. 15. Choose the correct definition of dialogue A) A type of novel. B) A conversation between two people. C) A conversation in one's head. D) A question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A conversation between two people. 16. Identify the relationship between 'theory' and 'hypothesis'. A) A hypothesis is a testable prediction; a theory is a well-supported explanation. B) A theory is a guess; a hypothesis is a proven fact. C) A hypothesis is a broad explanation; a theory is a specific prediction. D) A theory is an untested idea; a hypothesis is a conclusion drawn from data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hypothesis is a testable prediction; a theory is a well-supported explanation. 17. Which of the following is an example of personification? A) The wind whispered through the trees. B) The car is fast. C) The book is on the table. D) The dog barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The wind whispered through the trees. 18. Dangerous or serious A) Unpredictable. B) Substantial. C) Severe. D) Hazard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Severe. 19. The reason an author wrote something ..... A) Evidence. B) Purpose. C) Idea. D) Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purpose. 20. This word means to gather information that the author has presented. A) Reveal. B) Conclude. C) Suggest. D) Infer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclude. 21. It is a true story about the author's life. A) Narrative nonfiction. B) Purpose of the writing. C) Autobiography. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autobiography. 22. To say the opposite of (something that someone else has said) A) Contradict. B) Isolate. C) Sufficient. D) Impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contradict. 23. What is the term for the time and place in which the story occurs? A) Theme. B) Setting. C) Plot. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 24. Finland has a very ..... education system. A) Successful. B) Stressful. C) Strict. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Successful. 25. Irrelevant means the same as A) It matters. B) Unnecessary. C) Distant. D) Essential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unnecessary. ← 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