This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. On the test it says, "Read the next two selections and choose the best answer" What kind of passage are you reading? A) Paired passage. B) Poetry. C) Non-fiction. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paired passage. 2. The reason or intent an author has for writing a text. These reasons include arguing a point, amusing the reader, describing a past event, highlighting a problem, and countless others. A) Counteragument. B) Audience. C) Author's message. D) Author's purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author's purpose. 3. Which of the following refers to a word that is spelled the same forwards and backwards? A) Homonym. B) Palindrome. C) Anagram. D) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Palindrome. 4. To give more details about something A) Contrast. B) Contradict. C) Elaborate. D) Justify. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elaborate. 5. A ..... is a claim made to rebut a previous claim. A) Rebuttal. B) Assertion. C) Claim. D) Counterclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Counterclaim. 6. Taking notes while reading to understand what is read A) Annotate. B) Analyze. C) Definition. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annotate. 7. What does objective mean? A) Directions of what to write. B) A goal or end of action. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A goal or end of action. 8. What does the word "State" mean? A) Give the reasons why something happens. Use the word "because" . B) Use numbers in the question to work out an answer. Show your workings. C) Give a brief one or two word answer, or a short sentence. D) Say what you think will happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Give a brief one or two word answer, or a short sentence. 9. Judge after careful examination A) Decide. B) Summarize. C) Evaluate. D) Clarify. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaluate. 10. A word that describes a noun or pronoun, providing more detail about it. A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 11. It's guaranteed to ..... and get pulses racing. A) Pour heart out. B) Fill up. C) Tug at the heartstrings. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tug at the heartstrings. 12. Which of the following is another word for PIGMENT? A) Color. B) Smell. C) Shape. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Color. 13. The team needed to find a remote ..... in which to test the rocket. A) SECTION. B) AREA. C) FORMULA. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AREA. 14. Which word would not describe an objective decision. A) Neutral. B) Fair. C) Angry. D) Careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Angry. 15. 'Don't repeat yourself, but rather elaborate on a certain point that needs further explanation' A) Go into more detail. B) Ignore. C) Say the same thing in a different way. D) Make a new point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go into more detail. 16. Which word means to provide a good reason for something? A) Verify. B) Formulate. C) Justify. D) Trace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Justify. 17. The ANTONYM of bored is: A) Insight. B) Wandered. C) Curious. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curious. 18. The way someone looks at an issue, an event, or a person. A) Point of view. B) Chronological order. C) Human characteristics. D) Historian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point of view. 19. What does "facilitate" mean in this sentence? "The new software will facilitate the learning process for students." A) Hinder. B) Complicate. C) Simplify. D) Delay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simplify. 20. To judge the value or condition of (something) in a thoughtful way A) Evaluate. B) Isolate. C) Subjective. D) Objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaluate. 21. A procedure carried out to carefully observe, study, or test something in order to learn more about it A) Prediction (hypothesis). B) Research Question. C) Scientific Investigation. D) Control Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scientific Investigation. 22. What does the word "explicit mean? A) Clearly and directly stated. B) Implicit and implied. C) Hidden and concealed. D) Vague and ambiguous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clearly and directly stated. 23. The conversation in a text that takes place between characters A) Dialogue. B) Direct quote. C) Thoughts. D) Monologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialogue. 24. The ..... is a writer's attitude about a topic. A) Mood. B) Energy. C) Tone. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 25. To look back at or mention something is to ..... A) Refer. B) Theme. C) Assess. D) Effect. 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